
Pacific
The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is native to Japan’s Pacific coast. It grows quickly and easily; has elegant, ruffled shells with streaks of pink and purple amid the white and green; and tends to be sweeter and less briny than the Eastern oyster, with a flavor like cucumber and melon rind. It was imported in the 1930s to save the west coast industry after the Olympia was nearly wiped out, and is the main oyster used today worldwide, from France to China.


Black Pearl
Quadra Island, BC

Henderson Inlet
Puget Sound

Shigoku
Willapa Bay and Samish Bay, WA

Joe’s Gold
Read Island, BC

Ostra Regal
Ireland

Summerstone
Port Townsend Bay, Washington

Capital
Harstine Island, Puget Sound

Read Island
Read Island, BC

Zen
Baynes Sound, BC

Drayton Harbor
Drayton Harbor, Washington

Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay, California

Hama Grillers
Hood Canal

Deep Bay
Baynes Sound, BC

Pacific Gold
Morro Bay, California

Buckley Bay
Baynes Sound, BC

Golden Nugget
Tomales Bay, California

Bald Point
Hood Canal, Washington

Kaipara
Kaipara Harbour, NZ

Chelsea Gem
Eld Inlet, Puget Sound

Cancale
English Channel

Oysterville Select
Willapa Bay, Washington

Eagle Rock
Totten Inlet, Puget Sound

New ratings