Pangea Shellfish Company Oysterology

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Pangea Shellfish Company

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Location

Production

Season

Size

Appearance

Culture Method

Flavor

Belon

Harpswell, Maine

Wild

Sept. to April

3-4½"

Flat, Round, Rippled Green Shells

Wild set - Diver harvested

Strong Mineral and Copper Flavors

Blue Point

Westport or Norwalk, CT

Farmed/Wild Year Round

3½-4½"

Large White to Brown Shells

Wild seed is grown out

Mild and Pleasant Briny Flavor

Black Bear Point

Bagaduce River, ME

Farmed

June to December 3¼

Medium Cup, White to Green Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Mild salty Start and a clean finish.

Bristol Bay

Bristol, Rhode Island

Farmed

June to January

3½"

Uniform, Delicate White to Brown Shells

Cage Cultured

Firm Texture. Sweet and Salty

Cable Creek

Nauset Estuary, Cape Cod, MA Farmed

July to Sept

3½"

Beautiful Green and White Fluted Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Salty with a Complex Buttery Finish

Cape Breton

Cape Breton Island, NS

Farmed

June to January

3"

Uniform, Small Deep Cups, Green Shells

Bottom Cultured

Light Salt Air Finish

Cape Spear Salt

Cape Spear, S. East NB

Farmed

March to January

Very Clean and Uniform White Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Briny and Clean. Salt, Salt, Salt!

Caraquet

Caraquet, NB

Wild

May to Dec

3"

Clean White to Green Shells

Wild Set- Hand Picked

Very Salty and Clean

Caribou Island

Caribou Bay, NS

Wild

April to January

3"+

Small with Hard Green to White Shells

Wild Set - Hand Picked

Moderately Salty, Good and Sweet!

Cedar Island

Point Judith Salt Pond, RI

Farmed

June to Feb

3½"

Clean, deep cups

Cage Cultured

Medium brune with a sweet, salty finish

Chesapeake Bay

Various Locations, MD or VA

Wild

Year Round

3½"+

Rough Shells, Round Shape

Wild Set

Mild Salinity - Good Choice for Cooking

Chincoteague Salt

Chincoteague, VA

Farmed

Year Round

3½"

Clean and Uniform White to Green Shells

Tray raised

Very Good Salt Content, Crisp

Conway

Conway Narrows, PEI

Wild

March to January

3-3½"

"Malpeque Look" White to Brown Shells

Wild Set - Tonged

Medium Salt, Buttery Finish

Copps Island

Norwalk Islands, CT

Wild

Year Round

3½"+

Large White to Brown Shells

Wild Set & Bottom Cultured Quick taste of brine with strong finish

Coupe des Anges

Southwest PEI

Farmed

March to January

3-3½"

Small, but Uniform and Deep Cupped

Bottom Cultured

Daisy Bay

Rustico, PEI

Farmed

Year Round

3½"

Smooth, deep cups

Floating Tray Cultured

Salty taste and sweet finish

"Dam" Big

"Dam"ariscotta River, ME

Farmed

April to Dec. - LTD 5-7"

Jumbo, Extra Large Clean Shells

Bottom Cultured

Sweet and Salty, Mineral Finish

East Beach Blonde

Charlestown, RI

Farmed

Year Round

3½"

Delicate Deep Cups, White to Brown Shells Cage & Bottom Grown

Moderate Salt, Sweet Finish

Hollywood

Hollywood, MD

Farmed

Year Round

3½"

Nice cup with light brown shells

Cage Cultured

A distinctive smooth nutty finish

Irish Point

Rustico, PEI

Farmed

Year Round

2.75"

Medium Cup, light brown to Green Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Superb salty taste with a ocean finish

James River

James River, VA

Wild

Year Round

3½"+

Rough Shells, Round Shape

Wild Set on Oyster Reefs

Mild Salinity - Good Choice for Cooking

Katama Bay

Martha's Vineyard, MA

Farmed

Sept. to April

3½"+

Clean White Shells, Tumbled

Cage Cultured

Plump, Extremely Salty!

