Natalie Ruark

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June

Hatchery on Track for Record Year

Ricky Fitzhugh / Waterman's Way

Hoopers Island Oyster Hatchery

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Mother Nature has delivered wonderful conditions in Maryland for growing new oysters in 2020, and the Hoopers Island hatchery is at full capacity with oyster seed and larvae production. According to …

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March

A Look at Our First Spawn of 2020

Natalie Ruark / Waterman's Way

oyster hatchery in Maryland

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Sheltered at our remote Crocheron location, the Hoopers Island Oyster Co. hatchery team completed the first spawn of the season earlier this week. If all continues to go well, the juvenile …

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