Copps Island Oysters

What Copps Island Oysters does

Copps Island Oysters (legal entity: Norm Bloom and Son, LLC) is a fourth-generation, family-owned shellfish farm founded in 1994 by Norman Bloom and headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The company operates one of the largest privately-owned oyster farms on the East Coast, harvesting Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), clams, and lobster from the Norwalk/Westport Island Chain in Long Island Sound using traditional sea-floor farming methods. With a fleet of fifteen boats and year-round harvesting, the farm combines wild-oyster characteristics with farmed-product consistency, and supplements its core shellfish operations with a winter sugar kelp (Saccharina lattissima) hatchery-based crop.

The company operates a diversified multi-channel business model. Wholesale distribution to local restaurants and the Northeast farm-to-table trade is anchored by the ability to fill large orders consistently. Direct-to-consumer sales are run through The Oysterman's Daughter e-commerce storefront (oystermansdaughter.com), shipping fresh shellfish, shucking kits, and culinary accessories nationwide. The Copps Island Oyster Shack food truck and the Shuck Truck — a mobile raw bar catering kitchen — extend direct consumer engagement into casual seaside and event-driven use cases. An adjacent vertical, the kelp farm, is commercialized through a partnership with Vessl Skin, a skincare brand using farm-grown kelp.

The business targets three primary segments: individual consumers purchasing fresh shellfish and home-shucking accessories, restaurants and hospitality businesses seeking reliable wholesale supply, and event/catering clients booking the Shuck Truck. The company emphasizes sustainability through its own water quality monitoring program, state-lab partnerships, and alliances with Harbor Watch, Soundkeeper, Save the Sound, and Earthplace. No revenue, funding, or structural investor information is publicly disclosed.

Name

Copps Island Oysters

Legal name

Norm Bloom and Son, LLC

Website

https://coppsislandoysters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Copps Island Oysters is a fourth-generation, family-owned shellfish farm in Norwalk, Connecticut that harvests and sells oysters, clams, and lobster from Long Island Sound via wholesale, e-commerce, food truck, mobile catering, and a kelp-based skincare partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shellfish Farming and Seafood Production

NAICS

Shellfish Farming (112512), Aquaculture (11251), Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Shellfish Farming (e.g., oysters, mussels, clams) (AFAEAAAB)

Keywords

• Shellfish farming
• Oyster production
• Seafood wholesale
• Raw bar catering
• Sustainable aquaculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwalk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct-to-Consumer Retail (The Oysterman's Daughter): Online and retail sales of oysters, clams, lobster, shucking kits, cookbooks, and seafood supplies through their shop at oystermansdaughter.com. Products include their branded Copps Island Oysters, White Rock oysters, clams (Little Neck, Top Neck, Cherry Stone), lobster, and culinary accessories.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale supply of oysters to restaurants and local eateries. Norm Bloom and Son has long been known as a wholesale supplier. The farm-to-table movement expanded their distribution capabilities to sell directly to local restaurants.
3. Catering and Events (Shuck Truck): Mobile raw bar catering through the Shuck Truck — a full kitchen on wheels providing custom raw bar for events. Menu additions include roasted oysters, crispy shellfish rolls, Connecticut lobster rolls, and clam bakes. Also available for intimate events without the trailer.
4. Food Truck (Copps Island Oyster Shack): Food truck operation bringing highest-quality fresh seafood directly from their boats to casual seaside destinations. Available off-season for catering.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Copps Island Oysters is a fourth-generation family-owned shellfish farm that cultivates and harvests Eastern oysters (Crassostrea Virginica), hard clams (Little Neck, Top Neck, Cherry Stone), and live lobster from Long Island Sound using traditional sea floor farming methods. It sells fresh shellfish through wholesale distribution to restaurants, through its own e-commerce shop (The Oysterman's Daughter), via its food truck (Copps Island Oyster Shack), and through mobile raw bar catering (Shuck Truck). The farm also produces Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattissima) during winter months, supplying partner brand Vessl Skin for skincare products.

Product overview

Copps Island Oysters operates as a fourth-generation family-owned shellfish farm offering a portfolio of seafood products including multiple oyster varieties (Copps Island, White Rock, Mystics), clams (Little Neck, Top Neck, Cherry Stone), and lobster sourced from Long Island Sound and Maine. The company complements its core farming operations with retail and food service operations: The Oysterman's Daughter is their online shop selling shellfish and kitchen essentials like shucking kits; the Copps Island Oyster Shack is their food truck; and the Shuck Truck provides mobile catering services. They also operate a kelp farm producing Sugar Kelp for skincare applications, partnering with Vessl Skin for downstream product development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Oysterman's Daughter: Retail shop selling shellfish, shucking kits, cookbooks, and seafood supplies
• Copps Island Oyster Shack
• Copps Island Shuck Truck
• Vessl Skin

Products and services

• Copps Island Oysters

Quantifiable outcome

• Oyster beds filter millions of gallons of water each day and create habitats for marine life

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Harbor WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Harbor Watch is a nonprofit organization that educates people on water quality through knowledge, data, and hands-on experience in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Founded by Dick Harris in 1986, it monitors over 250 sites and has trained over 1,000 individuals. In 2009, Norm Bloom & Son funded Harbor Watch's second state-of-the-art lab, located right at their East Norwalk, CT facility. This partnership enables on-site testing, monitoring, and processing of water samples to ensure safe and eco-friendly oyster farming.
• SoundkeepercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoundkeeper is dedicated to raising awareness and protecting the Long Island Sound from contaminants and pollution. It oversees enforcement of state laws such as the Clean Water Act. Founded in 1987 by Terry Backer and Chris Staplefelt, it has set global standards for water preservation. Terry Backer was a lifelong friend of Norm Bloom and became the first Soundkeeper. Today there are approximately 200 Waterkeeper organizations across six continents.
• Save the SoundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSave the Sound is a partner organization working to keep the waters of Long Island Sound clean. They work tirelessly alongside Copps Island Oysters to preserve and monitor the Long Island Sound.
• EarthplaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthplace hosts the Harbor Watch program. Copps Island Oysters is proud to partner with Earthplace and other organizations in keeping their farm environmentally safe and sustainable.
• Vessl SkinminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerVessl Skin is a skincare company that uses sugar kelp grown on Copps Island Oysters' farm. Their kelp-based skincare products use antioxidant-rich Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattissima) grown seed-to-skin on the farm, naturally air-dried and used exclusively in Vessl Skin products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hama Hama Oyster Company: Multi-generational family-owned Pacific Northwest oyster farm with farm-store retail, wholesale, and direct-to-consumer shipping. Closely comparable heritage brand, DTC operation, and farm-gate retail structure.
• Pangea Shellfish Company: Maine-based shellfish wholesaler and grower with national distribution to restaurants and retailers. Comparable in connecting East Coast oyster farms to chef and restaurant customers, partially overlapping with Copps Island's wholesale channel.
• Blue Island Shellfish Farms: Long Island, New York oyster and clam farm with wholesale, DTC, and chef relationships on the Northeast coast. Direct competitive overlap on raw bar and farm-to-table restaurant supply in the greater New York/Tri-State region.
• Island Creek Oysters: Massachusetts-based oyster farm operating a comparable model of sea-floor aquaculture, DTC e-commerce, wholesale to restaurants, and consumer accessory merchandising. Most directly comparable East Coast peer given parallel multi-channel go-to-market.
• Cape Cod Shellfish & Seafood Co. Massachusetts shellfish grower and distributor with oysters, clams, and lobster across wholesale and DTC. Comparable multi-product shellfish portfolio and similar New England farm-to-restaurant supply model.
• Sweet Neck Farm Oysters: Family-run Long Island Sound oyster farm with wholesale and DTC; overlaps in geography (CT/Long Island waters) and product category (raw bar oysters), competing for similar chef and consumer customers.
• Murder Point Oysters: Alabama Gulf oyster farm shipping nationally to restaurants and consumers. Comparable small/medium-family-scale oyster farm with DTC and wholesale channels and a focus on heritage and terroir-driven branding.
• Tom's Cove Oyster Farm: Chincoteague, Virginia shellfish farm with similar wholesale and DTC shipping of oysters and clams from the mid-Atlantic. Comparable in farm scale, product mix (oysters and clams), and farm-to-table distribution model.

Regional players

• Fishers Island Oyster Farm: Connecticut/New York oyster farm on Fishers Island with small-batch DTC and wholesale. Geographic and product overlap in the Long Island Sound region, but smaller scale and more limited channel development.

Broad incumbents

• Taylor Shellfish Farms: One of the largest U.S. shellfish producers (Pacific Northwest) with oysters, clams, mussels, geoduck, and a national DTC and wholesale footprint. A broader incumbent in the same category but at significantly larger scale and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/coppsislandoysters
• Xx.com/coppsisland
• Facebookfacebook.com/CoppsIslandOysters

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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