Little Island

Bagaduce River, ME

Farmed

June to Dec

3"+

Medium Cup, White to Green Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Mild Vegetable Start, Sweet Finish

Malpeque

Malpeque Bay, PEI

Farmed/Wild May to February

3½"

White, Brown, Green Hughes

Wild Set - Tonged

Moderate Salt, Buttery Finish

Marionport

Buzzards Bay, MA

Wild

Sept to Jan

3½"+

Hard, Ridged Dark Green Shells, Deep Cup Wild Set- Hand Picked

Salty with a Mineral, Seaweed Finish

Martha's Vineyard

Great Salt Pond, MV, MA

Wild

Oct to April-LTD

3½"+

Round, Heavy Green Shells

Wild Set - Hand Picked

Mild Flavor with Full Meats

Matunuck

Potters Pond, RI

Farmed

Year Round-LTD

3"+

Green and Hard, Especially for a RI oyster

Cage Cultured

Medium Brine. Seaweed Finish

Mayflower Point

Nobscusset, Cape Cod, MA

Farmed

March to January

3½"

White Shells. Very Clean!

Tray raised

Clean and Briny, Full of Meat!

Moonstone Oyster

Point Judith Salt Pond, RI

Farmed

February to Dec

3½"+

Clean and Polished Shells, Deep Cup

Bottom Cultured

Clean and Very Salty, Seaweed Notes

Mystic

Noank, CT

Farmed

Year Round

3.75"

Large Heavy Shells, Deep Cup

Bottom Cultured

Medium Salinity with Mineral Finish

Ninigret Cup

Ninigret Pond, RI

Farmed

Year Round

3½"

Uniform White and Brown Shells

Cage Cultured

Moderate Salt, Sweet Finish

Onset - Farmed

Buzzards Bay, MA

Farmed

July to January

3½"

Uniform White and Green Shells

Cage Cultured

Good Salt and Seaweed Flavors

Onset - Wild

Buzzards Bay, MA

Wild

Sept. to March

3½"+

Heavy Dark Green Shells, Black Speckles!

Wild Set - Hand Picked

Robust, Good Salt and Seaweed Flavors

Osterville

West Bay, Cape Cod, MA

Farmed

June to Feb

3.75"

White to Green Large Shells

Bottom Cultured

Briny, Sweet Finish

Passion

Western Malpeque Bay, PEI

Farmed

April to January

3.25"

Uniform and Tumbled Look

Floating Tray Cultured

Medium Salt, Buttery Finish

Pemaquid

Damariscotta River, ME

Farmed

April to Dec. LTD

3½"+

White Shells, Deep Uniform Cups

Bottom Cultured

Sweet and Salty, Mineral Finish

Pine Island

Oyster Bay, NY

Farmed

Sept to June

3½"+

Clean, Round Shells. White in Color

Bottom Cultured

Sweet with a Moderate, Briny Finish

Pleasant Bay

Orleans, Cape Cod, MA

Farmed

June to January

3½"

Green to White Shells, Very Uniform

Tray raised

Very Clean Ocean Flavor!

Plum Island

Ipswich, MA

Wild

Winter - LTD

3½"

Dark Green, Thick Shells

Wild Set

Buttery and Sweet, Hint of Salt

Riptide

Westport, Buzzards Bay, MA

Farmed

May to February

3½"+

Large White Shells, Very Uniform

Cage Cultured

Clean and Robust! Mineral Finish

Rocky Nook

Rocky Nook, Kingston, MA

Farmed

Year Round-LTD

3.75"

Strong Heavy Shells, Fluted

Bottom Cultured

Buttery and Sweet, Medium Salt

Rocky Shore

Southwest PEI

Farmed

April to January

3½"

Uniform, Hard Shells, White & Green

Bottom Cultured

Moderately Briny, Pleasant Sweet Finish

Rome Point

Narragansett Bay, RI

Farmed

Year Round

3½"+

White Shells, Delicate

Cage Cultured

Strong Salt Content Throughout!

