Seasonal Seafoods
Fresh · Flavorful · Family Owned
Clean, Fresh, and Delicious Oysters
Bay Center Farms
306 Dike Road
Bay Center, WA 98527
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Seasonal Seafoods Store Hours
FRI / SAT / SUN: 10am-4pm
Call Us: 360-875-5519
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Retail Storefront: Seasonal Seafoods
Seasonal Seafoods and Bay Center Farms strive to bring that same Willapa Bay quality to our customers by producing only the most Clean, Fresh, and Delicious Oysters.
We’re the retail front for Bay Center Farms, offering customers a direct connection to the source of some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest shellfish. Located near the heart of Willapa Bay, our retail operation brings the freshness and quality of Bay Center Farms’ sustainable aquaculture straight to your table.
Whether you’re a local resident or just passing through, Seasonal Seafoods is your place to find oysters, clams, and other regional specialties harvested with care from our own waters.
Fresh Flavors of Willapa Bay
Our shop is stocked with the fresh flavors of Willapa Bay. We sell steamer clams, oysters in and out of the shell, and our house-made pickled salmon—a local favorite.
Depending on the season, you’ll also find other fresh seafood straight from nearby waters. Whether you’re planning a meal for a crowd or just craving something from the sea, we’ve got you covered.
We take pride in offering seafood that’s as fresh and local as it gets. Most of what we sell is harvested right here in Willapa Bay or sourced from trusted partners along the Washington coast. From a dozen oysters for a backyard cookout to a jar of pickled salmon to take home, you can count on quality you can taste and a connection to the waters that make this region so special.
From our farm in Willapa Bay to your table, Bay Center Farms delivers pure, fresh, and flavorful shellfish you can trust.
Our Oysters
Fresh · Flavorful · Sustainably Sourced
Bay Center Farms raises both oysters and clams, although oyster farming is our main focus.
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A Glance at the Oyster Farming Process.
An oyster’s life begins with spawning, where eggs and sperm are released into the water in a population-wide reproduction event. This phenomenon can be replicated in a hatchery, and this is commonly done for most of Bay Center Farms’ oysters. In a matter of days, the fertilized egg will have developed two very small, thin shells and a cilia, or an organ that allows it to swim through the water.
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How Oysters Attach and Grow: The Setting Stage
After this stage of development, an oyster will travel through the water until it finds a suitable place to live. It will then “set” or attach itself to a solid object, usually an old oyster shell, in order to continue growing.
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Growing and Transplanting Oysters for Healthy, Sustainable Harvests
At Bay Center Farms, we take these old shells covered in young oysters (which we call spat) and distribute them across our nursery beds. These beds are usually chosen because they are the ones that give the oysters the best opportunity to grow. The oysters will remain on this bed for about a year, withstanding currents and predators, until they are ready to be moved to a new bed and start the next phase of their lives.
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Final Oyster Beds Until Harvest
After about a year, the oysters must be moved to another bed to better accommodate an oyster’s next stage of growth. They are picked up by the dredges, which drag a metal mesh bag behind them to collect oysters from the beds, and placed onto the new bed. Any oysters that are missed by the dredge are collected by hand and placed into tubs. These tubs are then picked up at high tide, dumped on board and transplanted to the new beds. The oysters will stay on this bed for another couple years until they are of harvestable size.
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Sustainably Harvesting, Processing, and Delivering Fresh Willapa Bay Oysters
Once an oyster can be harvested, they are once again picked up by the dredges and taken to our plant. The oysters are thoroughly washed and then sorted by size before being inspected for quality and freshness. Afterwards, they are packaged in bags of 5 dozen and shipped to our customers. Some of the smaller oysters are shucked and sold in our retail store, Seasonal Seafoods, along with our clams and other merchandise.
Providing Quality and Excellence Since 1971
Willapa Bay has been producing fresh, delicious oysters with a renowned reputation for 150 years.
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Bay Center Farms
306 Dike Road
Bay Center, WA 98527
Mailing Address
PO Box 356
Bay Center, WA 98527
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Call
360-875-5519
Store Hours
Seasonal Seafoods
FRI / SAT / SUN: 10 AM–4 PM
seafood@baycenterfarms.com