Guernsey Sea Farms
Vale
Standout
Active since 1971
About
Guernsey Sea Farms is an aquaculture organisation in the Vale that operates a mollusc hatchery and supplies marine organisms. The present hatchery was built in 1983. It specialises in culturing microalgae, spawning and rearing bivalve larvae, and oyster embryo bioassay tests. The business supplies disease-free triploid oyster seed, verified on an in-house flow cytometer, and marine organisms for ecotoxicology testing to environmental laboratories in Europe, the USA, and Hong Kong. —
Quick facts
- Established
- Over Thirty Five Years · 55 years
- Specialises in
- Range Finder Tests, Inter Laboratory Tests, Marine Organisms For Ecotoxicology Testing, Mollusc Hatchery, Spawning And Rearing Bivalve Larvae, Culturing Microalgae , Water Testing Service, Oyster Embryo Bioassay Tests
People8
- Scott Le Prevost
- nursery manager
- with the business over 25 years
- Josie Chandler and Tom Hollingsworth
- directors
- took on the business in January 2026
- Dr Josie Fleur Chandler and Thomas David Hollingsworth
- directors with effect from 15 January 2026
Services offered
- Marine organisms supplied to environmental laboratories for ecotoxicology testing
- in Europe
- the USA and Hong Kong
- Triploid oyster seed
- self-described as the only UK hatchery producing it
- each batch verified on an in-house flow cytometer
Contact
- Phone
- +44 1481 247480
- Website
- www.guernseyseafarms.com
- Address
- Parc Lane, Vale GY3 5EQ, Guernsey
Location
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