Rock Harbor

Skaket Beach, Cape Cod

Farmed

July to Dec

3.75"

Clean and Uniform White to Green Shells

Cage Cultured

Salty, Pleasant Ocean Flavor

Salutation Cove

Northumberland Strait, PEI

Wild

April to January

3¼+"

Small but Uniform. White to Green Shells

Wild Set - Tonged

Briny and Buttery

Sheepscott

Sheepscott Estuary, ME

Wild

May to Dec

4"

Large Irregular Wild Oyster - Large Meats

Wild - Diver Harvested

Mild in Salt, but Full of Meat!

Standish Shore

Duxbury, South Shore, MA

Farmed

July to March

3½"

Clean, Green to White Shells

Bottom Cultured

Sweet and Salty, Pleasant Ocean Finish

St. Simon

Shippagan, NB

Farmed

Year Round

2.25"

Petite and Uniform, Hard Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Briny with Creamy Finish

Summerside

Southern PEI

Farmed

April to February

3½"

Uniform Shape, Deep Cup, Green to White Bottom Cultured

Sunberry Point

Northumberland Strait, PEI

Wild

April to February

3¼+"

"Malpeque Look" White to Brown Shells

Wild Set - Tonged

Moderate Salt - Clean Finish

Sunken Meadow

Eastham, Cape Cod

Farmed

July to January

3½"

Clean White to Green Shells

Tray raised

Clean and Salty, Seaweed Notes

Medium Salt, Clean, Mineral Finish

Wonderful Sweet, Buttery Flavor!


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Location

Production

Season

Size

Appearance

Culture Method

Flavor

Tavern Island

Tavern Island, Rowayton, CT

Farmed

Year round

3½"+

Large White to Brown Shells

Bottom Cultured

Salty and crispty with a lingering finish

Taylor Bay

Nasketucket, MA

Farmed

June to March

3"+

Delicate White Shells

Suspended Lantern Nets

Silky and Extremely Salty!

Thatch Island

Barnstable, MA

Farmed

July to April

3½"

Deep Cups. Uniform Clean Shells

Tray raised

Moderate Salt, Ocean Finish

Turtle Cove

Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA

Farmed

July to April

3.75"

Deep Cups. Uniform Clean Shells

Tray raised

Medium Salt, Clean and Salty

Wallace Bay

Wallace Bay, Nova Scotia

Wild

June to January

3½"+

Large Deep Cups, Hard Green Shells

Wild Set - Hand Picked

Moderate Salt, Robust Ocean Finish

Wellfleet - Inshore

Wellfleet Harbor, MA

Wild

Year Round

3½"

Hard Green Shells, Full Meats

Wild Set - Hand Picked

Good Salt and Nice Seaweed Flavors

Wellfleet - Deepwater Wellfleet Harbor, MA

Wild

Year Round

3½"+

Large Green Shells, Very Deep Cupped

Wild Set - Dragged

Overflowing Meat, Seaweed Flavors

West Falmouth

Buzzards Bay, MA

Wild

Sept. to March

3½"

Green Fluted Shells, Hearty

Wild Set- Hand Picked

Seaweed & Mineral Flavors "Dry" Finish

Westport (MA)

Buzzards Bay, MA

Wild

Sept. to April

3½"

Green Shells, Deep Cupped

Wild Set - Hand Picked

Mineral Flavors "Dry" (as in wine) Finish

Pacific Varieties Oyster

Location

Production

Season

Size

Appearance

Culture Method

Flavor

Arcadia Point

Hammersley Inlet, WA

Farmed

Sept to May

2.75"

White to Brown, Deep Cup

Beach Grown

Buttery and Salty with Cucumber

Anchor Bay

Southern Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2½"

Fluted Shells, Dark Green to Brown

Beach Grown

Mild salt with a full, sweet finish

Baynes Sound

Baynes Sound, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

3.5"

Large, Heavy Shells

Beach Grown

Briny with a Cucumber Finish

Chef Creek

Vancouver Island, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2½"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Slightly Briny. Crisp, Sweet Finish

Chelsea Gem

Eld Inlet, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Clean, White to Brown, Smooth Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Cucumber start and slate, mineral finish

Dabob Bay

Outer Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

3½"

