: About Me

My name is Gavin Maxwell and I have lived in the rural community of Naselle, Wa for my whole life. I am 20 years old and have worked in the oyster/shellfish industry for a local oyster company on Willapa Bay for the last five years. Currently i am applying for jobs in the tugboat/water transportation business and hope to land a job soon. I really like western washington and think it is a beautiful place to live and work.

One of my main hobbies is hunting, which I enjoy a lot. I hunt deer and elk(archery elk) and I killed my first bear this year, which was quite an experience(maybe i will write about it). I love being outdoors, hiking, and just exploring the woods in the area I live. I also like being on the water, even though I can't swim.

Ive been writing ever since I was young, in school and in my spare time. I also do a lot of reading and someday I wouldn't mind writing a book of my own.

Feel free to email me with any questions or comments, especially if you share any of my interests, or want to offer me a job ;) oh ya and ladies, i am single.

My passion is ...

Hunting

I know too much about ...

Star Wars...atleast I used to

My parents always told me ...

follow your passions and dreams....and read

My favorite memory ...

high school football

Why I write ...

because it gives me a great feeling of accomplishment

My first job ...

picking oysters in willapa bay! probably will always be my favorite

My best moment ...

high school football...again

My inspiration ...

people who defy all odds....

Jobs & Careers > Occupations (Other) Oyster picking on Willapa Bay

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For the last five years I have worked for an oyster company on Willapa Bay, located in Southwest Washington State. It seems like every time I tell somebody that I "pick oysters", they really have no idea what the job really is. So now, I shall explain in general detail what the job really is like (at least in Willapa Bay), and for whoever reads it, they shall learn something that they probably didn't know, even if they have ate oysters before. The main oyster harvested in Willapa Bay nowadays is the Pacific Oyster, or Japanese Oyster (it was imported from Japan in the early 1900's). Olympi...

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