HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Hello, my name is Tyler Chadwick- founder and owner of Carolina Gold Oyster Company. Carolina Gold Oyster Company started in 2018 but our journey started well before then. As a child, I grew up in the commercial fishing industry in North Carolina. I can remember spending my summers on the back of a shrimp boat and digging for clams on the shores of Newport River. In 2015-2016, I started fishing along with a good friend. We fished crab pots, flounder nets, and gigged flounder during the summer. During the winter we would harvest wild oysters.

I started to notice it was hard to find true North Carolina seafood in our state. I decided I needed to do something about it. In 2016, I opened Chadwickā€™s Seafood. We originally started our company to provide fresh, local seafood to all our customers. Thatā€™s what we did until we closed Chadwickā€™s Seafood in 2020.

In the 2016-2017 oyster season, I started to notice that the wild oyster harvest had not been as plentiful as years before. There was overregulation of the wild industry and that made it extremely difficult to make a living on the water. At that point, I needed to decide what I was going to do to keep my career on the water!

WHAT WE OFFER

CARING FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT

Protecting our environment and wetlands has always been important to me. I started to research on what I could do to help preserve and improve our environment, while at the same time provide a living on the water. I came across oyster farming. It fascinated me and I wanted to know more about it.

For the next year, I learned everything I could about oyster farming. I even volunteered to work on other local farms to learn more about the industry! After my research and field experience, I knew I had to start my own mariculture farm! The hardest part was finding a location for our farm. After extensive research and consideration, we finally found the perfect location. This was the birth of Carolina Gold Oyster Company.

Starting Carolina Gold Oyster Company was a huge commitment to myself, family, and my community. I will always strive to do everything I can to help protect and better our environment and wetlands. Not only does our farm improve the water quality; it provides tons of habitats for small juvenile fish, removes carbon, and itā€™s 100% a sustainable protein.

Oyster farming has no negative impact on our environment and thatā€™s something to get behind! We are a proud member of the Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition partnership with The Nature Conservancy to help fight climate change. When you are enjoying Carolina Gold Oysters, you are doing your part as well! Welcome to Carolina Gold Oyster Company, where the true Gold is on the East Coast!

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