Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd. are dedicated to supplying oysters that are superior in quality, consistency, and freshness. Ideally located in British Columbia on Vancouver Island, Stellar Bay offers the perfect growing conditions for clean, mild flavored oysters. Stellar Bay’s world renown oysters include Kusshi’s and Stellarbay Gold’s. Stellar Bay Golds are a larger version of the popular Kusshi oyster, ranging in size from 2.5 inches to 3 inches in length.
As one of Canada’s top suppliers, Stellar Bay oysters are served as a delicacy in high-end restaurants and oyster bars around the world – in the United States, Canada, Japan and China. Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd. has received the British Columbia Wine and Oyster Festival People’s Choice Award for 6 consecutive years.
Oysters have been cultured for more than a century, with Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd. becoming pioneers in using state of the art technologies to regulate for consistency in quality and size. Each oyster is graded according to their size, right down to the millimeter, to guarantee consistently high quality shellfish.
In Japanese the word Kusshi means “ultimate”, which perfectly describes the Kusshi oyster’s quality, taste, size, consistency and appearance. Kusshi’s are considered to be one of the finest oysters in the world, with it’s sweet flavor and buttery texture. Perfectly suited to high-end restaurants and oyster bars.