Tested and Triumphant: Ocean State Oyster Farming

Photo by Chip Riegel
Jennifer Scappatura (on left, here with daughter Sophie) is the owner of Quonnie Siren Oyster Co.
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Jules Opton-Himmel on his lease in Charlestown’s Ninigret Pond.
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Sales for oysters from Rhode Island waters have rebounded since the shutdown in the spring of 2020.
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Scappatura’s daughters Sophie, Norah (middle) and Isabel (right) of Quonnie Siren Oyster Co. Rear left is farm manager Jason Jarvis.
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Five of the seven member Walrus & Carpenter farm crew, left to right: Stephen Katkowski, Dylan Cole-Kink, Brendan Elba, owner Jules Opton-Himmel and Jamie Mernick.
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Quonnie Sirens