Hero Image

Aquaculture

Cultivation of oysters and other shellfish is an important part of Marin agriculture. In 2017, Marin farms sold more than $5.4 million worth of oysters, mussels and clams, placing the county second in state shellfish production.

Watch this video about oyster farming in Marin, featuring Hog Island Oyster Co. of Marshall.

Marin Shellfish Producers

33508
Drakes Bay Oysters
Inverness
Pacific Oysters and Manila clams cultivated from Drakes Bay

Hog Island Oyster Company
Marshall
Tomales Bay Pacific, Kumamoto and Atlantic oysters, Manila clams and mussels

Point Reyes Oyster Company
Tomales
Kumomoto and miyagi oysters, Bay mussels and Manila clams from Tomales Bay

Tomales Bay Oyster Company
Marshall
Tomales Bay grown Pacific Oysters and Mediterranean Blue mussels