Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size 3.5” to 6+”

Tasting Notes: Described as butter and creamy; light brine

Cultivation Type: Beach grown

Location: South Puget Sound

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting Notes: 2% ; crisp with light brine; clean with slight honeydew melon finish

Cultivation Type: Rack & Bag

Location: Pickering Passage, Puget Sound

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting Notes: briny, light, clean finish

Cultivation Type: Intertidal beach grown

Location: North Hood Canal

Species: Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting Notes: deep cupped with full meat; crispy brine with clean mineral finish

Cultivation Type: Intertidal beach

Location: South Hood Canal

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting notes: Firm meat with high brine taste and light melon finish. These oysters fight tidal forces and are tightly hinged to keep their liquor.

Cultivation Type: Beach grown

Location: Willapa Bay

Other: Hard sturdy shells + tight closure give this oyster a long shelf life.

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting notes: Firm meat with mild brininess; cucumber notes at finish - a classic Pacific oyster

Cultivation Type: Bag to Beach

Location: Peale Passage - west coast of Harstine Island

Other: This oyster is proudly cultivated by the Quileute Tribe as part of their heritage and supports the Quileute Natural Resource’s Shellfish program.

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - May

Size: up to 3.5”

Tasting notes: full-flavored, low brininess, with a vegetable finish

Cultivation Type: Rack and Bag - Beach finished

Location: Skookum Inlet, South Puget Sound

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting notes: Firm meat with light brininess; cucumber notes at finish.

Cultivation Type: Beach grown

Location: Willapa Bay

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: Year Round

Size up to 4”

Cultivation Type: Bag - Beach - with minimal time on beach

Location: Baynes Sound, near Denman Island, BC

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Tasting Notes: Deep cup with mild brin flavor - sweet and delicate meat

Cultivation Type: Intertidal beach cultivation

Location: Cortes Island, BC

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: 2” to 5”

Cultivation Type: Tray cultured

Location: Baynes Sound, East Vancouver Island, BC

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: Year round

Size: up to 2.5”

Tasting Notes: Deep cup with meaty texture, clean and delicate flavor

Cultivation Type: Suspended tray and tumbled

Location: Deep Bay, Vancouver Island, BC

Species: Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

Season: September - July

Size: up to 3”

Cultivation Type: Formerly intertidal beach cultivation - currently suspension tray cultivated

Location: Desolation Sound, BC (about 150 miles North of Vancouver, BC)

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September - July

Size: up to 4”

Tasting Notes: smooth texture meat with mild finish with kiwi-notes

Cultivation Type: Suspended line, beach finish for 6 months

Location: Sunshine Coast, Strait of Georgia, BC

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September-July

Size: 2.5” to 3.5” - this is a larger version of the Kusshi

Tasting Notes: deep cup with meaty texture; very clean and delicate taste and finish

Cultivation Type: Suspended Tray - tumbled

Location: Deep Bay Vancouver Island, BC

Species: Kumamoto Oyster Crassostrea sikamea

Season: Year Round

Size: 1” to 3 “

Tasting Notes: Brine forward and sweet

Cultivation Type: Tidal basket and/or long line available

Location: Humboldt Bay

Species: Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: Year round

Size: up to 3 inches

Tasting Notes: Briny front with light cucumber finish.

Cultivation Type: Long line bags

Location: Tomales Bay

Species: Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

Season: Year round

Size 3” to 3.5”

Tasting Notes: perfect blend of sweet and salty

Cultivation Type:

Location: Cymbria, Prince Edward Island

Species Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica

Season: Year Round

Size: 2.75”

Tasting Notes: salty, creamy with mineral finish (said to pair well with sparkling rosé)

Cultivation Type: Suspension cages

Location: New London, Prince Edward Island

Species: Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica

Season: Year round

Size: 2.5” to 3”

Tasting Notes: High brine/salt with melon finish

Cultivation Type: Suspension baskets

Location: Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island

Species: Eastern oyster Crassostrea gigas

Season: September to July

Size: up to 3.5”

Tasting Notes: Deep cup, high salinity. Full-bodied flavor with a buttery sweet finish.

Cultivation Type: Rack & Bag

Location: Winnapaug Pond in Westerly, Rhode Island