Town Point Oysters

03/02/2026

Thank you to Aquaculture North America for this feature~!

It’s an honour to contribute to the growing conversation around sustainable aquaculture and coastal food production. We appreciate the recognition and the continued support from our community and industry partners.

And a special thank you to journalist Maria Church for taking the time to tour our farm and learn first hand about what we’re building here at Town Point Oysters.

Read the full article: Link in Bio

11/21/2025

Winter prep, but make it innovative 💪❄️.

It’s that time of year again, sink season. In cold climates, winter ice can damage gear left at the surface, so we sink our lines to keep oysters safe and equipment protected below the ice.

With the BOBR growth system, we designed custom cylindrical sinks (weights) that clip directly onto the lines, letting us maximize the mechanization of the Oyster-Matic work barge for a faster, safer, and more efficient sinking process. In the video, you’ll see that as our Oyster-Matic goes down the line, we’re able to easily clip on the sinks. Then, in the trailing boat, a crew member ensures everything sinks evenly and is balanced.

Another major advantage of this system is that, since our BOBR units float, only the small cylindrical sinks touch the seafloor, drastically minimizing impact.

11/06/2025

What a treat to see a blue lobster right below our barge! Beneath the surface at Town Point Oysters, there’s a whole thriving world, a breathing ecosystem full of movement and connection. Every season, we’re reminded that our oyster farm is more than a business; it’s part of the ocean’s natural balance 🦪✨.

Healthy oyster farms & reefs filter the water, provide habitat, and nurture biodiversity, but not all ocean guests are welcome. In this video, there are two clips of The Green Crab, an invasive species that’s been wreaking havoc on Atlantic shorelines. Originally from Europe, these crabs destroy eelgrass beds and prey on young shellfish, disrupting the balance of our coastal ecosystems💔.

Nova Scotia’s still searching for a lasting solution, from trapping programs to research trials, but awareness is the first step in protecting these vital waters. If you live along the Atlantic coast, take a minute to see how you can help manage the green crab population.

Let’s keep our coastlines thriving 🌊. Every effort to protect our waters makes a difference.

10/03/2025

Last week, we showed you how we sort our oysters using the vibratory sorter. Here’s the next step👇

After sorting the oysters by size, they are then dumped onto the special table you see in this video, which we call “the bagger”. This table has precisely sized pockets and a lever system, when you pull the lever, the correct volume of oysters drops into each metal basket. From there, we head down the line and restock the BOBR units. Different sizes are stocked in different areas of our leases, which helps keep our farm running efficiently and ensures the oysters grow evenly 🦪 .

We know we posted this video on FB already, but a glitch caused the description not to post 😆. So here it is again with details included.

08/14/2025

Don’t let the first photo fool you, oyster farming isn’t exactly glamorous work. Sure, we start the day looking clean and lovely… but by the end, we’re covered head-to-toe in muck, salt, and who knows what else.

And honestly? We wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s hard work, but it’s the kind of hard work we love; out on the water, hauling gear, tending oysters, and doing it all alongside family.

03/26/2025

We’ve successfully re-floated our first line of the season—another big first for our farm. It’s a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come, from building our nursery in 2020 to navigating the lengthy grow-out site application process, setting our first lines, and now reaching this stage. What a journey it’s been!

Looking back, we realize we’ve never shared much about our nursery’s construction. And since there are persistent disinformation claims that we snuck in an excavator at night to install our nursery pipes “under the cover of darkness” (spoiler: we didn’t), we figured it’s time to set the record straight. Enjoy these throwback photos—taken in broad daylight 🌞!

Also, a reminder that our nursery blueprint plans are publicly available in hopes of helping others in the shellfish industry. Transparency and collaboration move us all forward 🙌.

02/21/2025

Here in Nova Scotia we are all too familiar with these challenges as well — especially us!

Rather than dwelling on the unjust obstacles we faced, including an unbelievably laborious application process and disinformation campaigns that targeted both our business and our family, we choose to look ahead.

We’re encouraged that these issues are now being addressed, with meaningful regulatory improvements such as the passage of Bill 471, which streamlines the approval process for shellfish and marine plant cultivation in Nova Scotia.

Moving forward, we remain committed to advancing local food security and food sovereignty through regenerative and innovative marine-based solutions.

In the last few years we have watched the promise of an innovative and dynamic seafood industry be picked apart by groups flying a false flag of environmentalism or “fishing heritage.”