This is the shellebration moment when hundreds of seafood fans flock to a beach in China after a freak ocean storm blew tonnes of expensive oysters onto the shore.

Amazing video footage of the haul shows the coastline covered in the pricey marine molluscs as locals carry them away by the bucketful.

The footage was shot at Dahu Beach near Shanwei, which lies on the coast of the South China Sea in the Guandong Province, after a monsoon storm.

Local media reported that the heavy sea swells caused by the intense storm winds could have ripped up the oysters from their beds and sent them into the shore.

Officials at the Marine Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade confirmed that there is no crime in harvesting oysters.

But they warned that until it is known for certain what caused them to wash up on the beach people should not eat them.

The warning, however, did little to stop huge crowds gathering on the shoreline with pots, bags, boxes and buckets.

People even searched through the night using powerful torches.

In a restaurant, a dozen of the tasty treats could cost around GBP 60 (EUR 70).

One local man, identified only by his surname Yu, said that even though the harvest had been going on for days, there are still plenty left.

But he warned that many are already rotten and people need to be careful which ones they choose.