Oregon Drift

Glucosamine, a supplement used to prevent and treat arthritis, is made from crab, lobster or shrimp shells.

Pacific temperate rain forests are characterized by a high amount of rainfall, in some areas more than 120 inches per year, and moderate temperatures in both the summer and winter months between 50 and 75 degrees.

Native oysters grow on rocks. Two species are found in Oregon’s estuaries: the commercially grown Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and the native or Olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila). Both are illegal for recreational harvest. Native oyster populations are protected. Commercial oysters are private property.

In ‘The Haircut Song,’ entertainer Ray Stevens claimed to be a logger just up from Coos Bay, Oregon.

Salmon cheeks, salmon sticks, shrimp cocktail, crab legs and smoked tuna are some offerings found at many local seafood merchants.

As strange as it may seem, foggy days on the coast can leave the unsuspecting with a nasty sunburn.