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The brand of the Hooper Island Oyster Company that includes an aquaculture division that raises and sells high quality oysters and an equipment division that manufactures cages, upwellers, downwellers, tumbler/grader units and fabricates specialized vessels for tending gear. They have developed a name for high quality oysters aimed at the half shell market and have three generations of family involved in the business.