Johnny Oysterseed LLC is a venture founded around the farming of the Eastern Oyster (C. virginica). To date, the company has produced/planted approximately 20 million seed oysters in support of commercial food production and ecosystem restoration. Johnny Oysterseed also produces and sells food oysters under its Calvert Crest and Steamboat Landing labels. Ten years of working closely with oysters, government regulations, markets, and industry has given the company deep insight into the challenges currently confronting oyster farmers. This experience, together with engineering expertise, has led Johnny Oysterseed to invent several technical solutions for oyster farming. These solutions have greatly improved the company’s production while reducing labor costs. After realizing these increased efficiencies, Johnny Oysterseed is focusing on manufacturing and marketing its unique technical solutions to the aquaculture industry, with an initial emphasis on the Chesapeake Bay region and the U.S. eastern seaboard.