Workers break apart clumps of Pacific oysters that are moving down a conveyor belt towards a high-pressure washing zone. Cleaned oysters are graded by size and then prepared for sale. Some are sold alive in unopened shells, although most are presented in half-shell form, where the flat upper shell is removed and the meat remains in the concave lower shell.
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New Zealand Seafood Industry Council
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by Peter Morris
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