How 3.5 Million Oysters Are Harvested At This Virginia Farm Every Year | Big Business
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- Located on Virginia’s Mobjack Bay, this aquaculture farm is one of the largest on the East Coast. We went inside Ward Oyster Company to see how it harvests 3.5 million oysters every year - bringing them from algae tanks to your plate.
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“The size of 147 roman colosseums”
“if they’re harvested all at once and put in your freezer, you can eat 800 oysters every day for 100 years, and still have leftovers”
lol why make it more complicated 😂
And you'd want to screw any woman in sight with all that oyster aphrodisiac in your system.
Thank you I was just about to say
Jounalism 101, make unnecessary analogies
The Roman colesseum stat was awful its a unit that the majority of the audience will have never seen as oppose to a football field usually used for analogies.
Ikr just tell me what it is in football fields
I'm an oyster grower in Washington (state) and the pandemic has indeed made things hard. One good thing though, it doesn't cost anything to feed oysters!
Do you sell to grow for others ? If you do messenger me or
Do you sell oyster at all?
@@sandrajenkins4521 Hi Sandra...This isn't the right time of the year for oysters, especially after the record heat in Western Washington. I don't sell to the public, but a good place to buy them is the Hamma Hamma Seafood Company. They're located on Hood Canal near Eldon.
Did you vote for the people that are actively trying to shut down your business (still to this day)?
@@sisk22 No, actually hopeful will learn how to do my own , many in our family has shown Us but no one considered doing it on their own until now. Already invested.
Please hire me :(
Most famous Americans measurements : football fields + Roman Colosseums + swimming pools
And Toyota Corollas or School busses.
or luigi's peepee
@@apapapappa3246 😏😏😏😏
*Olympic size swimming pool
Pianos
“The size of 147 Roman Colosseums”
Americans will use anything to avoid the metric system
@@adz3127 that’s us
don't forget football fields + swimming pools
@@moler646445 Grand pianos and paperclips
Using weird measurements like everyone knows how big is it lol......
I worked for two years as an oyster harvester on Chincoteague Island, Virginia and work conditions were tough. I remember having to get off the boat and walk through storm waves just to insure our racks were properly secured. It’s one of those jobs where people don’t realize it takes a lot of work just to insure they get a decent oyster to eat at their table
Maybe people just shouldn't do them just for someone to have them at their table;
someone who doesn't know and doesn't care.
Oyster farming actually improves the quality of the local natural environment too, unlike the vast majority of human food production.
Thanks, I was wondering why they didn't mention that. From the majority of comments it seems most folks as well as those that made this, have little comprehension of environmental issues. It would have nice if they had shown how much the oysters clean the water and their importance in the health of the bay itself.
I like That their not draging the bottom for oysters
Dude what? Lmao
@@louchaves3346 where are you located?
This is within sight of our home. My husband has met John and we have purchased directly from him from time to time. It’s really cool to see their boats come and go every day en route to the beds. We have had no jellyfish in the waters for more than 8 years which many attribute to the cleanliness of the water due to the oysters. Pretty cool!
Fun fact: Oyesters are natural water cleaners. They can make water crystal clean
John is 39 according to him. He is either lying or he didnt age well
The reporter's edit just wasn't good here. He never said he was 13 in 1995. He started his career on the water at 13 (could have been a deck hand or assistant working for someone else), then "started putting cages in the water", likely meaning he started his business in 1995, when he was older.
When I heard that I immediately put it on pause and started doing math 😂
I immediately starting comparing him to myself, considering myself to have aged too well
He just aging like a white guy
😁
So he was 13 in 1995... buddy hasn't aged well at all
Probably smoker, or sun damage
Even my 50yr old father looks younger than him
Its the paprika in the malt liquor beer he drinks...🤣🤣🤣
The oyster larvae that he had sniff
The reporter's edit just wasn't good. He never said he was 13 in 1995. He started his career on the water at 13 (could have been a deck hand or assistant working for someone else), then "started putting cages in the water", likely meaning he started his business in 1995, when he was older.
Everyone: “No way he’s 39!”
Me: I guess Ill watch this video before I go to sleep CZcams
Thank you for sharing this video!🙏
Wow,I appreciate Oyster even more now ❤
Beautiful Video.
Thank You.
Thanks for the info David Spade!
Wonderful vid,interesting these people work so hard to bring us beautiful fresh produce.
I need to study now... but I'm watching this
Understanding the business model of oyster farms > studying for my midterms
You can pretty much study almost any topic on CZcams and you’d probably retain more knowledge than some textbook
I bought some of these last week..yum
This was great! Thanks!
That’s my state! I love VA!
Thanks, nice video. It's always nice to know where ones food comes from
Thanks for farming them I love them
Love me some oysters! Keep up the good work! ❤
Nice video - Thanks!
Wow, now I know I can sustain my daily habit of eating 800 oysters for the rest of my life!
Fascinating.
Love this channel
Ship it to Thailand. We’re paying 3-4 usd per oyster here 😝.
We inland folks pay a hefty fee for fresh oysters here in the states. That's of course if you can find them fresh.
You can eat all you can for $3 here in Philippines 🤣
@@legendaryl2316 oyster farms here will not pass their regulations. I wont even dare eat it raw.
My lao friend introduced me to oyster suace in cooking, shit is a game changer.
AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing.............................
Watching this as i am having these for lunch in Saskatchewan Canada.
Keep up the good work
Oh man I love Mobjack oysters I had no idea they were from nearby Gloucester.
So at $2-$4 a pop in a restaurant, that's a highly lucrative market
Pretty cool !!!
grabe, napakaraming talaba. napakalinamnam nyan. 🤤
Just wow....................................
