• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Colville Bay Oysters Logo

Colville Bay Oyster Company

Prince Edward Island

  • Home
  • Our Story
  • Oysters
    • Where to find our oysters
    • Sustainability
    • Storing & Shucking
    • Wholesale Orders
    • Cottage Rental
  • Lobster
    • Sustainability
    • Cooking & Cracking
  • The Lobster Shack
    • Catering
  • Contact Us

Sustainability

Oyster aquaculture is one of the most sustainable industries on the planet.

Oyster seed (spat) is collected from areas where wild oysters grow, the spat is moved to our water leases where they mature.  Oysters take four to five years to mature, during that time each female may spawn up to three times releasing up to a million eggs each time, helping to replenish the natural stock. Oysters are environmentally positive, for their ability to filter and clean seawater, just one can filter up to 25 gallons of seawater a day, purifying the water.

Our oysters are grown using a variety of culture methods. The juveniles are grown in bags, on racks and in cages, in the intertidal zone. By elevating the bags off of the bottom of the ocean via a rack or cage, the oysters can better feed and grow. The bags also protect young oysters from predators, such as starfish and crabs.

The oysters mature by spending up to 5 years growing into market-ready oysters. During this time, the frigid, nutrient filled currents are constantly flushing and feeding them. For the last two years, prior to harvesting, the oysters are spread “free range” on our finishing beds, this gives them their jade color, a deeper cup and a harder shell.

As we grow oysters we follow all industry standards regarding sustainable management, waste management, cultural values, environmental stewardship and code of practice.
oyster-spat
A collector with thousands of oyster spat attached.
Clean oyster spat collectors being set in the water

Order Colville Bay Oysters & Lobster

Get in touch to find out more about our wholesale oyster and lobster.

CONTACT US

Footer

Contact

Get Directions
1-902-687-2222
jflynn@colvillebayoysterco.com

Social Media

See what we're up to by following along on social media.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Check Us Out on Rick Mercer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJzQdP8zhU

Copyright © 2023 · Website by TechnoMedia · Log in