(with Mussel). Lower Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 11/20/08. © Peter J. Bryant 		 

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

Bivalvia: Ostreidae

Nov. 29, 2012: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar rejected a proposal to extend the lease of the Drakes Bay Oyster Farm at Point Reyes National Seashore

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Lower Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 11/20/08. © Peter J. Bryant
Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 04/12/07. © Peter J. Bryant