P.A.RT XX. 



THE OYSTER, SCALLOP, CLAM, MUSSEL, AND ABALONE INDUSTRIES. 



By ERNEST INGERSOLL. 



1. Introduction, defining American oysters. 



2. Geographical distribution of American oysters 



3. History of decline of natural resources. 



4. Northern " bedding" of Chesapeake oysters. 



5. The transplanting of native seed. 



1. THE OYSTEE INDUSTEY. 



6. Culture of oysters from the spawn. 



7. The marketing of oysters in the shell. 



8. The marketing of oysters "opened." 



9. Utilization of oyster shells. 

 10. Statistical summary. 



1. Natural history of the scallop. 



2. THE SCALLOP FISHEEY. 



3. Disposition of the catch. 



2. Apparatus and methods of capture. 



4. Extent of the scallop fishery. 



3. THE CLAM FISHEEIES. 



1. The principal species of American clams used for food. 



a. SOFT CLAMS. 



2. Natural history of Mya arenaria. 



3. The fishery in Maine. 



4. The fishery in Massachusetts. 



5. The fishery in Narragansett Bay and Connecticut. 



6. The fishery at Long Island. 



7. The fishery from New Jersey southward. 



8. The soft clam on the Pacific coast. 



9. Tbe uses of soft clams. 



10. Statistical recapitulation. 



6. QUAHAUGS. 



11. Natural history of Venus mercenaria. 



12. Apparatus and methods of gathering quahaugs. 



13. Importance of quahaugs for food. 



14. The principal markets. 



15. The clamming grounds. 



16. Statistical recapitulation. 



c. SEA CLAMS. 



17. Distribution, methods of gathering, and uses of so.a 



clams. 



d. CLAMS OF THE PACIFIC COAST. 



18. Commercial importance of Pacific coast clams. 



e. THE RAZOR FISH. 



19. Natural history and commercial importance of the 



razor fish. 



/.STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION. 



20. Statistics of clam fisheries of the United States. 



4. THE MUSSEL FiSHEEY. 



1. The species, geographical distribution, and the habits 

 of mussels. 



2. Commercial importance of mussels. 



5. THE ABALONE FISHEEY. 



Methods of gathering and commercial importance of the abalone. 



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