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Oysters
 
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Weymouth Bay was a major oyster fishery in the 1920s and 30s. The fishery however, collapsed in the late 30s due to pollution on the oyster beds.

Oyster farming has been revived by the Strangways Estate within the Fleet area with quite some degree of success.

         
The Fleet and The Chesil
 
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