Pearl Bay Oysters

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Pearl Bay Oyster Flavor Profile Characteristics

Pearl Bay Oysters are a Pacific Northwest oyster from one of the British Columbia oyster appellations near Vancouver Island, BC.  Pearl Bay, Sinku, and Summer Ice oysters are farmed in the Jervis Inlet on the Sunshine Coast.  Each is tray suspended and raised at different depths in the pristine water.  Pearl Bay Oysters are farmed by the tray suspension on the surface.  Oysters which are cultivated by the  suspension method are the primadonnas of oyster.  They are suspended in mesh trays in deep water their entire lives, protected from predators, mud, sand and silt.  They have beautiful shells with deep cups, but they are an oyster shucker’s nightmare because their shells are brittle since they never had to fight for survival.  The oyster flavor profile of suspended oysters tends to be clean, sweet & light, with meats which are tender.

Pearl Bay Oyster
Location	Jervis Inlet, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Species	Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
Oyster Availability	September - July
Size	up to 3"
Oyster Cultivation	Suspension trays
Oyster Flavor Profile	Pearl Bay Oysters have a medium-high briniess with a smooth, sweet flavor and a cucumber finish. Very nice!
Map	See Pearl Bay Oyster Map

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