TitleShellfish resources of the Northwest coast of the United States
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication1922
AuthorsEdmondson, Charles H.
Tertiary AuthorsOffice, Government Printing U. S.
Secondary TitleAnnual Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended ...
Volume1921/1922
Pagination21 p.
CityWashington, D.C.
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley SH11 .A4, Guin SH11 .A4, Digital Open Access
KeywordsAlsea Bay, bibvalves, blue mussel = Mytilus edulis, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, California mussel = Mytilus californianus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii (Cardium corbis), commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax (Schizothaerus nuttalli), introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea (Paphya staminea), molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, Piddock siphon = Pholadidea penita, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay
NotesAppendix III to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1922. Bureau of Fisheries Document no.920. In Google Books. Bw photographs. Summarizes known distribution of edible mollusks on the Oregon and SW Washington coasts with an eye to potential for commercial development of the fisheries. Cites bad roads as a major hindrance. Nice descriptions of localities. "Mya arenaria and Schizothaerus nuttalli are to be found in some abundance on the mud flats of this bay, but, being in a very inaccessible region, little use is made of these shellfish except occasionally by the inhabitants of Taft, a small settlement on the bay."
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