San Leandro Oyster Beds

The San Leandro Oyster Beds in San Leandro, California, were the origin of the oyster industry in the U.S. state of California. During the 1890s the oyster industry thrived until it became the single most important fishery in the state. Moses Wicks is supposed to have been the first to bring seed oysters around Cape Horn and implant them in the San Leandro beds. The oyster industry in San Francisco Bay was at its height around the turn of the 20th century. It reached a secondary peak by 1911 and then faded away because of polluted conditions of the bay.

The site of the beds is a California Historical Landmark and can be found in San Leandro Marina.

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*cite web | url=http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21388 | title=Alameda | work=California Historical Landmarks | publisher=Office of Historical Preservation | accessdate=2005-08-25