Penn Cove Select Oyster
Oysterology
- Specie:Crassostrea gigas
- Origin:Samish Bay, WA(USA)
- Farmed: 2 to 3 years
- Average Size:2.75 inches
- Available:Year-round





- Tides:Samish Bay; medium tides, but strong currents from Puget Sound.
- Bottom:Sand and rock.
Penn Cove Mussels was established by the Jefferds family in June of 1975, in Coupeville Washington and is the oldest commercial mussel farm in North America. Eleven years later, the company was purchased by the Jefferds brothers, Ian and Rawle along with Ian's wife Karen. In 1996 the company formed a joint venture with Coast Seafoods Company, America's largest oyster farm, the HAACP certified joint venture currently known as Penn Cove Shellfish. Penn Cove Shellfish remains the oldest and largest mussel farm in the United States, and our mussels have won top honors at international taste test competitions for their sweet flavor and fabulous texture. Along with our delicious Penn Cove Mussels, we farm Mediterranean Mussels, Manila Clams and Pacific Oysters.