Oysters from the tributaries of the Chesapeake have also been much prized and for the same reason. Brackish systems produce sweet oysters. Sadly most of these prolific beds, leased to watermen, are now empty of oysters. There are still some but they are difficult to find.
My nephew, now sadly gone, trained his dog to harvest some of these wonderful oysters from southern Md. Here is a video of his dog at work.
https://www.facebook.com/woody.hill.14/videos/803289293043031
Apparently we can’t view that unless we are on Facebook. Is there a YouTube?
Link broken, you have been shdow banned for having a life.
I got a friend who grows oysters on a Chesapeake Bay tributary. I guess he pays a little bit for the spat and then gets at least hundreds of oysters every year. Very tasty, but the shells are more brittle and break easier when shucking.