Oyster farming has grown from a few operations 40 years ago to about 150 farms today, driven by an optimal growing environment, conducive regulations, a strong market and training programs.
Young would use at most 200 wire cages, in which the oysters are grown from seed in suspended fine-mesh bags, to protect them from green crabs and other predators
Corea oyster farmer Joe Young wants to expand his operation afterfinetuning his methods to cultivate the succulent bivalves in a salt pond on the southern shore of Gouldsboro Bay.