Oyster List
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Location
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Notes
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Atlantic Coast
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| Eastern |
Mid-Atlantic Region |
Heavy shell |
Maine
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| Barnstable |
Maine – Barnstable Harbor |
Ivory Shells; Plump Meat |
| (Maine) Belon |
Maine |
Briny |
| Damariscotta |
Maine – Damariscotta River Estuary |
Salty; Meaty |
| Flying Point |
Maine |
Sweet and Salty Finish |
| Island Creek |
Maine |
Plump; Briny |
| Nautilus Island |
Maine – Bagaduce River |
Medium Salinity; Clean Finish |
| North Haven |
Maine – North Haven Island |
Round Shells; Salinity Dependent on Season |
| Pemaquid |
Maine – Dodge Cove |
Thick Shells; Firm; Briny |
| Snow Cove |
Maine – Brooksville |
Small; Mild |
| Wawenauk |
Maine – Muscongus Bay Aquaculture Farm |
Salty; Mildly Metallic; Sweet |
| Weskeag |
Maine |
Clean Finish |
| Wiley Point |
Maine – Damariscotta River Estuary |
Briny; Watermelon Finish |
| Winter Point |
Maine – Northern Coast |
Medium Salinity; Sweet Finish |
Massachusetts
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| Blackfish Creek |
Massachusetts |
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| Blue Yonder |
Massachusetts – Duxbury Bay |
Clean Finish |
| Chesapeake Bay |
Massachusetts – Martha’s Vineyard |
Clean Finish, Firm Texture |
| Cuttyhunk |
Massachusetts – Buzzards Bay |
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| Duxbury Bay |
Massachusetts – South Shore |
Deep Cups, White Shells; Clean Finish |
| Falmouth |
Massachusetts – Buzzards Bay |
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| Honeysuckle |
Massachusetts – Katama Bay |
Briny; Clean Finish |
| Horseshoe Shoals |
Massachusetts – Cape Cod |
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| Island Creek |
Massachusetts – Duxbury Harbor |
High Salinity; Plump |
| Katama Bay |
Massachusetts – Martha’s Vineyard |
Deep cups; Sweet; Clean Finish |
| Marionport |
Massachusetts – Buzzards Bay |
|
| Marth’s Vineyard |
Massachusetts |
Deep Cups; Sweet Finish |
| Mashpee Indian |
Massachusetts – Mashpee |
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| Mayflower |
Massachusetts – Cape Cod |
Plump; Clean Finish |
| Moon Shoal |
Massachusetts – Cape Cod |
Briny |
| Nasketucket |
Massachusetts – New Bedford |
Salty; |
| Nauset Marsh |
Massachusetts – Town Cove |
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| Nobsquassitt |
Massachusetts – Cape Cod Bay |
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| Pleasant Bay |
Massachusetts – Ocean Side Cape |
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| Onset |
Massachusetts – Buzzards Bay |
Plump; Heavy Liquor; Seaweed Finish |
| Oysterville |
Massachusetts – Cape Cod |
Large; Super Deep Cups |
| Plum Island |
Massachusetts – Ipswich |
Green Shells; Plump; Seaweed Finish |
| Riptide |
Massachusetts – Westport Estuary |
Sweet; Briny |
| Tomahawk |
Massachusetts – Martha’s Vineyard |
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| Washburn Island |
Massachusetts – Waquoit Bay |
Sweet; Clean Finish |
| Wellfleet |
Massachusetts – Wellfleet Harbor |
Sweet; Pleasing Mineral Flavor |
| Westport |
Massachusetts |
Briny |
| Wianno |
Massachusetts – South Shore Cape Cod |
Sweet; Briny |
Rhode Island
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| Dutch Island |
Rhode Island – Narragansett Bay |
Briny; Creamy/Clean Finish |
| East Beach |
Rhode Island – Charlestown Salt Pond |
High Salinity; Firm Meat |
| Kickemuit |
Rhode Island – Narragansett Bay |
Wild Caught; Clean Flavor |
| Matunuck |
Rhode Island – Potters Pond |
Sweet; Briny |
| Moonstone |
Rhode Island – Point Judith |
Briny |
| Newport Cup |
Rhode Island – Narragansett Bay |
Salty |
| Ninigret Cups |
Rhode Island – Ninigret Salt Pond |
Nutty; Briny Finish |
| Potter Moon |
Rhode Island – Potters Pond |
Briny; Plump; Sweet Finish |
| Prudence Point |
Rhode Island |
Sweet |
| Quonset Point |
Rhode Island |
Deep cups; Salty |
| Rhode Island Wilds |
Wild Caught – Narragansett Bay |
Mild Finish |
| Rome Point |
Rhode Island – Narragansett Bay |
Ocean Flavors; Mild |
| Umami |
Rhode Island – Narragansett Bay |
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| Watch Hill |
Rhode Island |
Sweet |
| Wild Goose |
Rhode Island – Narragansett Bay |
Well Balanced Flavors; Clean Finish |
Connecticut
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| Mystic |
Connecticut – Noank |
Firm; Briny; Sweet Liquor |
| Whale Rock |
Connecticut – Mystic River |
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New York
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| Blue Point |
New York |
Large; Salty; Meaty |
| Naked Cowboy |
New York – Long Island Sound |
Plump; Salty |
| Pine Island |
New York – Long Island’s North Shore |
Sweet; Salty |
| Tomahawk |
New York – Shinnecock Bay |
High Salinity; Fresh Taste; Sweet Finish |
New Jersey / Deleware
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Deleware
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| Cape Shore |
Deleware – Cape Shore |
Briny; Sweet |
| Delaware Bay |
Bordered Between New Jersey and Delaware |
Heavy Shells; Firm and Meaty |
| Inner Bay |
Deleware – Inner Bay |
Mild; Plump |
Maryland / Chesapeake Bay
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| Broadwaters |
Chesapeake Bay |
Deep Cups; Briny |
| Chesapeake Gold |
Maryland – Chesapeake Bay |
Ocean Flavor; Sweet Finish |
| Forbidden |
Chesapeake Bay / York River |
Salty; Butter Finish; Sweet; Plump |
| Holy Grail |
Chesapeake Bay |
Briny; Sweet Finish |
| Hollywood |
Maryland – St. Mary’s County |
Plump; Cucumber Finish |
| Hoopers Island |
Maryland – Chesapeake Bay |
Ocean Flavor; Sweet Finish |
| Rappahannock River |
Chesapeake Bay |
Plump; Clean Finish |
| Saltworks Seaside |
Chesapeake Bay – Nassawadox Creek |
Large; High Salinity |
| Stingray |
Chesapeake Bay |
Sweet; Crisp; Briny |
Virginia
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| Chincoteague |
Virginia – Chincoteaque Island |
Briny |
| Chunu |
Inside the Barrier Islands |
Easy to Shuck; High Salinity; Sweet |
| Little Bitches |
Named for Henlopen City Oyster House Barkeep |
Cocktails; Full Flavor |
| Milford Haven |
Virginia |
Salty |
| Misty Point |
Virginia – Pope’s Bay |
Cocktails; Grassy Finish |
| Old 1871 |
Virginia – Barrier Islands |
Deep Cups; Grassy Finish; Briny |
| Old Salts |
Virginia – Chincoteague |
Briny; Sweet Finish |
| Paramour |
Virginia Coast |
Fruity |
| Rappahannock |
Virginia – Wake |
Full Body Flavor; Clean Finish |
| Shooting Point Salts |
Virginia – North End of Hog Island |
Ocean Finish; Briny; Sweet |
