History
History
Harris Seafood was founded in the 1930's as W.H. Harris. During the Great Depression, they shucked 1,900 gallons of oysters in a single day. The shuckers worked until midnight and didn't stop working until 4 o'clock that afternoon. During this time there were dozens of packing houses around Kent Island. Over time these packing houeses closed one-by-one. Despite the challenges with the industry, Harris Seafood was able to endure and is the last remaining packing house on Kent Narrows, and the last full-time shucking house in the state of Maryland.