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Yaquina Bay

Oregon Oyster Company
📍 Yaquina Bay · Oregon
SpeciesPacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
SizeSmall-Medium · 2.0"-2.75"
MethodSuspended (off-bottom)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
SweetMelonMildDeep-Cupped

About Yaquina Bay

Founded by the Wachsmuth family, who established Portland's Dan & Louis Oyster Bar in 1907 and later started the Oregon Oyster Company in Yaquina Bay specifically to guarantee their restaurant a steady supply.

In plain words: sweet, melon, mild, deep-cupped, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon
Growing region
Yaquina Bay
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Oregon Oyster CompanyThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Yaquina Bay oysters taste like?

Yaquina Bay oysters are described as sweet, melon, mild, deep-cupped, with briny salinity.

Where are Yaquina Bay oysters grown?

They're grown in Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon, Yaquina Bay, Oregon, United States by Oregon Oyster Company.

How salty are Yaquina Bay oysters?

Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.

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