At Shikat (she-cat) Bay Oysters, our oysters are raised in trays suspended from floating rafts. Each raft can hold up to 35 stacks of 9 trays, the stacks of oysters feed in the top 10 feet of the cold nutrient rich Alaska waters of Shikat  Bay which is from 30-70 feet deep.

  At Shikat Bay Oysters, our oysters never see Sandy/Muddy beaches and the delicate taste attests to that fact. 

 Why else would our oysters get constant praise from some of the most discerning Oyster Connoisseurs.  

 At Shikat Bay Oysters, we start our oysters from small seed, better known in the industry as “Oyster Spat”. When purchased from the hatchery or nursery the spat can range in size from 1/8” 

to 1”. Lots of care and labor goes into getting 

the spat to the 3” shooter size oyster which 

can take over 2-1/2 years.  

The oyster spat goes through a rigorous process during that time being taken out of the water on a routine basis and run through Tumbler/Sorters which sizes, cleans and breaks off the new growth  causing the oyster to grow a deep cup with a fat meaty, flavorful, nice looking oyster ready for the market and ready to plate . 

 So in a Nutshell, there you have it! Clean, Cold, Nutrient Rich, Pollution Free, Alaska Water. Highly Pampered and Cared for Oysters

  Right up until the time they are placed on the Airplane. 

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