The 14,000 square foot hatchery is available most of the year and custom setting of bags can be accomplished at any time. Setting of oyster seed can be done on French pipe, oyster shell or other cultch material. Single oyster seed produced in the hatchery is sold to growers from Alaska to California. Seed varies in size from 0.5 - 30mm according to the requirement of the grower. Available all year round, single seed is usually planted in lantern nets, in grow-out bags or larger seed can be planted directly on the ground.
Diploid seed is available most of the year and triploid seed is available on special order.
Geoduck seed is the hottest item from the hatchery. Aquaculture development of this animal has produced excellent results. Demand for seed has been very high and seed production has not matched demand. Emphasis on production in 2000 will increase seed availability. The hatchery can also produce other species by special order.