Fanny Bay Oysters
About Fanny Bay Oysters
Fanny Bay Oysters has been growing oysters in Fanny Bay for over 40 years. Ships Point, Berray Road, and Denman Island are their three main beach growing areas on Vancouver Island, where the ground is hard and rocky, and oysters get a natural tumble with each winter storm or Qualicum wind that blows.
Farm details
- Cultivation Method
- floating bags at the surface
- Growing Waters
- Baynes Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Fanny Bay, Baynes Sound; Vancouver Island; Ships Point, Baynes Sound, Vancouver Island; Desolation Sound, British Columbia
Oysters from Fanny Bay Oysters
Denman Island
Canada West CoastClean, delicate Pacific oyster from Baynes Sound, BC. Sweet and balanced with moderate brine, firm texture, and a distinctive cucumber finish with hints of watermelon.
Fanny Bay
Canada West CoastThe archetypal BC oyster. Smooth and balanced with sweet, buttery notes and a signature crisp cucumber finish.
Ships Point
Canada West CoastBeach-grown Pacific oyster from Baynes Sound, British Columbia. Moderately salty with a mild, sweet flavor and distinctive bitter cucumber finish. Naturally tumbled by winter storms.
Sunseeker
Canada West CoastA floating-bag Pacific oyster from Fanny Bay Oysters, started in Desolation Sound and finished in Baynes Sound, British Columbia. Plump meat in a smooth, rounded shell, with salt and sweetness in even measure.