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Raising Oysters
Oysterville is a perfect place for oysters. Oysters have been attracting people to Oysterville for a thousand years. Much of what initially brought people to Oysterville still exists. Lack of industry and a small population in the vicinity have kept Oysterville's Willapa Bay the cleanest large estuary in the continental United States. Our oysters are raised in the pristine waters of Willapa Bay and picked by hand daily. Hand picking the oysters insures that they contain no sand. They are excellent for cooking in the shell or eating raw. RAISING OYSTERS It takes about five years to grow an oyster....