Netherlands Zeeland Sealand Yerseke Oyster Mussel Culture Fishing Oysters Mussels Agriculture Port


Yerseke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, on the Oosterschelde. The city of Yerseke (c. 6,000 inhabitants) is a component of the municipality of Reimerswaal, in the province of Zeeland. It was incorporated into Reimerswaal in 1970. Yerseke is a fishing port located on the southern shore of the Eastern Schelde (Oosterschelde), one of the large arms of the estuary of the river Schelde. Yerseke is the Dutch capital city of mussels and oysters. The city has one of his ports dedicated to the mosselkotters (mussel cutters), the boats used for mussel fishing. Yerseke has the only mussel auction room in Europe and a museum dedicated to the history of mussel, oyster, shell and sea shell fishing in Zeeland. Yerseke also rears lobsters and musselbeer.


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