The Rise And Decline Of The Ol'})mpia Oyster 



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Effect of leitrodsiacfiosi of Pacific Oysters On 

 Olympia Oyster Industry 



THE HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC OYSTER (Ostrea 

 gigas) to this date is another story. Yet, in completing 

 this story of the Olympia Oyster it is necessary to explain 

 briefly its relationship and effect upon the Olympia 

 Oyster industry. 



During the early years, prior to 1921, the Eastern 

 Oyster (Ostrea virginica) had been shipped into the west, 

 both in the shell for transplanting purposes, and as fresh 

 opened oysters. The transplants were not a commercial 

 success either in V/illapa Bay or in Puget Sound. The 

 waters on our coast are so different from those on the 

 Atlantic Coast, that there was great mortality, and the 

 oysters that lived did not grow or fatten satisfactorily. 



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