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Given its ecological and cultural importance, the Olympia Oyster should rank among other iconic species of the Pacific Northwest; yet because of its near demise a century ago, this species has been nearly erased from our collective memory. Also known as ‘Olys’, the species has been feeding humans along our coasts for thousands of years…![010-00060-001alt3-1300×880-1200×812](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/010-00060-001alt3-1300x880-1200x812-480x360.jpg)