Ward Oyster Company is a cage oyster farm headquartered in Gloucester County, Virginia, and one of the largest cage oyster farms on the U.S. East Coast.[1][2] Established in 1986, the company sells 4 million oysters and tens of millions of larvae each year.[1][3] The company's oyster nursery is located near the Ware River and its aquaculture oyster farm is located in Mobjack Bay.[4][5][6] The company is also involved with oyster restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay.[7]