Rough Shells, Dark Green to Brown

Beach Grown

Crisp & Briny - Sweet Melon Finish

Deep Bay

Stellar Bay, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2½"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Good Salt, Sweet Cucumber Finish

Deer Creek

Southwestern Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Smaller, Light Brown to White Shells

Beach Grown

Light Salt, Cucumber Finish

Fanny Bay

Baynes Sound, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised/Beach Grown

Mild and Pleasant, Sweet Crisp Finish

Gigamoto

Baynes Sound, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Medium Salt, Cucumber Finish

Glacier Point

Halibut Cove, AK

Farmed

May to Jan

2.75"

Petite, Fluted White and Black Shells

Suspended Lantern Nets

Salty and Crisp - Cucumber Finish

Gold Creek

Western Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Tumbled, Hard Green Shells

Beach Grown

Slightly Briny. Crisp, Sweet Finish

Hood Canal

Western Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Smaller, Light Brown to White Shells

Beach Grown

Slightly Briny, Melon Finish

Kaipara

Northland, New Zealand

Farmed

LTD

2½"

Beautiful, Fluted Brown and Purple Shells

Tray-Raised

Notes of cucumber and citrus, ocean finish

Komo Gway

Baynes Sound, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

3"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Crisp & Briny - Sweet Melon Finish

Kumamoto (CA)

Humboldt Bay, CA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¼"

Small, White Shells, Tumbled

Suspended Lantern Nets

Plump and Buttery, Melon Finish

Kumamoto (WA)

Oakland, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2"

Small Green Tumbled Shells, Round

Beach Grown

Plump and Buttery, Melon Finish

Kusshi

Stellar Bay, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

1¾"

Very Round, Polished, Tumbled Shells

Tray-Raised

Good Salt, Robust Melon Finish

Malispina

Malispina Inlet, Mainland, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2½"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Slightly Briny, Gentle Melon Finish

Mirada Bay

Western Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Hard, Fluted Shells

Beach Grown

Slightly Briny, Crisp Melon Finish

Olympic Miyagi

Northwestern Hood Canal

Farmed

Year-Round

3"

Hard, Tumbled Shells

Beach Grown

Medium Brine, Tangy Cucumber Finish

Otter Cove

Discovery Bay, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

4"

Large Hard Shells, Fluted

Beach Grown

Mildly Briny, Crisp Sweet Finish

Paradise

Deep Bay, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Sweet with a cool, crisp finish

Penn Cove

Samish Bay, WA

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Hard, Tumbled Green Shells

Beach Grown

Crisp & Briny - Sweet Finish

Pickering Pass

Pickering Inlet, WA

Farmed

Sept to May

2¾"

Brown and White Shells, Fluted

Beach Grown

Briny with a Cucumber Finish

Reach Island

Northwestern Hood Canal

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Brown and White Shells, Fluted

Beach Grown

Medium Brine, Cucumber Finish

Farmed

LTD

3¼"

Hard Beach Grown Look

Beach Grown

Mild Brine, Sweet Crisp Finish

Salish Sea

Quilcene, Northern Hood Canal Baynes Sound, BC

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Crisp & Briny - Sweet Melon Finish

Salt Nugget

Western Hood Canal, WA

Farmed

LTD

3"

Large and "Rocky"

Beach Grown

Briny, Robust Salty Finish

Shigoku

Samish Bay, WA

Farmed

LTD

2¼"

Clean, White to Brown, Smooth Shells

Floating Tray Cultured

Sweet and briny with a cucumber finish

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Small, Beach Tumbled

Beach Grown

Mild Brine, Cucumber Finish

Farmed

Year-Round

3"

Hard Shells, Fluted

Beach Grown

Mild Brine, Cucumber Finish

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Medium Cup, Fluted

Beach Grown

Mild Brine with Watermelon Finish

Farmed

Year-Round

2¾"

Clean, Polished Look, Fluted Shells

Tray-Raised

Medium Brine, Tangy Cucumber Finish

Quilcene Bay

Totton Inlet

Southwestern Hood Canal, WA Southwestern Hood Canal, WA Totten Inlet

Tree Island

Baynes Sound, BC

Sister Point Sunhollow


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