Elkhorn
Willapa Bay, Washington 🌎 See Oyster Map
Old-school oysters from Willapa Bay, one of Washington’s original oystering regions. Elkhorns are grown attached to longlines raised a foot off the bay floor in the intertidal zone, and harvested at low tide. They are relatively large, gnarly, and strong flavored.
- Species: Pacific
- Cultivation: Longline
- Salinity: Moderate
- Size: Large
- Region: Willapa Bay
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Large, very meaty, and fairly difficult to shuck as I’ve only seen them cultch grown. Good in the winter, but become pretty soft in summer.