Founded in Milford, Delaware, in 1978, Sea Watch International harvests and processes clams for frozen and canned seafood products from its Chesapeake Bay-region base. Its vertically integrated operation includes a company-owned clam fleet and processing plants in Maryland, Delaware, and Massachusetts, with co-packing and custom product development for foodservice and retail customers. Sea Watch also recycles clam shells for oyster-reef restoration in the Delaware and Chesapeake bays.
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Ipswich Shellfish GroupFounded in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1935, Ipswich Shellfish Group is a family-owned and operated seafood company known for supplying Ipswich clams. What began with local clam diggers and two refrigerated trucks has grown into a regional network serving restaurants, seafood markets, and distributors from Maine to South Carolina, with nationwide and international shipping available.GRASONVILLE, MD
Tilghman Island SeafoodOn Maryland’s Tilghman Island, Tilghman Island Seafood turns wild Chesapeake Bay catch into hand-cut, retail- and foodservice-ready seafood, with an unusual focus on harvesting invasive blue catfish. Owner and lifelong Eastern Shore waterman John Nicholas Hargrove converted a historic oyster house into a USDA-certified catfish processing facility after seeing the species threaten blue crabs and other native Bay life. The company also works with generations of Chesapeake watermen and women to shuck wild oysters while supporting the region’s fishing communities and Bay restoration.TILGHMAN, MD
Phillips Foods, IncFrom its Chesapeake Bay beginnings, Phillips Foods makes crab meat, crab cakes and other prepared seafood for grocery shelves, restaurants and foodservice kitchens. The family-owned company traces its roots to 1914 and has crafted seafood products for four generations, carrying the Maryland Eastern Shore tradition behind its first restaurant’s 1956 crab-cake recipe into a global sourcing operation. Based in Baltimore, Phillips also operates seafood restaurants along the East Coast and in airports.BALTIMORE, MD
Handy Seafood IncorporatedSince John T. Handy founded it in Crisfield in 1894, Handy Seafood has built its identity around Chesapeake seafood and a hands-on approach to crab cakes. The company’s long history includes pioneering soft-shell crab processing and producing more than 200 million crab cakes in small batches by hand for retail and foodservice customers.SALISBURY, MD