Cockrell’s Marine Railway in Heathsville, Va., delivered a 20′ x 8′ x 6″ oyster barge in January to Sapidus Farms in Heathsville, Va.
Mike Manyak, Sapidus Farms’ owner, grows oysters in cages and will use the barge for hauling and transporting the 3′ x 4′ x 18″ cages, which weigh up to 500 pounds when loaded with market-size oysters.
Seafood Products has several boats and cold-storage bait operations on Virginia’s Northern Neck. Their Reedville plant is on a wharf along Cockrell Creek, just up from George M. Butler’s Reedville Marine Railway.
Press visits the Little Wicomico Oyster Company to see how Virginia’s world famous oysters are farmed and harvested, then to "High Pressure Processing of Virginia" or "HPP" to see their high-tech method of processing the "Shuckless Oyster." All next on Made in Virginia.
