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Shoal Bay Flat oysters

Shoal Bay Flat

Jones Family Shellfish Farm
📍 San Juan Islands · Washington
SpeciesEuropean Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis)
SizeSmall-Medium · 2.0"-2.75"
MethodTray-grown
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
MetallicBrinyCrispCleanTender

About Shoal Bay Flat

Currently the only European Flat oyster grown on the West Coast of the United States, hatched by the Jones family of Lopez Island fame and planted in their own tidal lagoon in Shoal Bay, where they live out their lives in subtidal trays.

In plain words: metallic, briny, crisp, clean, tender, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Shoal Bay, Lopez Island, Washington
Growing region
San Juan Islands
State
Washington
Country
United States
Jones Family Shellfish FarmThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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Shoal Bay Flat oysters: common questions

What do Shoal Bay Flat oysters taste like?

Shoal Bay Flat oysters are described as metallic, briny, crisp, clean, with briny salinity.

Where are Shoal Bay Flat oysters grown?

They're grown in Shoal Bay, Lopez Island, Washington, San Juan Islands, Washington, United States by Jones Family Shellfish Farm.

How salty are Shoal Bay Flat oysters?

Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.

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