Alabama Extension compiled this list of shellfish seed suppliers based on the best available information. It is not an endorsement or recommendation of any of the companies. In all cases, purchasers of seed are responsible for knowing state requirements and for having the necessary permits for transfers of seed. Check with suppliers and regulatory agencies at the time of your order.

H indicates a hatchery

N indicates a nursery

Alabama

Auburn University Shellfish Lab (H, N)

Oyster larvae and seed supplier for research and restoration.

• 150 Agassiz Street, Dauphin Island, AL 36528
• Contact: Scott Rikard, (251) 861-3018 ext. 1
• rikarfs@auburn.edu
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Double D Oyster Company (H, N)

• 2830 Lawrence Steiner Road, Theodore, AL 36582
• Contact: Doug Ankersen, (251) 591-7346
• doug@isledauphineoyster.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

L3 Hatchery (H, N)

• 10870A Beverly Road, Irvington, AL 36544
• Contact: Lane Zirlott, (251) 379-4892
• info@murderpointoysters.com
• www.murderpointoysters.com
• Type of seed sold: Oysters to nurseries only

Florida

Bay Shellfish Company (H, N)

• PO Box 289, Terra Ceia, FL 34250
• Contact: Curt Hemmel, (727) 723-4307
• curt@bayshellfish.com
• www.bayshellfish.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Oyster, hard clam, sunray venus, bay scallop, other bivalves

The Biofilter Group LLC (H)

• 12911 State Road 24 Cedar Key, FL 32625
• Contact: Scotty Moots, (352) 949-4843
• scottmoots124@gmail.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Oyster, hard clam, sunray venus, ponderous ark

Clamtastic (H, N)

• PO Box 664, Cedar Key, FL 32625
• Contact: Chris Topping, (352) 213-5999
• clamtastic2000@yahoo.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Hard clam

Florida Oyster Farms (N)

• 1541 East Gulf Beach Drive, St. George Island, FL 32322
• Contact: Hunter Cowie, (850) 509-5801
• huntercowie@floridaoysterfarms.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Great Florida Shellfish Company (H, N)

• 72 Azalea Circle, Tequesta, FL 33469
• Contact: Tom McCrudden, (561) 702-8159
• raiclams@bellsouth.net
• www.thegreatfloridashellfishcompany.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Oyster, hard clam, sunray venus

Indian Lagoon Oyster Corporation (N)

• 2795 Indian Pass Road, Port St. Joe, FL 32456
• Contact: Gayle Johnson, (770) 367-4573
• gayle@indianlagoonoysters.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Orchid Island Shellfish Company (N)

• 633 Old Dixie Highway, Sebastian, FL 32958
• Contact: Ed Mangano, (772) 913-0053
• (772) 589-5080 (fax)
• aquagemfarms@aol.com
• Type of seed sold: Hard clam

Pensacola Bay Oyster Company LLC (H, N)

• 236 South Garcon Point Road, Milton, FL 32583
• Contact: Christine Griffith, (850) 332-4746
• christine@pensacolabayoyster.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Oyster

Premium Seafood (H, N)

• 7579 A1A South, Crescent Beach, FL 32080
• Contact: Mike Sullivan, (386) 847-3202
• premiumseafoodinc@gmail.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Hard clam

Sebastian Inlet Clams Inc. (H, N)

• 270 Sea Dunes Drive, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
• Contact: Ewan Leighton, (321) 288-8201
• ewan191@gmail.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Hard clam

Two Docks Shellfish LLC (H, N)

• PO Box 9493, Bradenton, FL 34206
• Contact: Brendyn Meisinger, (443) 624-2948
• brmeisinger@gmail.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Hard clam

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (H, N)

• PO Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898
• wlf.louisiana.gov/page/alternative-oyster-culture
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Oyster

Triple N Oyster Farm LLC (N)

• 8000 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70820
• Contact: Steve Pollock PhD, (225) 588-6254
• pollock@triplenoysters.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Mississippi

The Biloxi Oyster Company LLC (H, N)

• 14751 Longwood Circle, Diberville, MS 39540
• Business: 697 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530
• Contact: Lilliana or Michael Moore, (228) 348-2664
• info@biloxifishing.com
• Type of larvae or seed sold: Oyster

Magnolia Key Oyster Company (H,N)

• 2508 Shelby Lane, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
• Contact: Terry Boyd, (228) 217-1313
• magnoliakeyoysters@gmail.com
• Type of seed or larvae sold: Oyster

Ocean Springs Oyster Seed Company (N)

• 1320 Harbor Road, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
• Contacts: Matthew Mayfield, (228) 326-7476, or Chase Sekul, (228) 861-1143
• eaglepointoysterco@gmail.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

SPAT-TECH (H, N)

• 60 Chalet Drive, Perkinston, MS 39573
• Contact: Bob Shneida (504) 722-2099
• info@spat-tech.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Texas

Dan’s Gulf Coast Oysters (N)

• 651 Highway 87, Gilchrist, Galveston County, TX 77617
• (954) 225-6624
• andy@dansoysters.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Palacios Marine Agricultural Research Inc. (H, N)

• 100 Marine Center Drive, Palacios, TX 77465
• Contact: Jim Meyn, (713) 857-4737
• jmeyn@pmartexas.org
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Three Sisters Oyster Company LLC (N)

• 106 Grant Street, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
• Contact: Blake Whitney, (713) 854-7427
• blake@threesistersoyster.com
• Type of seed sold: Oyster

Russell Grice, Administrator, Outreach Programs, and Andrea Tarnecki, Extension Specialist, Assistant Extension Professor, both in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University

Revised April 2025, Shellfish Seed Suppliers for the Gulf of America 2025, ANR-2584