Farming and sale of Sylter Royal oysters in the Blidselbucht off List on Sylt, complemented by a restaurant, oyster bar and shop.

Dittmeyer´s Austern-Compagnie GmbH

List/SyltNew on Amplifa

1986Founded

List/SyltLocation

GmbH, HRB 561, Amtsgericht FlensburgLegal Form/Register

About Dittmeyer´s Austern-Compagnie

Since 1986, Dittmeyer´s Austern-Compagnie GmbH has operated the only oyster farm in the North Sea in the Blidselbucht off List on Sylt, thereby continuing the tradition of North German oyster fishing. The Sylter Royal is raised on table cultures: the animals are placed in mesh bags (poches) that are flushed by nutrient-rich North Sea water at high tide. The poches, weighing around 15 kg, are turned, shaken and cleared of seaweed and algae growth by hand; at favourable tides up to four hours of work in the Wadden Sea are available. In addition to farming, wild oysters are collected by hand, seasonally, on designated sandbanks. At the facility on Hafenstraße, the oysters are conditioned in seawater tanks, packed and shipped by express delivery. The company also includes a restaurant with an oyster bar (new building 2020), guided tours of production and the Wadden Sea, and private events. Product safety is subject to the company's own quality control and to inspection by the Veterinary Office of North Frisia (Vet. approval no. DE-SH-EMV 003).

Site: List/Sylt
Processes: Online shop with express shipping of oysters, Restaurant and oyster bar, Guided tours of production and the Wadden Sea, Private events/functions, Conditioning and packaging in seawater tanks, In-house quality control (Veterinary Office of North Frisia, Vet. approval no. DE-SH-EMV 003)
Materials: Mesh bags on iron frames (table cultures)
Founded: 1986
Industries: Oyster farming/Aquaculture, Gastronomy, Delicatessen trade

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Oyster farming on table cultures in the Blidselbucht
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Maintenance of the poches (turning, shaking, cleaning) at favourable tides
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Seasonal wild collection on designated sandbanks
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Conditioning in seawater tanks at the facility in List
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Quality control and packaging
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Express shipping, restaurant and oyster bar

Farming Methods and Natural Habitat

Poches

Mesh bags on iron frames (table cultures)

The oysters are grown in mesh bags on iron frames that are flushed by North Sea water at high tide.

Site

List/Sylt

Oyster farming, production, restaurant and oyster bar (new building 2020)

Seawater tanks with seawater supply line
Aluminium pontoon boat
Production hall

Products

**Wild Sylter Royal**Hand collection · Aquaculture/Delicatessen

**Wooden crate with 25 Sylter Royal**Conditioning and packaging · Delicatessen trade

Inside the production

Industries

Oyster farming/AquacultureGastronomyDelicatessen trade

Additional services

Online shop with express shipping of oystersRestaurant and oyster barGuided tours of production and the Wadden SeaPrivate events/functionsConditioning and packaging in seawater tanksIn-house quality control (Veterinary Office of North Frisia, Vet. approval no. DE-SH-EMV 003)

History

1986
Continuation of the North German oyster fishing tradition with the farming of Sylter Royal in the Blidselbucht off List
2020
In February, opening of the new building with restaurant and oyster bar in List