The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13
OYSTER BUSINESS
NEEDS FOSTERING
MASTER FISH WARDEN STATES
THAT BUSINESS IN OREGON
NEEDS PROPAGATION AND BIO.
LOGICAL STATION.

If H. B, Van Dusen, master fish war
den, can do what he wants TO he Will get
the government to put in biological
station ON the Oregon coast, preferably
at Yaquina Bay, where there is already
a small industry OF oysters in existanee
This coast needs such station and
Oregon in particular and Mr.. Van Dusen
is anxious to see the station erected and
to that end is w king with the Oregon
Representatives I'D Senators at Wash
ington. ..xIEX
Recent eontroy rsies over the oyster
business at Yaqu ma Bay have brought
up the question o propagation.
There are two interests in Iaquina
Bay which are Al war. They brought
up their grievam es at the last session
Of the State Boa,d OF Fish Commission
ers and Fish War len Van Dusen was ap-
pointed by the Toard to visit that dis
triet and inquire into the cause of the
controversy and lraw up a set OF rules
and regulations as submitted by both
interests and the see that they are en-
forced. Mr.. Van Dusen viii not be able
to 60 over on Il is detail until the first
OF the month or A little later.
What we nee, in this state is sta
tion TO look in the propagation OF
oysters" said Mr. Van Dusen yesterday.
The oyster bust ess is good one and
the Yaquina Bay district is good one
in which to cont hue the production OF
oysters. But of h te years the supply of
these fine favored oysters has decreased.
Rules ana regula ions for the sea-
son and open and ,lose season will have
to be rigidly enforced.
But with such place as govern
ment biological station here the oyster
business would not alone be benefited;
shrimps. Holsters, crabs and all other
similar fish could be raised and the
northwest could depend upon these
staples of consumption rather than on
the East or South"
Mr., Van Dusen's plan in reference to
Yaquina Bay is for the oyster men to
get together there and have some some
regular method OF setting out oyster
shells which are the medium which the
''spat" or spawn of the matured oyster
reproduces the oyster The approved
method is to lay out shells at extreme
low tide with the inside facing up SO
the spat can touch surface which is
smooth and free from barnacles. Then
regulations regarding longing and the
returning OF unmatured oysters would
complete the rules as far as they can
be forseen at the present time.
While away Mr.. Van Dusen visited
the Clackamas hatchery and reports that
few eggs have been taken and the pros
poets there, from now on, are for taking
hundred thousand eggs night.
Mr. Van Dusen states that there have
been complaints from Rogue River to
the effect that water companies and min
ing concerns which have dams across
the river have not kept the fishways
clear and fishermen have been catching
no fish. These companies are supposed
to keep the fish ways clear but negli-
gence on their part permits the fish lad
ders to pile up with drift and other
distractions. Mr.. Van Dusen has had
an inspector in that district since June
and although he has kept the ways fair
I've clear he can't be present always and
these distractions occur. The corpora
tions will be carefully watched.
Mr.. Van Dusen reports that during
his visit the Flower and Fruit Carnival
was in progress at Medford but that
rain fell and spoiled the most part
Of it.