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They are prized as a delicacy and are harvested during the month of March from the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery.
External Links
* http://www.niwa.cri.nz/ncfa/aquaspecies/bluff - The National Centre for Fisheries & Aquaculture's page on Bluff Oysters.
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