OYASHIO 



Oyashio — A cold current flowing from the Bering oyster — A member of one of several families, but 



Sea southwest along the coast of Kamchatka, better known as one of the families Ostreidae 



past the Kuril Islands, continuing close to the and Spondylidae, of irregularly shaped bi- 



northeast coast of Japan and reaching nearly valves, which are cemented to a firm surface by 



35°N. The Oyashio turns east into the the larger valve. They are notable fouling 



Kuroshio extension. organisms in some regions. 



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