Ward Oyster Company is a cage oyster farm headquartered in Gloucester County, Virginia, and one of the largest cage oyster farms on the U.S. East Coast. [1] [2] Established in 1986, the company sells 4 million oysters and tens of millions of larvae each year. [1] [3] The company's oyster nursery is located near the Ware River and its aquaculture oyster farm is located in Mobjack Bay. [4] [5] [6] The company is also involved with oyster restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay. [7]
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