Gary Wordsworth Founder of Othniel Oysters, Gary fished commercially for 10 years until fish quotas and a growing family forced him to the conclusion that the only way forward was to give up fishing and start farming. He has been growing shellfish since 1987, starting with 5 acres and building up to the present holding of 103 acres. |
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Lynnette
Wordsworth Lynne is a director of the Company and is in charge of all the admin. If you're looking for Gary, you'll no doubt be talking to Lynne! |
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Rob Milton Rob is our Farm Manager and is in charge of the day to day running of the farm, along with skippering the harvesting barges. He has been with us since 2010. He has been at sea all his working life and has extensive experience operating commercial vessels. |
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Nigel Cox Nigel Cox Skipper and engineer, his responsibilities include maintenance of boats and equipment as well as skippering our harvesting vessels. Nigel joined us at the start of 2025. He is a time served motor mechanic and he owned and ran his own commercial fishing vessel out of Weymouth for 7 years. |
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Mollie Smart Mollie Smart Farm hand. Her duties involve dispatching orders, general maintenance, crewing the harvesting barges and helping wherever needed. Mollie joined us in 2024 and has 4 years’ experience working on commercial netting and clam boats out of Poole. |
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