Thanks for visiting Oyster Seed Holdings!
If you are new to our site, Oyster Seed Holdings (or OSH for short) is a hatchery company on the growing edge of shellfish culture. We have been providing premium quality oyster larvae & seed for over 16 years out of our location at Callis Wharf, Gwynn's Island. Our mission is to serve the entire shellfish industry not only in high-quality seed production, but also through our R&D department to evolve hatchery production techniques, and also in our advocacy efforts to build community around aquaculture.
You may be wondering what baby seed look like, so here's a few pictures up close.
We grow a lot of seed here, in fact, from 2009-2018, we produced 1.2 billion seed and 7.2 billion larvae to farms along the East Coast.
One of our mission that we've been putting a lot of energy into these past few years is advocacy, education and stewardship. OSH advocacy strives to build community around, and promote the environmental sustainability of, shellfish culture through consumer experiences. We host public hatchery tours, participate in community events, interface with schools for field trips, and operates a food truck-style oyster eatery called “The Hatchery.”
Take the poll:
Can you guess how many 1mm oyster babies are piled in just one of these bottles? Photo below the poll.
10,000
75,000
400.000
1 million
Book a Tour to see these Oyster Babies in Person
Every other Friday from May through August, visitors can experience a tour and tasting experience at Oyster Seed Holdings to see how farm-raised oysters get their start. Guests will start with a 30 minute immersive tour of our facility, one of the largest producers of oyster seed on the east coast. Tickets include a serving of raw and cooked oysters paired with local wines at our water side oyster eatery, The Hatchery Food Truck, while enjoying views of Milford Haven at Callis Wharf. Check here for updates about 2025 Tours.
