The Family Who Saved the Pacific Northwest Oyster Industry

May 31, 2018 / by Katie Hogge / Conservation, diversity, Fresh Water, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Life, Oceans, oysters, pacific, pacific northwest, shellfish, Uncategorized, West Coast

Published by Ocean Conservancy Everything started when Masahide Yamashita arrived in Seattle in 1902. At 19-years-old, Masahide tried his hand at various import-export endeavors ranging from lumber to pearls. But as the relationship between Japan and America waxed and waned, so did his business prospects. Yet he persevered. Parallel to Masahide’s struggle, the Pacific Northwest oyster […]