Amazing 😉❤️
I'm from Richmond Va. Fresh oyster a pinch of salt, hot sauce or lemon will knock your socks off.
So 2021-2022 gonna have some big ole oysters!
Nice video.
SCIENCE + LABOR = MONEY
Awsome
Oh wow i like steamed oysters 😋👌
Great business
This is good content
The oyster farmers are helping the wild stock so much by allowing the wilds to grow and using the empty farmed shells as a bed to seed new oysters to
Go Virginia!
If salt water is in your veins, I'd get that checked out.
Your body is mostly water. Your blood is salty because there is sodium present.
I'm human, it's normal for me...
@@nicolewoods6561 i think you didnt get the joke
I assumed that was a try at sarcasm but fact is your blood contains salt water. What joke? Where was it?
@@nicolewoods6561 the guy said in the video that he got salt water in his veins and the guy who commented joke about that. I think the guy wants to say is if you have like a lot of salt water in your blood its abnormal or maybe because salt water hurts when put it in a wound
Delicious.
good work love from Pakistan
This is cool
I'm an Eastern Shore native, most here work some aspect of the aquaculture industry. A lifetime spent working on the water will make you tough, but age you fast.
I’m an ESVA native as well and worked harvesting oysters out of Chincoteague, off the bridge leading into the island for two years during high school. It was extremely tough work and respect anyone who does it on a daily basis
I like what he is doing ,good job man
Very interesting! I really enjoyed this ♥
Here in Washington DC those oyster cost 30 bucks the bottle size of Coffee cup probably bigger .. .. already out of shell .. very fresh .. I eat then raw with hot sauce and lime and a cold beer
I love vertical oysters.
"salt water is in my veins"
His eyes become red and swollen
He falls to his knees, quivering
"Why'd you make me inject that saltwater"
He needs help, but they need B roll
He dies for the shot
Nice
Love oysters!
"Salt water is in my veins" Might wanna get that checked mate
Lmfao. 😂
I bet that processing center smells great
Environmentalists love it! All human consumption must be from farming and there has to be no intervention in wildlife…Aquaculture will solve our oceans imbalance…keep up the good work ❤👍🏽👏🏽
Is there any other measurement to use to compare?? These are the likely ones. football fields & roman colosseums & swimming pools. Car hop trays from amazon.
"Artifically creates the temperature that cause oysters to spawn."
me creating a mobfarm in minecraft: im somewhat of a spawning expert myself.
Lmao exactly what i was gonna say
Awesome.
The right way to expand would be to go global with sustainable farming with rural communities worldwide, who would provide the Labour and the profits shared on a partnering model.
Plus the CALCIUM rich shells could provide raw material for Limestone to industries & pharma
YUMMMYYY 😍
Is ocean acidification affecting the production at all. In the tanks I can see how you can control ph and water quality but how is the health of the bay holding up
you need the bay for oysters -- their taste is defined by the bay they live in. It heavily impacts their flavor
@@mar_man813 Unless someone figures out a way to re-create those natural bay water conditions in the tanks.
I got home girls with all you can eat oysters too. Holla at cha boi 🤣
Oysters are my favorite food!
Wow
This man has no worries once the restaurants open back up he'll sell everything he's got and more
As it should be
People should use the Colosseum more as a unit of measurement
Love how he compares it to Roman colosseum
Let’s go JOHN!
Aquaculture saving the resource
Mmmm just the right size, looking creamy and fresh too.
Should've inquired about whos allowed on those waters being that they freely harvest and leave their cages unattended. Great story.
I've never watch INSIDER vid this early :')
I'm proud of myself somehow
i wonder if there’s any pearls in any of the oysters and make side cash from some of them that produce them?
Yummy
what do the farmers do in case of heavy rainfall and/or temperature fluctuations?
Watermen Careers are considered to be among the most dangerous of occupations. They work throughout the whole year depending on their particular fishery (meaning what species specifically they are in the business of harvesting) and in every/all weather conditions until they deem it too dangerous to risk, which isn’t often. I went to high school in the town that is home to the Mobjack Bay. Little old Mathews Va. The water is definitely a major part of life for many that call that region home.
yum.
oysters taste good.
I think oysters are probably the Number One Seafood of my choice
COOL +++++++++++++++++++++
GO GO BI !!!!!
Bring that money home boys!
Wow I would like to work with them....
I don’t understand or see how their business is hurting because of the COVID pandemic. It is not like the oysters are dying or the competitors are gaining more of the market over them during these times. Every industry was shutdown so there’s no competition. At the meantime, the oysters,having a lifespan of 20 years , will continue to grow larger in size and abundance will be available when the pandemic is lifted.
At least you admitted you don’t understand.
Two things
COVID caused businesses to shut down = less buyers of oysters.
Secondly the majority of people prefer smalls & extra smalls. Not big ones
Enjoyed your video
Blessings To All Worthy Of Being Blessed
2:54 - "Excessive rainfall can dilute the salt in the water which can kill the oysters"? And when that happens it's every man on deck with very large salt shakers!!
I love oysters anyway I can get them🇺🇸⚓💞
Who measures things with Roman Colosseums? How freaking random is that? I bought a car the other day. It is 1.5873% the length of the Roman Colosseum.
That line of work sure does accelerates your age. 35 looking 60. 😂
When you measure an oyster farm with a Colosseum:
swag
I bet the oyster for late 2021 will be huge
Mmmm 😋
Putting my two cents in with those commenting on John's looks: I bet it was 2020 that did it.
If they'd interviewed him in 2019, we'd see someone who looks like the son of the guy here.
2020 felt like a decade, not a year. I know I got my first gray in the hair last year.
Awesome