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Spotlight Oysters

Fire Lake Oysters

North Shore, PEI

A heavy PEI cocktail with a medium salinity which yields to a bright, clean finish.

Sunken Meadow Oysters

Cape Cod Bay, MA

A boutique option at an affordable price point, incredibly savory, strong brine, strong shells.

Mayflower Oysters

Plymouth, Cape Cod Bay, MA

Strong brine with silky meats and a buttery sweet finish

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Fire Lake Oysters

North Shore, PEI

A heavy PEI cocktail with a medium salinity which yields to a bright, clean finish.

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Sunken Meadow Oysters

Cape Cod Bay, MA

A boutique option at an affordable price point, incredibly savory, strong brine, strong shells.

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Mayflower Oysters

Plymouth, Cape Cod Bay, MA

Strong brine with silky meats and a buttery sweet finish

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Chesapeake Region

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These wilds are currently brought from bayside to finish in the ocean salt. Big meat, strong shell, salty.

A robust, meaty oyster with a rich creamy texture. They have a sweet, buttery flavor with a clean, crisp finish in a clean white shell

Great Wicomico, Northen Neck

Sweetgrass and butter with just enough brine and a clean finish. Tidal surges create a perfect environment for healthy, happy oysters!

Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay

Hard shell, full meat, wild. Great for cooking

St. Jerome's Creek

Petite grade of Skinny Dipper. A full meat cocktail oyster with soft salt.

Wild, full meats, strong shelled, bottom, spat on shell, clean taste.

Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay

Plump and satisfying, Orchard Point oysters have a buttery minerality and gentle brine that reflects the sandy shorelines and rich aquatic grasses of our Upper Bay farm locations— an unforgettable flavor unique to our oysters.

Brockatonorton Bay, Assategue

All of the salt you’d expect from Maryland’s Atlantic coast, with a crab-like sweetness to finish. Float-raised cocktail shells are perfect for easy shucking.

St. Jerome's Creek

A plump oyster with an exceptionally deep cup, buttery flavor in a clean white shell, plump balance of sensations that we sometimes call “soft salt.”

Steamboat Wharf

Windmill Point, VA

Windmill Point, VA

A nearly perfectly round oyster with a very deep cup for a great meat-to-shell ratio. Rich and fatty meats have a clean and mild flavor with grassy notes.

Southern Region

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New England Region

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Long Island Sound

Fresh, crisp, firm texture, sweet aftertaste that sparkles with salinity and very mild smooth flavor.

Never seen such consistent, hard oysters pulled up from the wild before. These are large, perfect shucks with moderate salt.

Mayflower Oysters

Plymouth, Cape Cod Bay, MA

Strong brine with silky meats and a buttery sweet finish

Sunken Meadow Oysters

Cape Cod Bay, MA

A boutique option at an affordable price point, incredibly savory, strong brine, strong shells.

Wellfleet Harbor

Salty seaweed finish, choice heavy shell

Canada's East Coast Region

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Fire Lake Oysters

North Shore, PEI

A heavy PEI cocktail with a medium salinity which yields to a bright, clean finish.

A pop of salt from the North Atlantic! Smooth, salty, savory, and sweet meats in clean, solid, choice shells. Truly a unique oyster from one of the farthest Eastern points in Canada.

European (Special Order)

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West Coast Region

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Gallon containers of shucked oysters in water.

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Retail jars of shucked eastern oysters.

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Littleneck Clams

VA's Eastern Shore

VA's Eastern Shore

Small hardshell clams perfect for pasta sauces and appetizers, farm-raised in VA.

Littleneck Clams

Live Bay Scallops

Bay Scallops farm-raised right in our own backyard! Beautiful multi-colored shells and lively snapping action. Roast whole on the half shell or shuck to present just the adductor (the scallop), these sweet treats will brighten up any raw bar or appetizer menu.

Live Bay Scallops

Middleneck Clams

VA's Eastern Shore

VA's Eastern Shore

Medium hardshell clams perfect for serving on the half shell, farm-raised in VA.

Middleneck Clams

Eastern Coastal Waters

Eastern Coastal Waters

Large, wild caught hard-shell clams, also known as quahogs. Perfect for stuffing, roasting, and grilling.

Topneck Clams

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