Wild Crassostrea Virginica Oyster Eyed Larvae MD

Wild brood stock of the Eastern oyster sourced from native oysters of the Choptank River tributary then bred at the Horn Point Laboratory Oyster Hatchery at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science under low salinity hatchery conditions averaging 10 ppt. The salinity range is between 5 ppt to 15 ppt depending on the year.

• Diploid wild juvenile native oysters.
• Locally sourced.
• Aimed at aquatic restoration efforts of the Chesapeake Bay.
• Edible.
• Able to reproduce.

Mature oyster larvae may be purchased to be introduced into your own setting system, so that you can produce your own spat on shell or seed. These spat can be used for a variety of purposes including growing for grow out planting or for the half shell market.