COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



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Table Giving for Each Half Month the Number of Pounds of "Green" Egg Lobsters 

 Delivered to the Commission at Newport (including the Lobsters from 

 Sakonnet River), Block Island, and Wick ford. 



RECORD OF MORTALITY OF " GREEN " EGG LOBSTERS. 



Number of lobsters received at the hatchery. . . .3,541 100 per cent 



Number died within 10 days after receipt (due to 

 improper handling before reaching the 



hatchery) 408 11 " 



Number died after 10 days 118 3 " 



Number living November 15 3,015 86 " " 



DISPOSAL OF "GREEN" EGG LOBSTERS. 



Retained at the hatchery 400 



Liberated 2,615 



Total 3,015 



The 2,615 "Green" egg lobsters were liberated at the commence- 

 ment of the close season (November 15th) at the following places: 

 Babcock Pond, Blocklsland, Charlestown Pond, Mill Cove (Wickford), 

 Newport Harbor, off Brenton's Reef Light Ship, Point Judith Pond, 

 Price's Neck Cove, Quonocontaug Pond, Sakonnet River. 



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