12 U. S. BUREAU or FISHERIES. 



Paphya staminea is a good shipper, but can not be taken in this 

 locality in sufficient abundance to make it profitable for other than 

 local use. 



The conclusion arrived at in 1918 was that there were no species 

 of clams or mussels in the Yaquina region that were obtainable in 

 large enough quantities and that had the proper shipping qualities 

 for purposes of commerce, in the fresh condition, beyond the local 

 demand. 



Messrs. Reeves and Doig, mentioned above, in 1917 carried on a 

 small export trade in canned clams shipped direct to consumers in 

 Willamette Valley towns, the method being to seal the edible por- 

 tions of the clams in jars of fresh water, the cooking to take place 

 when the destination was reached. This did not prove to be a very 

 popular way of handling the product and was not long continued. 



It was gratifying, however, to find that large quantities of shell- 

 fish, including clams, crabs, oysters, etc., were used locally in and 

 about the Yaquina region. The people of that locality were, for 

 the most part, fully aware of the value of the sea-food products 

 conveniently at hand. 



In the spring of 1918, after advising with the office of the U. S. 

 Commissioner of Fisheries, a shipment of " pismo " clams was ob- 

 tained from San Luis Obispo Bay, Calif., and planted in the 

 Yaquina region between Nye Beach and Agate Beach. Through 

 the efforts of the California Fish and Game Commission 750 pounds 

 of the clams were secured and shipped. They arrived at their 

 destination apparently in good condition and were planted on a 

 beach which, in the author's judgment, was well suited to them. 

 Several days after the planting occurred, a single clam was found 

 about 200' yards from the place of planting. The clam was alive, 

 in the edge of the water and half covered with sand. This led to the 

 belief that more of the clams may have become scattered up and 

 down the beach, although no others were located. In 1919, a year 

 after the planting, no sign of any of the clams could be discovered, 

 nor were any shells to be found along the beach. The success or 

 the failure of the project can not be determined at this date. 



NETARTS AND TILLAMOOK REGIONS. 



These two shellfish centers in Tillamook County, Oreg., may be 

 considered as one. Netarts Bay is a long but very shallow arm of 

 the sea, with the outlet some miles north of Cape Lookout. The 

 bay is so shallow that during an extremely low tide nearly all of 

 the water runs out, leaving much of the bottom area exposed. The 

 salinity of the bay is essentially that of the ocean, as practically no 

 fresh water enters it. 



The bay supports a number of species of edible shellfish, among 

 the clams being Schizothaerus nuttalli^ Cardium corhh^ Paphya 

 staminea^ and Saxidomus giganteus Deshayes. Schizothaei'us pre- 

 dominates and seems to show little or no evidence of depletion from 

 year to year. The species occupies the gravel bed.*-' of several acres 

 in extent at the north end of the bay near the outlet, which are very 

 accessible from the shore. The clams are very abundant here, but 

 are quite firmly embedded in the gravel, and are more difficult to 

 remove than in those localities where they inhabit soft mud. 



