Spat Center
Our most frequent question is "Where can I get Spat?"
Here are several known spat providers as of 02/2025.
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Diploid or Triploid?
This VIMS document was created for commercial oyster growers, but the content is educational for oyster gardeners as well.
Spat Providers
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Baywatch Oyster Seeds LLC (Triploids Only)
271 Bay Watch Lane, Reedville, Virginia. 22539
Keith Rodgers, baywatchoysterseeds@gmail.com, 804-453-4367, https://baywatchoysterseeds.com.
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Capt. Tom’s Oyster Floats
Wicomico Church, VA
Darryl Krolicki,
darryl@oystergardening.com, 804-580-5021
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company LLC
PO Box 96, Wake, VA 23176
2019 Winter-over spat available (as of April 2020)
804-776-0220
http://bayoyster.mybigcommerce.com/triploid-seed-1-pick-up-only/
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Mike Lightfoot (Triploids Only)
1152 Wilton Rd, Hague, VA
703-919-2723, jacksoncreek1152@gmail.com
Oystermama's Bay-bies (Diploids and Triploids)
Mathews, VA
Judy Ambrose and Justine Kendrick
Call or text 804-725-8557
Ward Oyster Company
John Vigliotta
Aquaculture oysters
Seed oysters, large quantities (20,000 or greater) at wholesale prices
Wardoyster.com
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​In Cambridge, MD, contact Stacey Willey (UMCES HPL, phone: 410-221-8330, email: swilley@umces.edu)
https://hatchery.hpl.umces.edu/oyster-seed-sales/
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