!()_' lid i hit- Molliisca of the Ore 1:^011 Loast 



5. Canlium ciirl)is Martyii. 



'Phis >])(.'cics is ver\- slmrt livcil when rc'iiiuved fnnn the salt 

 water and. ahhouL^h it has a very hard sheU. is a very ])i)(ir mar- 

 ket chiin. It occurs in considerable abundance in lx)th Tilla- 

 mook and \'a([uina IJays but its ])oor shippintJ' ([ualities would 

 make iiu])ractical attempts to market the s])ecies in a fresh con- 

 dition at an\- ^reat distance from either of the above localities. 

 Its food value is chiert\' a local one, althoui^ii it is one of the 

 chief sources of suppl\- for the canner\- at TillauKiok City. 



6. Saxidomus |L;"i;^anteus Deshayes. 



Xetarts Ua}' is the only locality on the Oret^on coast in which 

 this species can be obtained in any numbers and even there in 

 1919 the clam had become so depleted that comparativel\- few 

 could be had. At the present time the supply is too meaner to 

 meet the demands of local consumers and the nearb}' markets of 

 Tillamook City. This clam is one of the best of shippers, having- 

 a very hard, thick shell and is fairly long lived, the valves of the 

 shell closing- tightly preventing rapid evaporation of water. Meas- 

 ures should be taken toward the cultivation of this species in 

 Xetarts Bay and elsewhere, as it represents one of the best of 

 our edil)le clams. 



7. M}tilus edulis l^innaeus. 

 8. Alytilus Californicus Conrad. 



It has been the experience of the writer, as well as of others, 

 that sea mussels cannot be i)reserved long in a fresh condition 

 after being removed from the water. Field"' was not able to keep 

 M\tilus edulis in an ice chest longer than 24 hrs. Init suggests 

 that improved methods could probably be devised for preserving 

 the species in cold storage for a sufficient length of time to 

 enable it to reach inland markets. 



\\Mth the indirect transportation facilities from ( )regon coast 

 points where the sea mussels are in greatest abundance, there is 



^ Field, I. A. Tlie Food V:ilue of 8ea Mussels. Bulletin c.f tlif \\ S. Buronu of 

 Fisheries, Vol. 29, 1909, Doc. Xo. 74:i, Feb. 24, 1911. 



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