Oyster Availability

Please contact your local oyster purveyor to inquire about where they source their oyster varieties. Many oysters labeled disease resistant or ‘triploid’ are from the Rutgers NJAES oyster breeding program. 

Commercial Availability

Seed

Cape Shore Laboratory
Green Creek, NJ
Phone: 609-463-0633
Fax: 609-463-0299
Contact: Gregory DeBrosse

Rutgers oyster varieties are available commercially as seed (baby oysters).

PRICE LIST: Rutgers Disease Resistant (MSX, Dermo), Cultchless, C. virginica

Broodstock

NJ Aquaculture Innovation Center
3920 Bayshore Road
North Cape May, NJ
Phone: 609-884-3139
Fax: 609-884-3590
Contact: Dave Jones, Sean Towers and Matt Neuman

Broodstock is licensed to hatcheries for commercialization.

 

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Source

Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory