Wickford Oyster Company
401-374-5164
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About Wickford Oyster Company
Capt Trip Whilden has 28 years experience as a commercial fisherman. He has two boats, the F/V Lucy Rose - a dragger and a lobster boat. Capt Trip also grows and harvests oysters. He is located at the commercial fishing wharf in Wickford Village, RI. Come visit us April through October to get fresh caught seafood right off the boat.
Seafood Offered
American lobster, Flounder, Oysters, Scup, Squid, Tautog, Black Sea Bass, Butter Fish1
Locations
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What are the Local Catch core values?
The value statements outlined below aim to create a higher level of accountability and trust, both internally within the network and externally to the public, in order to advance the movement of Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) and like-minded community-based seafood operations.
- Community-Based Fisheries
- Fair Access
- Fair Price
- Eating with the Ecosystem
- Traceable and Simple Supply Chains
- Catch and Handle with Honor
- Community and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management
- Honoring the Ocean
- Creativity and Collaboration
How does Wickford Oyster Company implement these values?
![Catch and Handle with Honor](/static/images/honorcatch.png)
![Community-Based Fisheries](/static/images/community.png)
![Creativity and Collaboration](/static/images/creativity.png)
![Eating with the Ecosystem](/static/images/ecosystem.png)
![Fair Access](/static/images/access.png)
![Fair Price](/static/images/price.png)
![Honoring the Ocean](/static/images/honorocean.png)
![Traceable and Simple Supply Chains](/static/images/supchain.png)