Hoopers Island Oyster Company

Est. 2010 US East Coast off-bottom cages 1 oyster

About Hoopers Island Oyster Company

Co-founded by Johnny Shockley, a third-generation Maryland waterman who transitioned to aquaculture, and Dorchester businessman Ricky Fitzhugh. The company now leases 365 acres of the Chesapeake Bay.

Farm details

Cultivation Method
off-bottom cages
Growing Waters
St. Jerome Creek, Southern Maryland; Chesapeake Bay

Oysters from Hoopers Island Oyster Company

Chesapeake Gold oyster illustration

Chesapeake Gold

US East Coast

Sustainably farmed in the brackish waters of St. Jerome Creek, southern Maryland. Large and plump with complex, sweet flavor, balanced salinity, and distinctive earthy, rusty finish.

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