Fishing for Olympia oyster

Ostrea lurida

The Olympia oyster is a small, round-to-oval bivalve, the only oyster native to the US Pacific coast, with a thin shell that is white to purplish-black, sometimes striped with yellow or brown. It settles on hard substrate in cool estuaries and bays. The shell reaches only about 3 inches. Once settled, it lives fixed in place among intertidal beds. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Not evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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