Commercial Oyster Season

Temperature Rule - Fishing in Tisbury Great Pond will only be allowed if the air temperature is above 28 degrees Fahrenheit (F) by 10:00 A.M. If temperature does not reach 28 degrees F by 10:00 A.M. make-up days will be as follows (Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Make-up days will start on the first available day (Thursday, Friday and then Saturday) that can be fished. Make-up days will be under the same conditions as normal fishing days (Cold Temperature Rule Conditional). The temperature gauge is located at the Sepiessa landing.

The Commercial Oyster Season in Tisbury Great Pond will close on March 31, 2022.

Reminder: Only three commercial limits shall be harvested by a commercial permit holder per week (Three (3) struck bushels per day). Sunday will remain non-commercial (family permit) for oyster harvest.

• Commercial Fishing Days- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  
• Check in at the Old Coast Guard Station.
• Seed (including seed attached to oysters) must not be harvested. If an oyster has a large amount of small seed attached and can’t be removed without destroying then it is recommended that it be returned to the water.
• Please don’t pile your cull in the same area. Also oysters culled over deep muddy bottom are less likely to survive.
• Please try to keep the size of oysters harvested to between three (3) and four (4) inches.