A Vertically Integrated Oyster Aquaculture Company on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Blue Oyster brings a revolutionary, 21st-century approach to scaling the Chesapeake’s oyster aquaculture industry, enlisting the vast watershed’s communities and businesses to help improve the environment and storied culture of the country’s largest estuary.

We are a vertically integrated oyster company in pursuit of

re-establishing the Eastern Oyster as a cornerstone species of the

Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Blue Oyster Farms

Hoopers Island Oyster Co, became a division under Blue Oyster Environmental in 2023. From our nursery & hatchery to our farms, it is our goal to provide a comprehensive & seamlessly integrated system for oyster production.

Offerings encompass a wide range of products and services including the provisions of our disease resistant oyster seed, the construction and distribution of grow out equipment, the design and sale of processing machinery, branded oysters from 300 acres of leased beds, and the development to support the success of fellow oyster farmers.

Blue Oyster Restoration

Dive into a world of environmental impact with Blue Oyster Restoration. We lead the way in creating oyster reefs and living shorelines that not only achieve water quality, conservation, and resiliency goals but also generate valuable nutrient credits.

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Our expertise, from hatchery and nursery infrastructure to proprietary aquaculture methodologies, positions us uniquely to meet the growing demand. Explore how we design, build, and monitor oyster reefs, delivering ecosystems and nutrient credits to the marketplace. Join us in building partnerships with communities, NGOs, and businesses for shared responsibility in restoring the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Blue oyster processing

Blue Oyster is in the inital stages of developing a state-of-the-art seafood processing facilitiy, located in Maryland’s seafood capital, Dorchester County.

Our facility will play a crucial role in enhancing the business of seafood through product quality, market access, and economic development.

Inspired by generations of watermen.

Meet The Blue Oyster Team