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THE
TEE JAPANESE OYSTER INDUSTRY OF OHEGON
OREGON
R1-j)
#"t Il/-j)
The Japanese
Japanese oyster
oyster thdustry
Indust3:'ll of
of Oregon
Oregon Is.
is groWing.
The
growing9
Expansion
ExpanSion
111 partioularly
Yaqu1na and
and Coos
Coos bays
bay"
is
particularly notioeable
noticeable in Tillamook,
¶iflamook, Yaquina
where
thehabitat
hlllb1tllltisillfavorable
f·avorji'b16for
torthe
thegrowth
growth.of
ofthis
this bivalve,
bive.lvllI.
ten the
trea
Importation
Importllt1on of
ot this
th18 oyster,
oyster, ql'ltlt'ElIil,
is necElss&l"y
neeesni7 each
a1/?ias, 1s
each year
ytJar
Pacl:t'1o eoaat
not favorable
!'avorlllb1efor
torsue
auth,
as the paciflc
toast water oondltionl'J
conditions l!I.X'
an e not
a
oessfui spawning,
oes$f'ul
SPi,\,Wing...
war restriotions
restHctions p:rev~m1:;e.d
pnvsnted the
Stortation
War
tm Ul'poI'tation
<
of thl.
this oystel'
oyster until
until the
the tirst
tint pl'ew.rshlp.meht
prewar thipmatt in
in 1941
1%.7W'hen
ten 1~,3>7
l$.3%7
0$,$$8
W61'$
&ues were
!!I:
a
shipped to
shipped
to Oreg<>n.
Ongc
v(')l'Ulllofom
f<>:I' this
thl~ 7fl
yei!l1' was
W'o
The 11l1'go
lee volume
d:1rectreltU:)..t
direct result of new
new &'1'$11$
Areas beinS
being pl~ted
planted ~d
and of old ~a$
areas bel:n.g
being
:l'l!ll!ltockel! afttll'
wal'
restaciced
after the wax
in imports
Importa when only
In
yalt:t"s.
tSs
'1'Myear
1948 Sa'll
The year 191I1
saw 11a ma1:'ked
marked d&Cfre&.s.
decrease
5.955 cases
oases
wet's
brought in,
in, and
and 1949
l%9 was
WllIX'$ br<>hght
.ven
oues of
otluu!ld.
even lowe1'
lower with 4,760
14760 cases
seed.
The subsequent
Bubsequent years
yeatts 0120w
$how
11 steady
steady inerease
1ncreaS$ of
of importations,
importations.
a
'I'h(l
lIlbove figures
rigurell are
l\.\1'e futther
f'~hel' broken down by year,
Y$$,r, area
area. and
The above
type of
of' llIeed
in table
tabl. ((h
ted in
type
)..
Regular Japlllnl!lse
..
Japanese oysteree$d
oyster seed is
is avdl
anti-
lIlble
forms, broken
'!>wkenand
and.unbeolten,
unbD01«In.
ible in two
Wc forms,
In recent yeQ2'S
th.1"$ haa
years there
has
available aa new
seed called
called
been nJade
made available
new va1'iety
variety or
of Japanue
Japanese oyster
ester seed
KUllIamoto
4&(1d.
Kumamoto seed
pan.
pan.
The 1tt\l!1e
deriVed from the
too area of
of origin in Ja38:name is derived
This oyste:t'
vax-let'1 and
and is
is
oyster is
is aa 13~1,
smafl, deep--euppea
deep-cupped cockt\!d.l
cocktil variety
orE!ltCellent
taat",.
ctccellint taste.
Sh1pnt$nts
of this
this variety
VQl"let'1 M:'1El
Sbtpmsns of
have b",en
been snmltas
sm4l as
-. it
3. t is
is in the
t~ esperimentai
eXp0X'IVll)ntal state
stage of
of development.
dttvelopment.
.. (' '.",
,...-':i,,~
~
--j
SEED
l'UN'l'nms- GEEGON
.. OflEG01'l'
SEEDOY$'1'ml
OflflR PLLNThiaS
(Plgu.r$spr1l!lflrtl11'rom1"..C..
0.0..
(flgures prlr!mrily tr P.c. 0-.
a. A. )
~
a
.
1~8
1949
iq8
19Ij9
t
__..-.1__&S.
Bltt'l1~rSUlll._ .. Bl~W! .•~1'll~.~
1947
Area
....~~. ....
U*700
u* ·100
8* 6.4$1
6,457
'l'1U&.1lIOOk
?tflamook B*
K*
Bay
1:*
Yaqulna
YsquSna
Bay
U
B
1C
K
Coos
Cioos
V 1.000
U
70Co
B 1,.200
1,200
B..,-
Bq
Bay
Al••a
Aisea
Bay
TO'1'AL
11:
K
7.151
7,1ST
o
0
5,200
6,200
U
V
B
B
It
IC
11
7'100
11
7ç700
5 7,657
'87:657
11:
o0
.. ,
15,357
1;5.'57
583
63
00
4.00
22
-22
1140
1,140
·uo
110
30O0
3..000
4.00
1i00
300
>.(2)
5,023
910
22:
1,005
1.00>
1.250
1,250
3J.l.OO
3,400
300
-
5.955
5,9%
*tt ..
19S019~
1951
1950
B1X7P~C$~
Bt .pw --
2,000
2,500
2.0002.500
1125ev
1.250
2,300
2".300 3,575
3.515
1,6CC--1.600
1.,,000
1,000
'500
500
300
300
2.30
230
130
1'0
2~60
2a60
2,300
2"00
1.900
1,900
2)0
230
as
25
4300
It.l00
~OO
300
'I'1hbrQken .·l1l11~d
B • B~en seed
K .. KtIld!IlO1:o seed
±-
1.000
1,000
4.400
1iik00
H
:lc.. 500
1,500-
6.450
6*50
300
635o
6-'50
2,6
2~&OO
-2$
8,975
S.975
1.,273
1,273
1..500
1,500
6.7>0
6,750
o0
o0
130
330
., ..
tj,7&0
4,1&0
660
61)
613
8.610
8,610
913
91'
9,523
9.523