REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 27 



young' clams in the water is not to be questioned, and indeed on 

 the mussel beds at Nayatt Point the set was quite abundant ; but, 

 owing- to the presence of the mussels and the stony condition of 

 the ground, the yoimg clams could not be gathered in sufficiently 

 large numbers to render transplanting feasible. 



