
Rack-and-bag
Oysters are grown in mesh bags attached to metal racks raised about a foot off the bay bottom. This protects the oysters from predation and keeps them clean. It also results in thinner-shelled oysters.


Belon (France)
Belon River, Brittany

Netarts Bay
Netarts Bay, Oregon

Duck Island Petite
Long Island Sound

Hog Island Sweetwater
Tomales Bay, California

Otter Cove
Discovery Bay, Washington

Watch House Point
Chesapeake Bay

Hog Island Kumamoto
Tomales Bay, California

Drayton Harbor
Drayton Harbor, Washington

Ostra Regal
Ireland

Judd Cove
Orcas Island, Washington

Malagash
Tatamagouche Bay, Nova Scotia

Coromandel
McGregor Bay, New Zealand

Bodega Bay Kumamoto
Tomales Bay, California

Colville Bay
Souris River, PEI

Wild Goose
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay, California

Henderson Inlet
Puget Sound

Pickle Point
New London Bay, PEI

Sunken Meadow Gem
Eastham, Cape Cod

Kelly Gigas
Killeenaran, Galway Bay, Ireland

Scorton Creek
Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod

Thatch Island
Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod

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