Here, you can see men working on the dock and sorting through the day’s catch. The Bluffton Oyster Company employs experienced shuckers to separate its famed May River oyster meat from the shells.

Sitting right along the shore of the May River from which the oysters came, these workers expertly remove the oyster meat with speed and precision. A fast shucker can potentially work through two bushels of “shell stock” for a gallon of raw oysters, and shuck 7-9 gallons a day!