Bonds to Brine: Banker reinvents himself as oyster farmer

ByJo Trupp Flood Localish logo
Friday, June 28, 2024
Bonds to Brine: Banker reinvents himself as oyster farmer
His Shamrock Oyster Farm is located 3.5 miles south of Bay Shore in the Great South Bay, off New York's Long Island.

BAY SHORE, NY -- Meet Emmett Ohara, who traded a 30-year career in finance for a new calling: oyster farming.

His Shamrock Oyster Farm is located 3.5 miles south of Bay Shore in the Great South Bay, off New York's Long Island.

He's cultivating between 200,000-250,000 oysters in certified waters leased from the town of Islip.