lions for many of the more important places have, for ease ot 

 reference, been gathered in the food and salinity tables ap- 

 pended to this report. 



It is a pleasure to acknowledge my indebtedness to many 

 of the oyster men of this region for information given, and 

 particularly to Mr. Labat, the Deputy Oyster Inspector of this 

 district, for many favors shown me during the course of the 

 •work. 



METH0D8. 



The methods used in this study were the same as those used 

 by the writer in previous investigations of the same nature, and 

 described in detail in Bulletin No. 4 of The Gulf Biologic Sta- 

 tion, except that in making the soundings it was impossible td 

 get any definite bearings in the absence of any chart of the 

 smaller bodies of water. 



