R T IV. 



THE FISHERIES OF RHODE ISLAND. 



By A.. HOWARD CI.ARK. 



NOTES ON OYSTER INDUSTRY GATnERED BY ERNEST INGERSOLL ; ON GENERAL FISHERIES, BY W. A. WLLCOX 



AND LUDWIG KUMLIEN. 



ANALYSIS. 



A. GENERAL REVIEW OF RIIODE ISLAND AND ITS FISH- 

 ERIES : 



01. Description of the State and extent of its 

 fisheries. 



B. THE OYSTER INTERESTS OF RHODE ISLAND: 



92. Origin and importance of the oyster in- 



dustry. 



93. The planting grounds of Narragansctt 



Bay. 



94. Business in Southern, native, and seed 



oysters. 



95. Extent of the oyster business in 1879. 



C. GENERAL FISHERIES OF NEWPORT COUNTY, INCLUD- 

 ING BLOCK ISLAND : 



96. Adamsville, Little Compton, Tiverton, and 



vicinity. 



97. The fisheries of Newport. 



98. Block Island and its fisheries. 



D. GENERAL FISHERIES OF BRISTOL, PROVIDENCE, AJJD 

 KENT COUNTIES : 



99. Fishing towns from B" ; stol to Warwick 



Neck. 



100. The fisheries of Apponaug and East Green- 



wich. 

 E. GENERAL FISHERIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: 



101. Fisheries from Wickford to Narragansctt 



Pier. 



102. Point Judith to Pawcatuck River. 



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