Specimen Information

Crassostrea gigas
Crassostrea gigas
(Pacific giant oyster)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID272163
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCrassostrea
Speciesgigas
Common NamePacific giant oyster
StateWA
CountyJefferson
LocalityTriton Cove public tidelands.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHood Canal
HUC8 Number17110018
HUC10 NameHood Canal
HUC10 Number1711001808
HUC12 NameHood Canal
HUC12 Number171100180800
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month7
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed ocean current | stocked aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19512
Author:Bradbury, Alex.
Date:2010
Title:2010 Puget Sound Bivalve Harvest Report.
Publisher:Wash Dept of Fish and Wildlife.
Comments2.96 acres surveyed.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierWDFW
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected4.93/sq. foot.
Size>=64mm


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