Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID272230
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCrassostrea
Speciesgigas
Common NamePacific giant oyster
StateWA
CountyIsland
LocalityWest Penn Cove public tidelands.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePuget Sound
HUC8 Number17110019
HUC10 NameSkagit Bay-Whidbey Basin
HUC10 Number1711001911
HUC12 NameSkagit Bay-Whidbey Basin
HUC12 Number171100191100
Map
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Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
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.
CommentsAnnual recreational oyster harvest, Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2010.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierWDFW
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected42895
Size>=64mm


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