OCEAN CITY MARYLAND 2012

So this is just a quick run through of what we had in OC so if you missed it here is your recap...

We brought the oyster counter with us...Irv flat out said we weren't selling it after we started our demonstrations with it because he wants to use it,... no worries we have more.

We now have a sweet tank up-weller in our line of helpful things to run an oyster farm successfully.  You can buy this as you see it, as a kit or just the tank.

Close up of the oyster counter.  We will soon have this in line with a small hopper conveyor and washing tube feeding this puppy.  So washing, counting, and bagging/boxing can all be done in one step.

Seed tube visible in foreground....1/4"-1/2" hole sizes...makes upweller sorting a breeze!

We were able to spread out a bit more this year, so cages and such on one side and equipment on the other.

These new wire bins are made of 8g galvanized 3x3, they come in a 3x3x3 or 3x4x3 size, can purchased built or in a kit.  They are sweet for holding random stuff especially if its heavy.  We store our wood in these bins for use in the winter and move them around with the tractor.

More stuff...oh yeah!  I did find BIODEGRADABLE shell netting(not pictured) in case anyone is interested, just give me a shout.  This stuff is light and temp sensitive so it should work on a shoreline.

QuickTube Sorter...we now have several tube sizes available in Aluminum  and Stainless Steel, get your order in now so you can have it for the new season.

3x3 or 4.5x4.5 we have bag cages to suit your every need.  How big or how small do you want to go?

The oyster farming standards...3x4 Lowpros 1"x1" and .5"x.5", also seen is a 4x4 made with 12.5g 1"x1" and 10.5g legs...this cage will last a while...oh yeah its a triple stack, you need a big crane.

Flip floats and taylor floats.

Bags and float bags.  We got a container in December and they were pretty much all gone by New Years...we have 9mm sealed left and we are placing a container order now.  If you need bags and you want the best price call us now.  Intermas finally raised their prices after years...literally years of holding prices, so our price went up by $0.25 per bag, not the end of the world but it did go up, best price is still volume pre-order.

Another shot of the tank upweller.  It can hold 700K 1/4" seed easy...not sure who holds 1/4" seed... you should be sorting that out and moving it along, so the capacity on this system (with the right pump--not included, but we can show you some options) is well past the 700K for number of oysters you can run thru it.

And of course what would the OC show be without our oysters on Friday night!!!

SUMMERTIME DAILY GRIND



Emptying cages into the hopper



Buckets from the tank upweller, waiting to be sorted



Emptying tanks of seed

Sorting, sorting , and more sorting....keeps the fast growers moving ahead, allows for better water flow through the seed when the are the same size, shapes up them up, and cleans them up

Cages going to water for splitting oysters

New shipment of bags arrived and we are already out of all 13mm and 23mm sizes...we have open 9mm, sealed 9mm and 4mmsealed as well.  The best way to get what you want is to pre-order and if you know you are going to use alot of bags order in volume so we can get you even better pricing than we currently offer.  We won't be seeing any new bags coming in for a few months because the factory goes on vacation for the month of July.

We always have your oyster gardening needs in stock; floats, bags, float bags, taylor floats, flip floats, and ofcourse oyster seed.  What a great way to have a yummy source of food at the end of your dock that also benefits the Bay!

Wire wire everywhere...just let us know what kind you need... we only carry RIVERDALE MILLS wire because it is the best hands down.  Wire should be seen as an investment so it should last longer than 1-2 years...our cages have been in the water for over 10 years and are still producing product.

Managing the tank upwellers

Offloading oysters to be sorted

Seed in the buckets...its still amazing that those little guys will be 3'+ oysters in less than a year

Cleaning the tanks is essential to healthy seed growth

PICTURES FROM THE 2011 OCEAN CITY SHOW

As you can tell from the picture things were hopping this past weekend.  Nod to the sweet black long sleeve gear...way to go Irv and Steph, good call, those are all available on line, even though the pictures aren't up yet just ask for them.

Some of our oysters ready to be slurped back.

Boys were furiously shucking trying to get nice and ahead of the crowd, major hats off to the MD watermen shuckers!!!

Before the crowd arrived.

After...

Johnny Shockley took home the award for best promotion of a product...way to go guys!!!




Some of the equipment we haulled up to OC

Yes, this is a different upweller, it is a prototype of a miny paddlewheel upweller, it is fully functional, but it illustrates the point that we can do all kinds of upwelling systems for folks.