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TBOC was founded in 1909, making it the oldest continuously ran oyster farm in California. [1] [2] TBOC was co-owned by Tod Friend. [3] (1947-2017) TBOC is currently owned and operated by Cathryn Irving and Heidi Gregory. [4] TBOC sells two types of Pacific oysters in various sizes, and customers must take them away and shuck their own oysters.
The sandbar at the mouth of Tomales Bay is notoriously dangerous, with a long history of small-boat accidents. [7] Tomales Bay oysters. Oyster farming is a major industry on the bay. The two largest producers are Hog Island Oyster Company and Tomales Bay Oyster Company, both of which retail oysters to the public and have picnic grounds on the ...
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Tomales is located above Keys Creek, about 3 mi (5 km) northeast of Tomales Bay. The nearest city is Petaluma, 16 miles (26 km) to the east by road, and the nearest large city is San Francisco, about 75 minutes (58 miles (93 km)) to the south. [7] The CDP has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km 2), all of it land. [5]
Imported raw oysters are believed to have caused dozens of cases of gastrointestinal illness in Southern California, health officials reported.
Marshall is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. [4] It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Tomales, [5] at an elevation of 25 ft (7.6 m). [4] Marshall is located on the east shore of Tomales Bay. It has a population that is unknown. [6]
The Markovich brothers, who were Croatian fishermen, operated on Tomales Bay near what later became Nick's Cove in the 1920s. By 1930, there was a small facility for packing smoked herring at the cove. Nick Kojic arrived in the area in 1920, and in 1931, opened a seafood stand in a former herring smokehouse. [4]
Marconi (formerly called Fisherman's) [2] is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. [1] It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of the village of Tomales, [2] at an elevation of about 70 feet (21 meters) above sea level. [1]