
Off-Bottom Cages
Oysters are grown in cages raised a foot or so off the bay bottom. This protects the oysters from predation and keeps them clean. It also results in thinner-shelled oysters.


Rome Point
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Chesapeake Gold
Hooper's Island, Chesapeake Bay

Sewansecott
Hog Island Bay, Virginia

Mayflower
Cape Cod Bay

Dragon Creek
Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay

Katama Bay
Katama Bay

Bodie Island
Outer Banks, North Carolina

Choptank Sweet
Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay

Riptide
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Pungoteague Creek
Chesapeake Bay

Raspberry Point
New London Bay, PEI

Rappahannock River
Rappahannock River, Virginia

Old 1871
Smith Island Inlet, Virginia

Stingray
Mobjack Bay, Chesapeake Bay

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