News Release forecast – 1
March 4, 2000
A tasty Sunday is forecast
Forecast westerly winds of 15 knots and slight seas in Foveaux Strait bode well for the opening of the Bluff oyster
season tomorrow (Sunday, March 5).
Hardy Bluff fishermen head out on tonight and begin fishing on the stroke of midnight. Forecast light rain and poor
visibility won’t dampen their efforts.
Again national supermarket chain Big Fresh plans to fly the first of the season’s bounty to its outlets nation-wide.
It is the fifth year in a row the company has carried out its First of the Season Bluff oyster run, flying oysters to 14
Big Fresh outlets nation-wide.
Big Fresh has organised a fast boat to pick up the early catch in Foveaux Strait offshore from Bluff at about 2am for
delivery to Barnes Oysters in Invercargill.
And this year the first shipment has a VIP escort. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt is personally delivering 240 dozen
oysters to Big Fresh markets in Auckland.
Mayor Shabolt takes off on the first Air New Zealand flight out of Invercargill at 7.05 am with the oysters firmly
belted in on a seat beside him.
This year Bluff Oyster quotas have been issued for the collection of nearly 15 million Bluff oysters. The season lasts
until 31 August.
Issued by 141 Palace Plus for Big Fresh
Contacts
Peter Garwood ------David Paine------ Caroline Botting (in Bluff)
Brand Manager ------Senior Writer------ Account Executive
Big Fresh ------141 Palace Plus------ 141 Palace Plus
Tel: 0-9-262 6636 ------0-9-358 0141
Fax: 0-9-262 6672------ 0-9-358 9141
Mob: 025-768 073 ------021-660 749------ 021-302 002