Oysterpedia: West Coast
Renowned for their distinct yet mild flavor profile and relatively small size, West Coast oysters are shaped by the cold, nutrient rich waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Crassostrea Gigas and Crassostrea Sikamea (aka Kumamoto) species are native to Japan, but are now farmed throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. These oysters tend to have sweet, melon and cucumber flavors that make them a nice change of pace from their brinier East Coast cousins.
SIZEORIGIN
Barron Point
< 3”
Little Skookum Inlet, WA*
Description/Location: Barron Point - Little Skookum Inlet, WA*
Average Size: < 3 inches
Flavor Profile: mild salinity with a full, sweet finish
Saltiest 
Sweetest
Sweetest
Hammersley
< 3”
Hammersley Inlet, WA*
Description/Location: Hammersley - Hammersley Inlet, WA*
Average Size: < 3 inches
Flavor Profile: medium-high salinity with a strong cucumber finish
Saltiest Sweetest
Sweetest
Kumamoto< 3”
Humboldt Bay, CA*
Description/Location: Kumamoto - Humboldt Bay, CA*
Average Size: < 3 inches
Flavor Profile: low salinity with a creamy cucumber finish
Saltiest 
Sweetest
Sweetest
Pickering Pass< 3”
Pickering Passage, WA*
Description/Location: Pickering Pass - Pickering Passage, WA*
Average Size: < 3 inches
Flavor Profile: high salinity, with a crisp and sweet finish
Saltiest Sweetest
Sweetest
