MADRAS FISHERIES BUREAU. 



BULLETIN No. 4 



GENERAL CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



I. — Report on the suitability of Pulicat Lake for Oyster- 

 culture [one sketch -plan] 



II. — Note on an attempt to ascertain the principal determining 

 factor in oyster-spawning in Madras Backwaters [one 

 plate] . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . 25 



III. — Report on the feasibility of operating deep-sea fishing 

 boats on the coasts of the Madras Presidency, with 

 special reference to the selection of Fishing Centres and 

 Harbours of Refuge [illustrated with three plates] . . 33 



IV. — The Results of a Fishery Cruise along the Malabar 

 Coast and to the Laccadive Islands in 1908 [illustrated 

 with 27 photographs and text-figures] .. . . 71 



