
ABOUT THE COALITION
Anywhere there’s a shoreline, you can find signs of the impacts of climate change—sea level rise, ocean acidification, increased frequency and severity of storms. You’ll also find shellfish growers, many of whom have been making their living farming from the sea for generations and whose businesses form the backbone of their small-town coastal communities.
In 2018, a group of seven U.S. shellfish growers formed a partnership with The Nature Conservancy to create the Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition (SGCC). Members are dedicated to bringing about climate action by highlighting how climate change has impacted their lives and livelihoods.
Now, our members from coast to coast—and up and down the shellfish supply chain—are working together to advocate for sound climate policy and secure a low-carbon future to benefit the shellfish we love and the waters that sustain them—before it's too late.

Our family businesses rely on a steady supply of oysters and other shellfish that consumers love to eat, and climate change puts that supply in jeopardy. It’s all-hands-on-deck time—our livelihood and our planet is at stake.
OUR MEMBERS
Our members span every U.S. coast and Canada and represent the full shellfish industry supply chain—including growers, wholesalers, restaurateurs, caterers and vendors. Explore our full membership and our friends and supporters from outside the shellfish industry below.
Coalition Membership by Region
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Pacific
Alaska
Alaska Shellfish Farms
Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
Aquabionics
Blue Starr Oyster Co.
Jakalof Oysters
Kaawu Oyster Co.
Koru and Kelp
OceansAlaska
Salty Lady Seafood Co.
Sea Grove Kelp Co.California
Carlsbad Oyster Co.
Hog Island Oyster Co.
San Diego Bay AquacultureOregon
Erizo
Nevor Shellfish
Olympia Oyster Bar
Ronin Sushi
Southpark Seafood
Tidal Boar Foods
Whiskey CreekWashington
Baywater
Calm Cove Oyster Co.
Chelsea Farms
Chuckanut Shellfish
Eight Row
Hama Hama Co.
HC Snail
Hood Canal Mariculture
Hustleshuck
JJ Brenner Shellfish Farm
Jorstad Creek Oyster Co.
Kamilche Sea Farms
Neptune Seafood
Pacific Hybreed
Seas the Day Oyster Bar
Taylor Shellfish Farms
Tokeland Hotel & Restaurant
Willapa WildCanada
Industrial Plankton
Ondine Oceanfarm -
Northeast
Connecticut
Harmony Sea Farm
Max’s Oyster Bar
New England Sea Farms
Niantic Bay Shellfish
Oyster Club
Precious Oysters
Sixpenny Oysters
Stonington Kelp Co
Thimble Islands Ocean FarmMaine
Aphrodite Oysters
Bangs Island Mussel
Bar Harbor Oyster Company
Butterfield Shellfish Co.
Chebeague Island Oyster Co.
Dewey's Shellfish
Emily's Oysters
Eros Oysters
Ferda Farms
Glidden Point
Lanes Island Oysters
Long Cove Sea
Love Point Oysters
Maine Ocean Farms
Maine Oyster Co.
Maine Shellfish Developers
Mere Point Oysters
Mook Sea Farm.
Nice Oyster Co.
Nonesuch Oysters
North Haven Oyster Co.
Oyster Tracker
Pemaquid Oyster Farm
Snow Island OystersMassachusetts
Aquacultural Research Corp.
Beach Point Shellfish
Cape Cod Oyster Co.
Cottage City Oysters
Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farm
Great Marsh Shellfish Co.
Island Creek Oysters
Mac's Seafood
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group
Merry Oysters
Mill Creek Oyster Co
Pangea Shellfish
SEAPA USA
Sweetheart Creek Oyster Co
Ward Aquafarms
Wellfleet Seafood Co.New Hampshire
Cedar Point Oyster Farm
Fox Point Oysters
NH Superior Oysters
Swell Oyster Co.Rhode Island
Allen Harbor Oysters
American Mussel Harvesters
Aquidneck Island Oysters
Behan Family Farm
Matunuck Oyster Farm
Walrus and Carpenter
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Mid-Atlantic
Maryland
Congressional Seafood
S.S. ShuckingNew Jersey
40 North
Barnegat Oyster Collective
Betsy's Cape Shore Salts
Brigantine Oyster Co.
Cape May Salt Oyster Co.
Greene Hook
Laughing Gull Oyster Farm
Lighthorse Tavern
Seven Bridges
Sloop Point Oysters
Sweet Amalia Oyster FarmNew York
Aeros Cultured Oysters
Blue Heaven BBQ
Cleaver Co.
Crave Fish Bar
Cull & Pistol
Dock to Dish
Fishers Island Oyster Farm
Gaiergy Corporation
Green Point Fish
Hampton Oyster Co.
Little Creek Oysters
Lobster Place
Lucky 13 Oysters
Marlow Collective
Montauk Shellfish Co.
Oysterponds
OystersXO
Race Rock Shellfish
Salt Water Oyster Farm
Seamore's
Stein Seafoods
Thatch Island Oysters
West Robins
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Southeast / Gulf Coast
Alabama
Bama Bay Oyster Farm
Bon Secour Bay Oyster Co.
Depe's Oysters
Fairhope Oyster Co.
Maureena Jean's Oysters
Point au PinsFlorida
Cedar Key Sea Farms
Chiles Rest. Group
Cypress Point Oyster Co
Grayson Bay Oyster Co
Indian River Oyster Co
Lost Coast Oyster Co
Oyster Mom
Palmetto Oyster Co
Pelican Oyster Co
Pensacola Bay Oysters
Salt Block Hospitality GrpGeorgia
Inland Seafood
Kimball House
Watchman'sLouisiana
Bright Side Oysters
Grand Isle Sea FarmsMississippi
Fountain's Deer Island Oysters
North Carolina
Carolina Gold Oyster Co.
Crystal Coast Oysters
Hold Fast Oyster Co.
Middle Sound Mariculture
N. SEA. Oyster company
Oysters Carolina
Shephard's Point Oyster Co.
Slash Creek Oyster Co.South Carolina
Barrier Island Oyster Co.
Charleston Oyster Farm
Dok2Door
Lady Island Oysters
SeabornTennessee
Henrietta Red
Texas
Comedor
Virginia
Bay Watch Oyster Seeds
Lambert Shellfish
Oyster Seed Holdings
Rappahannock Oyster Co.
Rogue Oysters
Spencer's Creek
Vogt Oysters
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Friends of the Coalition
Organizations
Aquarium of the Pacific
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association
James Beard Foundation
Maine Aquaculture Association
Massachusetts Aquaculture Association
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
RPS Group
South Carolina Aquarium
University of Massachusetts Boston School for the EnvironmentIndividuals
Mary and Brad Burnham
Keri Chiaponne
Gef Fimlin
Dorothy Leonard
Nicolette Mariano
Sandy McFarlane
Bill Moore
Julie Qiu / In A Half Shell
Bob Rheault
Scott Soares
Mandy Uticone
Bill and Beth Walton


What You Can Do
Whether you're a member of the shellfish industry or simply someone who loves to eat shellfish and cares about the climate, we need your support!
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Visit Us on Instagram
Show your support for the coalition by following @shellfish4climate on Instagram. Follow Us
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Sign up for SGCC Climate Currents
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Share Your Climate Change Story
Hear featured stories from coalition members, friends and supporters—and share your own story about the impacts of climate change on your life. Speak Up
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Join the Coalition
If you're a shellfish industry business and care about acting on climate, join the SGCC today. Join Now
Help us act on climate.
Your contribution today can help ensure a healthy and thriving tomorrow for the shellfish industry.