American oyster aquaculture company
Bevans Oyster Company is an oyster farm and seafood aquaculture company headquartered in Westmoreland County , Virginia .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Background
The Bevans family established the company in October 1966, and it has remained a family business since its founding.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Bevans Oyster Company sells fresh-shucked Chesapeake oysters, half-shell oysters, canned oysters, and jarred oysters. It is an Interstate Certified Shellfish Shipper.[ 2] [ 11] [ 12] Menhaden bait varieties. The company is a current supplier to Ukrop's Food Group and restaurants across the United States.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
The company's oyster farms are located in the Yeocomico River , Potomac River , James River , Rappahannock River , and York River .[ 9] [ 16] oyster reef in the river.[ 17] [ 1] [ 18] [ 19] Long Island Sound , Kent Narrows , and Rock Hall .[ 9] [ 15]
Works
Best Management Practices for the Virginia Shellfish Culture Industry, 2008[ 20]
References
^ a b "Bevans Oyster Co Inc - Company Profile and News" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ a b "Bevans Oyster Company" . Superior Foods Co . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Livie, Katherine J. (October 26, 2015). Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay's Foundation and Future ISBN 978-1-62585-392-9 ^ "Minutes of Work Session of the Newport News City Council" . 2019.^ Kobell, Rona (November 1, 2010). "The Legacies: Shucking houses join forces to create a sustainable local oyster harvest" . Bay Journal . Retrieved November 11, 2023 . ^ "About Bevans Oyster Company" . www.bevansoyster.com . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ "Ronald Bevans, Bevans Oyster Co: Profile and Biography" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ "Bevan" . Supreme Lobster . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ a b c Gifford, Bill (March 27, 1994). "Shell Shock" . Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved November 11, 2023 . ^ "Business Makes the Most of Family Ties, Oysters" . Daily Press . December 26, 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List U.S. Food and Drug Administration . 2003.^ Karsnitz, Vivian; Karsnitz, Jim (1997). Oyster Cans ISBN 978-0-88740-462-7 ^ "Bevans Oyster Company Products" . www.bevansoyster.com . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Stewart, Melissa (November 28, 2017). "6 Of The Tastiest Ways To Eat Oysters In Virginia - Savor Virginia" . Retrieved November 11, 2023 . ^ a b "Oyster catch a mere shell of the past" . Chicago Tribune . April 6, 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Fleming, Jay (2016). Working the Water ISBN 978-0-9977468-0-8 ^ "Bevans Oyster Company- Aquaculture" . www.bevansoyster.com . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Mann, Roger; Southworth, Melissa; Fisher, Robert J.; Wesson, James A.; Erskine, A. J.; Leggett, Thomas (2016). "Oyster Planting Protocols to Deter Losses to Cownose Ray Predation" . Journal of Shellfish Research . 35 (1): 127– 136. doi :10.2983/035.035.0114 . ISSN 0730-8000 . S2CID 87622886 . ^ "Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program Legislative Report 2012" . repository.library.noaa.gov . Retrieved November 11, 2023 .^ Best Management Practices for the Virginia Shellfish Culture Industry (PDF) . Virginia Marine Resources Commission . 2008.
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