The World Oyster Society

Member Composition

The number of WOS members as of July 1, 2022

(a) By country and area

CountryNumber of membersCountryNumber of members
Angola1Australia141
Belgium3Brazil33
Canada10China73
Croatia1Denmark1
Ethiopia1France17
Germany3Hong Kong22
Iceland2India1
Indonesia4Ireland7
Isle of Man1Italy15
Japan161Korea5
Latvia1Lithuania1
Malaysia13Mexico3
Montenegro1Namibia2
New Zealand11Nigeria2
Northern Ireland2Norway1
Oman1Philippines3
Portugal2Republic of the Marshall Islands1
Scotland4Singapore2
South Africa1Spain2
Sri Lanka4Sweden5
Taiwan71Thailand3
The Netherlands3Tunisia7
Turkey1UK35
Ukraine1United Arab Emirates1
USA236Vietnam37
Total  959

(b) By chapter

Chapter Number of members
1 The North and South American Chapter 282
2 The European and African Chapter 123
3 The Asian and Oceanian Chapter 320
4 The Chinese Chapter 73
5 The Japanese Chapter 161
Total 959

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