Oysters grow up to half-an-inch a year, change sexes, and produce millions of offspring annually. Oh, and they are delicious. Oysters are a good source of low fat protein, zinc, vitamins A, B, C and D, and recent studies have shown there may be some scientific basis for calling oysters aphrodisiacs. Rodney's Oyster Depot only sells one kind of oyster – the Crassostrea Virginica – indigenous to the Atlanitic side of North America. We are very strict with our harvesting guidelines, ensuring shell sizes that will enhance the meat to shell ratio, and allow a consistent count that translates to value to cost: