. The edible clams, mussels and scallops of California. — 61 — acres of otherwise useless tide flats. Humboldt, Tomales, San Francisco, Morro and False bays are the chief bodies of water with extensive enough flats to permit of such an industry; the two northern bays are already stocked while Morro Bay though planted* shows little result and as far as known False Bay is entirely without Mya. Mya is characteristically a northern species but since on the Atlantic coast it extends as far south as Cape Hatteras, where the maximum ocean temperature is about 10° higher than at San Diego, there seems
. The edible clams, mussels and scallops of California. — 61 — acres of otherwise useless tide flats. Humboldt, Tomales, San Francisco, Morro and False bays are the chief bodies of water with extensive enough flats to permit of such an industry; the two northern bays are already stocked while Morro Bay though planted* shows little result and as far as known False Bay is entirely without Mya. Mya is characteristically a northern species but since on the Atlantic coast it extends as far south as Cape Hatteras, where the maximum ocean temperature is about 10° higher than at San Diego, there seems to be no reason why it should not thrive at any point on the California Fig. 25. Digging soft-shell clams at Pinole, Chinese diggers at work on flat. San Francisco Bay. The stocking of properly fenced farms in these localities with small soft-shells would" not be difficult and might prove to be a distinct addi- tion to the resources of California. This species is without doubt the one best fitted for artificial propagation and fostering; most of the native commercial species may be protected but few may be extended or materially increased. Use—The use of Mya is, next to the oyster, probably the most extensive of any shellfish on the Atlantic coast. In California the amount of Mya marketed is exceeded only by the Pismo clam and it is doubtless destined in time to surpass the latter. Mya is highly esteemed as a table mollusk, being suitable for preparation in many ways. *In November, 1916, Dr. Heath planted 1800 individuals of Mya in Morro Bay. None have been found since and it is feared that they may have been eaten by Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weymouth, Frank W. [from old catalog]. Sacramento
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