Taylor Shellfish Company

Taylor Shellfish is a family-owned and operated shellfish farming business with roots in the Pacific Northwest dating to 1890, when the family's great-great-grandfather began farming oysters in Totten Inlet in the waters of Puget Sound. Five generations in, the company grows high-quality, sustainable shellfish and today is led by Bill and Paul Taylor and their brother-in-law Jeff Pearson, who have expanded the product line to include geoduck, mussels and a variety of specialty half-shell oysters. The company employs over 500 people and operates its own smokehouse and cannery in Shelton, Washington, where its Ekone tinned seafood is produced.

Taylor Shellfish traces its origins to 1890, when the family's great-great-grandfather began farming oysters in Totten Inlet in the waters of Puget Sound, starting with the tiny Olympia Oyster. The company describes itself as a family-owned and operated farm that has been growing high-quality, sustainable shellfish in the Pacific Northwest since the 1890s, now five generations in. The family's grandfather, Justin Taylor, saw Puget Sound's potential for a thriving shellfish farming community and was an advocate for water quality and an innovator of farming techniques. Today the company is led by Bill and Paul Taylor and their brother-in-law Jeff Pearson, who have grown the company past the tidelands and, over the last thirty years, expanded the product line to include geoduck, mussels and a variety of specialty half-shell oysters. They have created a family environment of over 500 dedicated employees, including their children. The company also operates its own smokehouse and cannery in Shelton, Washington, where its Ekone tinned seafood is harvested, smoked and canned.

Family-owned, sustainable shellfish farming from tide to table in the Pacific Northwest.

• Manila Clams

  Sweet, tender clams harvested daily and purged in seawater.

• Geoduck

  The world's largest burrowing clam, an icon of Pacific Northwest seafood.

• Totten Inlet Mussels

  Mediterranean mussels grown from floating rafts in Totten Inlet.

• Oysters

  Five different species of oysters sold raw, shucked and top-off.

• Kumamoto Oysters

  Japanese native oysters prized for sweetness and clean, fruity aromas.

• Ekone Tinned Seafood

  Seafood harvested, smoked and canned at the company's own smokehouse and cannery in Shelton, Washington.

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