Topic - Willapa Bay

Willapa Bay ( of water surface Willapa Bay is the second largest estuary on the United States Pacific coast. Early settlers called the bay Shoalwater Bay and this name is found on old maps and charts of the region. - Source: Wikipedia

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File - In this May 1, 2015 file photo, grasses and yearling oysters, growing on the large &quot;mother&quot; shells planted throughout the bed, are barely covered by a thin layer of water at low tide in Willapa Bay near Tokeland, Wash. Washington state ecology officials on Monday, April 9, 2018, have denied a permit sought by shellfish growers that would have allowed them to use a pesticide on oyster and clam beds. The Willapa-Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association wanted to use a neonicotinoid pesticide to control native burrowing shrimp. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

State denies oyster growers’ request to use pesticide

By PHUONG LE - Associated Press