The Rise And Decline Of The Olympia Oyster 



As heretofore pointed out, the Olympia oyster has a 

 very delicate organism, and is susceptible to environ- 

 mental changes. Recently, as the trade wastes have re- 

 duced the Olympia Oyster population of the beds, por- 

 tions of them have been planted with more hardy Pacific 

 oysters hoping that they may survive and enable the oys- 

 ter grower to continue to operate. If the Olympia Oyster 

 should become extinct, the Pacific oyster will cover the 

 areas which have been so carefully, laboriously, and at 

 such a great expense, built up by its pioneers, especially 

 adapted for the Olympia Oyster. These developments, so 

 important to the culture of the Olympia Oyster, the grad- 

 ing and diking, are of little value to the culture of the 

 Pacific oysters, as they seem to thrive exposed to the 

 elements. 



So I would conclude that the Pacific oyster has had 

 no detrimental effect on the Olympia Oyster, but does 

 stand by as a substitute in case the decline of the Olympia 

 Oyster should continue into its extinction. 



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