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P.O. Box 148, Coupeville, WA  98239 Ph: 360-678-4803  Fax: 360-678-0266

Email: shellfish@penncoveshellfish.com

THE PENN COVE SHELLFISH WEEKLY OYSTER EVALUATION AND SPAWN REPORT

as of July 14,2010

Penn Cove Shellfish reviews this week's oyster harvest for size grading, shell shape and strength, meat content, oyster liquor, flavor and spawn.  Assessed at the farm at Penn Cove, Whitby Island, Washington.

DATE OF TEST      CURRENT EVALUATION SHEET  
JULY 14, 2010              
NAME OF OYSTER
SIZE
 SHELL  MEAT BRINE SWEET SPAWN
CHEF CREEK 2.5 to 3 4 4 3 4 0
DABOB BAY 3-3.5 4 4 3 3 2
DEEP BAY
DEER CREEK 2 to 2.5 4 4 3
EVENING COVE 3 4 5 3 4 1
FANNY BAY 3 4 4 3 3 1
GOLD CREEK 3 4 5 4 3 2
GOLDEN MANTLE 3 4 4 3 3 2
HUNTER POINT 4 5 5 3 3 2
KUMAMOTO 2.5 5 5 3 4 0
KUSSHI 2 5 5 3 4 0
MALASPINA 3 4 4 3 3 1
MIRADA 3-3.5 4  4 3  3 1
MIYAGI 3.5-4 4 4 3  3 2
OTTER COVE 3.5 to 4 5 5 4 3 2
PEBBLE BEACH 3.5 5 4 3 3 2
PENN COVE SELECT 3 4  5 3 4 2
QUILCENE 3.5 5 4 4 3 2
RAINIER 4 to 4.5 5 4 4 3 2
SISTER POINT 3 5 5 3 3 2
SNOW CREEK 2.5 4 5 3 4 2
SUN HOLLOW  3-3.5 5 5 3 3 1
SUNSET BEACH 4 5 4 4 3 1
TOTEM POINT 5 5 5 4 3 1

Scale Reference

0 = Very Low

5 = High

Spawn scale - Suggested oysters have a spawn sign no higher than 3.

Oysters not available if not data is shown.

Thank you for your interest in Penn Cove Shellfish.

Please call us at the farm if you have any questions:

Phone 360-678-4803

Marvelous Mediterranean Mussels from Penn Cove Shellfish

A unique and affordable delicacy for your shellfish program

Rope cultures and harvested to order these delicious mussels are at their prime in the summer mouths. 2.5 to 3 inch in size with excellent meat to shell ratio, this exceptionally flavorful farmed raised mussel (gallo provincialis) from Penn Cove, Washington has great plate presentation.

The Mediterranean Mussel is the mainstay shellfish dish in Southern European cooking and is now gaining popularity with chefs and consumers alike in North America.

 

A unique and luxurious delicacy for your shellfish program

 

There is only one oyster that earns the name king of the half shell.

Native of Japan, originally grown in Humboldt Bay, California after its arrival in North America, the Kumamoto is undoubtedly one of the nicest eating oyster of them all.  Mild creamy flavor and a beautiful fluted petite shell make this morsel a perfect choice for beginners and connoisseurs alike.

Penn Cove Shellfish holds their inventory in the water were they feed and remain in peak condition for harvest the day of shipment.

 

Penn Cove Shellfish, LLC. is an American shellfish aquaculture and distribution company located on Whidbey Island, in the northern Puget Sound region of Washington State,  about 1.5 hours drive northwest of Seattle and just east of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Penn Cove is the only shellfish farm which grows and distributes the world famous Penn Cove Mussels as well as Mediterranean Mussels, America's finest chef's choices for sweet and tasty farmed mussels! Penn Cove Shellfish also has one of the most impressive oyster list of any farm on the West Coast.

For more information please contact us

Smokey Bay Seafood

info@smokeybay.com or 604-568-4310

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