BlueTrace Blog

Although BlueTrace software is great, the key to success is having folks like Kam Kim of Newport News, VA on the team.  

Brad Blymier started as a small pedestrian farmer on the eastern shore of Virginia over 12 years ago. Very quickly he realized  his natural gift for connecting with chefs and farmers and started helping neighboring farms sell their product. Within a couple of years, he decided to focus solely on the distribution side of the business.  Since then, War Shore has grown into one of the largest specialty shellfish distributors in the “DMV” (DC/MD/noVA). Today they deliver oysters, lobster meat, scallops, clams, mussels and other specialty creatures of the sea to a growing array of chefs and major supermarkets.  With their new Maine buying station (Maine Oyster Initiative) they are one track to buy over 1.5 million Maine oysters this year which is about 15% of their overall oyster sales.

Below is a nice description of the new ELAP insurance program from the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association. Farmers will be wise to heed their advice and keep good records.  

Four years ago, we had the idea of helping oyster farmers improve their operations.  Today, we have over 120 clients in 12 states and 4 countries. We have employees, investors and even won a major grant from NOAA. All this would not be possible without the support of so many.  Thank you!  

Supply Chains are the lifeblood of our economy.  From how a shellfish gets from the tideline to the table, to how a semi-conductor chip gets from a factory in Asia to a printer on a farm.  

Forget Pre-Printed Tags: How Oyster Tracker Can Help Your Shellfish Farm Transition Into The 21st Century

One of the great joys of this job is visiting our clients.  Last week I visited a bunch on Cape Cod and got a couple of fun videos. 

We continue to hear amazing stories from farmers.

We did a virtual tradeshow with the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association.  Over 90 people showed up!!

The Aquaculture North America just published it's latest magazine, and our clients are in two separate articles: