After growing on the bottom for another 1.5 - 2.5 years, the oysters are ready for harvest. The fastest growers are over 4" in length and the slower growing oysters are approximately 2.5". This allows us to sell different size oysters all year round depending on customer demands. The smaller oysters, although short in length, typically have nice plump meats and a hard shell which are perfect for raw bar consumption. The larger oysters are also raw bar quality and are also used for oyster Rockefeller dishes.
      The oysters are harvested by scuba divers or by means of bullrake. They are all cleaned off by a salt water tumbler system and culled by hand on a conveyor. To ensure premium quality, each oyster is graded by shape and size. Only the "cream of our crop" are sold as Salt Pond Selects. Check out a video of our processing system!


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