| Title | For Better Oysters: Eastern Bivalves To Be Planted In Yaquina Bay. A Carload Now on Its Way to San Francisco -- Promising New Industry |
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article |
| Year of Publication | 1896 |
| Authors | Anonymous |
| Secondary Title | Morning Oregonian |
| Pagination | p.8 |
| Date Published | 1896, Oct. 30 |
| City | Portland, Or. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley Microfilm AN .U5 O66 |
| Keywords | aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, eastern oyster=Crassostrea virginica, introduced species, molluscs, physiology, water temperature, water use, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | October 30, 1896. Following the successful transplantation of Eastern oysters to San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Fish Commission sent out a railroad car loaded with Eastern oysters "to be planted in waters of the Pacific coast..." Professor Washburn (formerly of O.A.C., but now at the University of Oregon), was consulted, and the decision was made to transplant some of the oysters in Yaquina Bay. This article describes the shipment and events leading up to it, including the role of the Oregon Fish and Game Protector in the decision. |
