YOU CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS
BUT YOU CAN BUY WELLFLEET OYSTERS

About Wellfleet Oyster & Clam

The Puffer family has been growing and harvesting award winning oysters in Wellfleet since the 1970′s

Irving Puffer, who grew up in Wellfleet has worked in the fishing industry since the age of 17, working the towns shellfish beds and on commercial fishing boats. A shellfish bed is a designated shoreline area leased from the town. The farmers have exclusive use to grow their shellfish. When Irving first began, the primary crop grown in the beds were oysters.

During the 1980′s the farming operation expanded to include Quahog or hard shell clams. Quahog seed were planted in the beds for littlenecks and cherrystones. In 1989 Irving and his wife Holly formed Wellfleet Oyster and Clam Company, LTD. They continue to grow and market the finest shellfish produced, selling to wholesalers and restaurants throughout the country.

What we do?

We produce the finest oyster and clams in the clean, cold waters of Cape Cod

Fresh. Fast. Delicious.

Our dedication to the highest quality is reflected in our growing and harvesting processes. For decades these processes have resulted in finest, freshest oysters and clams that are both clean, and consistent. We always harvest to order to ensure freshness and take great care when handling the shellfish. Currently, we sell strictly to some great wholesalers, who are share our dedication to producing the best oysters and clams possible.

A Perfect Location

Oyster and clams get their taste from where they are grown. We grow and harvest our shellfish in a unique location within the pristine, cold, clean waters of Wellfleet harbor. With 12-foot tides that provide nutrient rich ocean water, combining with a perfect infusion of fresh water, gives our shellfish a wonderfully complex taste.

Sustainable Aquaculture

Growing the highest quality shellfish is a tradition in the Puffer family. Irving Puffers mission for decades has been to grow and harvest the best oysters and clams possible. Now a family operation, it is our mission to continue to our practice of sustainable aquaculture to produce the worlds finest shellfish.

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