Here's how we made our oyster bags:   Step 1: Fold the mesh to make a box shape   Step 2: Cut the 4 corners on each side so you can fold to make a box shape Step 3: Use zip ties to secure each end Step 4: Cut a flap so you can access the oysters Step 5: Attach the plastic floats to the side u...

Where to buy your supplies, gear, and oyster seed for your oyster farm in Maine.

It took awhile for us to get our application together. Here are some specific issues that we ran into...not sure if they will apply for you or not but we thought we'd share.

Where to get an application to start an oyster farm in Maine and the process of applying submitting our application for an oyster license.

Our oysters are going to be just off of Anderson Rock in Broad Cove and will need to be accessible by boat. This winter we bought a 19' 1969 Mako.

This winter we found a treasure that washed up on the beach in Kettle Cove! Here are some pictures of an oyster cage we found... it must have drifted off from a nearby oyster farm in Cape Elizabeth or Scarborough. We saved it so that we could study it for our own cages.