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From seed to shell In the pristine Cape Charles, Virginia, facility, the Cherrystone aquaculture operation is nestled on the gritty banks of the Chesapeake Bay. Every day Carolina-style skiff boats depart the floating docks mere feet from the packaging facility for the crystalline waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its contributing creek system. The 14-man oyster crew checks floating rack systems that serve as artificial habitats for oysters, determining when oysters are ready for harvest. Before the harvest comes due, the oyster journey begins in the hatchery. Greg Coates has worked just over 13 years at Cherrystone. As its hatchery manager, Coates runs the oyster breeding program and produces millions of oyster seed each year. Like Ballard, Coates’ family harvested oysters and clams in the wild, and he is the fourth generation of Coates men to make a career on the water. “It’s part of my background. It’s just what a lot of my friends and family do,” he say

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