L-R: Travis Ortega, James Gamache, and Cody Jardin of Blue Stream Shellfish use the Hoppy’s Landing boat ramp to unload 100 bags containing 100 oysters each, harvested from their aquaculture farm in Nasketucket Bay off Goulart Memorial Drive on 2/27/24. Photo by Beth David.
By Beth David, Editor
Oysters get harvested all year long in Fairhaven, even in February., although this Tuesday was just about 50 degrees, making it a little easier for the Blue Stream Shellfish crew to harvest 10,000 oysters from their aquaculture farm in Nasketucket Bay off West Island.
Cody Jardin, James Gamache, and Travis Ortega said they would not be going out on Wednesday when the weather was going to be rainy and windy, but on Tuesday they bagged and tagged 100 bags with 100 oysters each. The bags were going to a distributor in New Bedford.
Each bag was tagged with the date, location of harvesting, the company name, destination, and the amount: “100 petite oysters.”
Fairhaven has several other oyster farms keeping the waterfront on Goulart Memorial Drive a busy place all year round.
BAGGED AND TAGGED: Cody Jardin of Blue Stream Shellfish (RIGHT) holds up two bags containing 100 oysters each ready to go into the cooler for transport to a distributor in New Bedford after harvesting them from their aquaculture farm in Nasketucket Bay off Goulart Memorial Drive on 2/27/24, while co-worker James Gamache holds up the cooler cover. Photo by Beth David.
L-R: James Gamache, Cody Jardin, and Travis Ortega fill up the cooler with 100 bags containing 100 oysters each, harvested from their aquaculture farm in Nasketucket Bay off Goulart Memorial Drive on 2/27/24. Photo by Beth David.
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