Unpublished manuscript that was distributed locally and is cited in contemporary publications. Describes oyster grounds, gives a brief history of the oyster industry in Yaquina Bay, reports on current conditions. Tables show salinity of Yaquina Bay for May-August, 1931 and 1931 spawning season. Recommends expanding production on State-owned beds.
Fisheries Laboratory during 1952, in the rearing of the native Pacific Coast oyster, Ostrea lurida Carp., in small containers. The decline of the oyster fishery in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, has been attributed in part to the lack of adequate spat-falls. Investigations were begun in 1947 to devise methods of artificially...