Sea-Kist
Sea-Kist Aquaculture (Bill Cregan) and East Beach Oyster Co. (Nick Papa)
📍 Narragansett Bay · Rhode Island
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 2.75"-3.25"
MethodOff-bottom (cages/bags) / Tumbled
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
Very BrinyMineralOceanicUmami
About Sea-Kist
Grown in a floating bag system off Dutch Harbor in Jamestown by Bill Cregan of Sea-Kist Aquaculture together with Nick Papa of East Beach Oyster Co., tumbled to strengthen the shell over a sand and gravel bottom five to eight feet down.
In plain words: very briny, mineral, oceanic, umami, with salt bomb salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island
- Growing region
- Narragansett Bay
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
Sea-Kist Aquaculture (Bill Cregan) and East Beach Oyster Co. (Nick Papa)The farm · 1 oyster on Shucks
Where to eat it
The Salt LineLogged Oct 25 · Washington, DC 20003
What people are saying
@keatingmorse★★★★
Great
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Sea-Kist oysters: common questions
What do Sea-Kist oysters taste like?
Sea-Kist oysters are described as very briny, mineral, oceanic, umami, with salt bomb salinity.
Where are Sea-Kist oysters grown?
They're grown in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States by Sea-Kist Aquaculture (Bill Cregan) and East Beach Oyster Co. (Nick Papa).
How salty are Sea-Kist oysters?
Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.
Where can I eat Sea-Kist oysters?
Shucks members have recently had them at The Salt Line.