| Title | Shellfish resources of the Northwest coast of the United States |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 1922 |
| Authors | Edmondson, Charles H. |
| Tertiary Authors | Office, Government Printing U. S. |
| Secondary Title | Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended ... |
| Volume | 1921/1922 |
| Pagination | 21 p. |
| Institution | Washington, D.C. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley SH11 .A4, Guin SH11 .A4, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alsea 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 |
| Notes | Appendix 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. "During most of the year the village of Netarts, on Netarts Bay, consists of a few scattered houses of permanent residents, but in the summer season it becomes a tent town of considerable size. From June until September, during the years 1917 and 1918, many people from inland districts of Oregon and other States visited Netarts... While there, clams were a constant article of diet... " (p.13) |
| URL | https://tinyurl.com/32rd6ww |
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