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Hoopers Island is a chain of islands in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. Upper Hoopers Island and Lower Hoopers Island are surrounded by water with the Chesapeake Bay on the west and the Honga River on the east. The remote set of islands has much wildlife and is well known for sport fishing and crabbing industries.
The company was founded in 1899 by James Croxton. [1] [5] [6] The company is currently operated by cousins Ryan and Travis Croxton, the great-grandsons of the founder. [7] [8] [9] The company harvests four oyster varieties, Rappahannocks, Stingrays, Snow Hills, Barcats, and Olde Salts, in addition to Olde Salt Clams.
The Lore Company maintained a fleet of three boats for oyster buying and planting. Two boats, the William B. Tennison and the Sidney B. Riggin, were converted bugeyes, former sailing oyster dredges. The Tennison is now itself a national Historic Landmark and is preserved at the museum. A third vessel, the Pengui, was a Hooper Island draketail ...
Maryland DNR has selected next three sites for oyster restoration in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay, including one on the lower Eastern Shore.
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One of the first types of purpose-built small powered fishing boats to appear on the Chesapeake Bay were the Hooper Island draketails of the 1920s and 1930s. The Hooper Island draketails featured construction similar to the sailing skipjacks, but were narrower as stability was not needed to carry a sail and a narrow hull made best use of the ...
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The company's oyster farms are located in the Yeocomico River, Potomac River, James River, Rappahannock River, and York River. [9] [16] In 2002, the company also helped to restore an oyster reef in the river. [17] The company also operates a seafood cannery and packing facility and is a research partner with the State of Virginia.