Following widespread community backlash and a physical blockade, Angel Seafood has put plans to relocate oysters from a closed fishing bay to an open one on indefinite hold.

Of the 20 tonnes of oysters that were being moved from Franklin Harbour to Haslam on Wednesday, only 10 tonnes made it to the water.

Angel Seafood chief executive Zac Halman said the remaining stock had been turned around, while the 10 tonnes that had been translocated were removed and destroyed.

"About 180,000 oysters in total [were destroyed]. It's around a $60–70,000 loss to the business just for the oysters," he said.

In defence of the move, Mr Halman said that it was standard practice to move oysters from one bay to another, even when various algae were present, and that several measures had been taken as a pr

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