Great Salt Pond Oyster co
P.O. Box 1917 Block Island RI 02807
We raise the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) on three acres. The oysters drink in the tides of the pond, beginning as seed in Harbor Pond, reaching maturing in Trims, and finishing in the cooler, deep water off Cormorant Cove. Grow-out method is primarily top culture (suspended floating bags on line), with a portion reaching final grow out in baskets on the pond bottom. They are all tumbled and sorted by hand Great Salt Pond oysters are harvested to order. We are a certified interstate shellfish shipper, making same day deliveries to restaurants and retail shops (contact us to set up an account). Find us at the Block Island Farmers Market on Saturdays (May to October).
The staff of GSP Oyster Co. (oyster farm located in the Great Salt Pond of Block Island) are also skilled shuckers. We offer shucking for hire to caterers and for private events. A Rhode Island licensed Shellfish Dealer, we are a source for oysters.
