Basket Island Oyster Company

Est. 2012 US East Coast bottom culture 1 oyster

About Basket Island Oyster Company

Founded by Mark Green, who holds a PhD in Oceanography and was researching ocean acidification's impact on bivalves. Started with just 10,000 baby oyster seeds and grew to selling 250,000 oysters by 2019.

Farm details

Cultivation Method
bottom culture
Growing Waters
Basket Island, Casco Bay, Maine

Oysters from Basket Island Oyster Company

Basket Island oyster illustration

Basket Island

US East Coast

A quintessential Maine oyster from Casco Bay. Medium to large size with classic Northeast salinity, firm texture, and balanced brininess. Clean and refreshing with a perfect cup size.

BrinyClean
B
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C
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