Skagit Shellfish

10/10/2026

Small oyster, mighty purpose. 🦪💙

A heartfelt thank you to Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) and everyone contributing to the restoration of Washington’s Olympia oysters. Your dedication, care, and teamwork give this small but mighty oyster a brighter future.

At Skagit Shellfish, we are proud to partner in this effort to reestablish Olympia oyster populations in Skagit Bay. Caring for the bay we call home is a responsibility we share—and a commitment close to our hearts.

Thank you, PSRF, for sharing this video and helping more people connect with this important restoration effort. To every partner, researcher, volunteer, and supporter involved: we are grateful to be part of this journey with you.

In 2010, only about 150 acres of dense native Olympia oyster beds r...

07/28/2026

Oysters from Skagit Bay 🦪✨ by Skagit Shellfish

The lower levels of saltiness in the bay accent the original taste of the Pacific oyster, enhancing the fresh flavor of cucumber for an unforgettable aftertaste. The high nutrient concentration in the bay, added to the tie-and-tumble growing technique, results in a fully rounded oyster with a robust body, filling out completely the space given by its shell.

www.skagitshellfish.com

06/24/2026

Cannot get over how incredibly beautiful Skagit Bay is. Our family has been farming shellfish here for decades. Have you even been here?

You can drive onto Camano Island and visit English Boom Trail County Park to look out over Skagit Bay 🌊❤️

06/11/2026

We are back to it, after taking a harvest break in May to let our oysters get more spring growth!

Their shells get so fragile during these first warm water months of the year, because they are growing rapidly after eating all the delicious micro-algae around them, and can be more easily damaged during harvest.

Now they are happy, strong oysters! Our customers can once again order Oishi tumbled oysters from Skagit Bay, WA. Thanks for your patience, everyone!

05/18/2026

Such a great time at Bellingham SeaFeast spring Shell-ebration at B-Town Kitchen & Raw Bar 🦪! Thanks to Katheryn Moran for these great photos of the Skagit Shellfish crew.

Bellingham SeaFest is an annual event (Sept. 26th & 27th this year) that celebrates local seafood, small businesses, and coastal history. Learn more about this great organization and attend their events!

https://www.bellinghamseafeast.org/

02/25/2026

We were so pleased to take part in the Eat Local First Sustainable Connections trade meeting in Bellingham. Our oysters were featured along with other amazing local foods.

This organization, Eat Local First, is doing amazing work to promote local food systems and connect farmers like us with local businesses and consumers. Thank you!

02/04/2026

Our oysters waiting to go up the conveyor belt to the cleaning and sorting machine!

We add a human-powdered inspection and cleaning on top of this machine process, to make doubly sure that the Skagit Shellfish oysters you receive are pristine and delicious!

01/29/2026

REPOST ❤️ 🍻MERIS Happy Hour at
Last week, the Bellingham SeaFeast team joined MERIS for Happy Hour at Drayton Harbor Oysters, enjoying fresh local oysters with and connecting.

MERIS is a cooperative institute dedicated to sustaining ecosystem integrity in the Salish Sea while creating scalable solutions that grow the blue economy, develop a skilled workforce, and foster thriving coastal communities.

Thank you to MERIS and Drayton Harbor Oysters for hosting a fun gathering!

01/23/2026

Love sharing our oysters with our friends at Bellingham SeaFeast and Drayton Harbor Oyster Company!

01/07/2026

We’ve had a challenging few weeks ❤️ In early December, the Skagit River rose to a record 37.7 feet in Mount Vernon (40 feet upstream in Concrete!), causing unprecedented flooding that devastated local homes and farms and impacted tens of thousands of people.

The flood damaged our oyster lines and the excess water in Skagit River forced us to close our Skagit Bay farm for 10 days. Lost sales and reduced hours for our incredible team made this a tough stretch. Some of our smaller seed may not have survived, but we’re taking it one step at a time, working hard to rebuild and recover.
Now we’re back online and the oysters are looking great! We are hopeful for 2026.

We are so grateful for your patience, understanding, and support while we navigated this unexpected setback. Every order, every message, every ounce of encouragement has reminded us why we do what we do. Thank you for sticking with us. We can’t wait to share our oysters with you again!