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4. The flat along the lower part of Errol Island has al- 

 ready been referred to. About three miles below the northern 

 end of the island it is about a mile in width, narrowinp: grad- 

 ually to one-half at the lower end. As has already been said, 

 "eel" grass is rather irregularly distributed over the entire 

 flat, covering about sixteen hundred acres. While very few 

 scallops were found here, a few young were present, attached 

 to the grass, and the older individuals might have been missed, 

 as the water was too roily to see the bottom. An examination 

 oJ' this area under more favorable conditions would, very prob- 

 ably, shoM^ more promising results. 



5. The conditions at Breton Island are very similar to 

 those at Errol Island, and only a few scallops were found in 

 different parts of the fl^t which covers about three square miles. 

 The water here, as at Errol, was too roily to permit the scallops 

 to be seen, so numbers must necessarily have been overlooked. 



6. The flat surrounding the North Harbor Islands has an 

 area of about three square miles, the most of which is covered 

 with "eel" grass. While no living scallops were found at this 

 time, dead shells were not uncommon, and it is probable that 

 if they are not found here at other seasons in the year it would 

 be possible to stock it artificially with good results. The flat 

 at the Freemason Islands contains practically no "eel" grass 

 bottom, and while a few growing scallops were found attached 

 to the fine growth, it is probable that they were carried there 

 from neighboring beds of the New and North Harbor group. 



These beds cover a total area of about ten square miles. 

 In estimating the beds only the most abundant areas have been 

 noted. Very probably a study of conditions during the spawn- 

 ing season would show a greater area to be pi'oductive. It is 

 probable that artificial fertilization would prove an effective 

 means of increasing the productiveness as well as the area of the 

 beds. In this manner nearly the entire flat along these islands 

 with an area of about forty square miles could be made pro- 

 ductive beds. 



VII. DESCRIPTION OP .CLAM BEDS. 



1. Near the lighthouse there are several rather extensive 

 sand spits on which the clams are said to be most abundant 



