New York’s oyster and bay scallop harvests

A boom in bay scallops this season, which began Nov. 6, is boosting the East End’s shellfishing industry, participants say. This follows strong harvests in recent years for bay scallops and oysters, especially 2014. Here are annual harvest data for oysters and bay scallops for all New York, which primarily involves Long Island waters, from 2008 to 2016. And you can read more about the shellfish trend here.

Details on the bay scallop and oyster harvests

Year	Oyster bushels	Oyster value	Pounds of bay scallops	Value of bay scallops
2008	42,978	$2,870,069	9,942	$154,235
2009	20,400	$1,428,015	18,675	$270,784
2010	25,574	$2,046,527	40,396	$585,744
2011	31,051	$2,173,601	28,932	$419,509
2012	44,494	$3,114,657	34,011	$492,682
2013	68,773	$4,401,569	29,051	$421,237
2014	133,663	$9,356,407	100,066	$1,450,954
2015	71,947	$5,755,719	65,378	$947,980
2016	48,944	$3,915,370	30,575	$443,336

Data provided by the New York State Department of Conservation. The oyster figures include a category grown for seed, in addition to those harvested for consumption. JavaScript charts powered by amCharts.