1. R ESTORE AND E XPAND C ALIFORNIA ’ S S HELLFISH R ESOURCES C OLLABORATIVELY

2. HISTORY O YSTERS CULTURED IN CA SINCE 19 TH C ENTURY N ATIVE OYSTERS IMPORTANT 5000+ YEARS A RCHEOLOGICAL S HELL M OUNDS (S AN F RANCISCO )

3. DEMAND > SUPPLY N OT E NOUGH L OCAL P RODUCTION I MPORTS & S EAFOOD T RADE D EFICIT O PPORTUNITY E XISTS H ERE

4. CLEAN LOCAL SEAFOOD S USTAINABLY G ROWN I NTERNATIONALLY R ECOGNIZED H IGH H EALTH S EEDSTOCKS

5. “B LUE J OBS ” COASTAL ECONOMIES R ESTORE W ORKING W ATERFRONTS 5 NEW ACRES = 1 NEW J OB

6. C ULINARY T OURISM & R ESTAURANT B USINESS P UBLIC R EVENUES S UPPORT I NDUSTRIES ECONOMIC MULTIPLIERS

7. ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS AND BENEFITS S HELLFISH N EED C LEAN W ATER AND S HELLFISH I MPROVE W ATER Q UALITY S HELLFISH G ROWERS = E NVIRONMENTAL D EFENDERS

8. REGULATORY EFFICIENCY S TREAMLINE I NTERAGENCY P ERMITTING R ETAIN E NVIRONMENTAL R IGOR

9. COLLABORATIONS L OCAL C OMMUNITY P LANNING N ATIVE O YSTER R ESTORATION T RIBAL K NOWLEDGE & I NTERESTS H ABITAT C ONSERVATION

10. OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES C ALIFORNIA P OLICY USING F EDERAL S PRINGBOARD R EGIONALLY C USTOMIZED P LANNING I NNOVATIVE S CIENCE & T ECHNOLOGY

11. AN INVITATION The California Shellfish Initiative is a project of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association 120 State Avenue NE, #142 Olympia WA 98501 : Phone 360-754-2744 : www.pcsga.org