REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



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Since 1904 no such sets have been found anywhere. The ex- 

 phmation of this peculiarity of yearly distribution is not apparent. 



In the hope of ultimately throwing some light upon it, the ex- 

 amination of the shore in search of the new set is being made each 

 season, and a record kept of the conditions. 



The following gives, in tabulated form, the conditions in twenty- 

 four localities during the past four years: 



Condition of Clam Grounds Visited in November and December, 1907 {also Jan- 

 uary, 1908), with Abundance of Clam Set in 1904, 1905, and 1906. 



Locality. 



1 Academy Cove, Wickford 



2 Bullock's Point 



3 Buttonwood's Shore 



4 Conanicut (west) 



5 Cold Spring Beach 



6 Cornehus Island (S. W. Pt.) 



7 Cornelius Island (elsewhere) 



8 Duck Cove 



9 Fiishing Cove 



10 Greene's Island (east shore) 



11 Kickemuit River (west bend) . . . . 



12 Kickemuit River (elsewhere) 



13 Mill Cove, Wickford (west shore) . . 



14 Mill Cove, Wickford (south shore).. 



15 Mill Cove, Wickford (north shore).. 



16 Poplar Point 



17 Prudence Island 



18 Prudence Island (west shore) 



19 Quonset Point to Greenwich Bay. . 



20 Sakonnet River (upper east shore). 



21 Sauga Point 



22 Sheep Pen Cove 



23 Vial's Creek 



24 Village Cove, Wickford 



The Abundance of Clam Set in. 



1904. 



Extremely thick. 



Very good 



Poor 



Good 



Fair 



Extremely thick. 



Thick 



Good 



Good 



None 



Very good 



Meagre 



Fair 



Very good 



Good 



Good 



Good. 



Good 

 Good. 

 Good 

 Good. 



190.5. 



Scant. 

 None. 



Few 



Few 



Few 



None 



Few 



Scattering. 

 None . . . . . 

 Scattering. 

 Scattering. 

 Scattering . 



Few 



Few 



Few 



None 



None 



None 



Few 



Few 



Few 



1906. 



Scant. 

 Scant. 



Scant., 

 Scant., 

 Scant. 

 Few . . 

 Few . . 

 Few . . 

 Good . 

 Few . . 

 Fair . . 

 Scant . 

 Scant.. 

 Few. . . 

 Few. . . 

 None.. 

 None. . 

 Few. . . 

 Few. . . 

 Scant.. 

 Few. . . 

 Few. . . 

 Fair. . . 



1907. 



Scant. 



Scant. 



Fair 



Scant 



Scant. 



Few. 



Scant. 



Few. 



Few. 



Few. 



Fair. 



Few. 



None. 



None. 



Few. 



None. 



None. 



Few. 



Scattering. 



None. 



Scant. 



Few. 



Scattering. 



Fair. 



LOB.STER CULTURE AT W^-CKFORD, R. I., IN 1907. 



The lobster rearing season began on the 30th of May. From this 

 ■date the machinery was kept in motion for 75 days, the season 

 finally ending on the 12th of August. The weather conditions 

 throughout the season were quite favorable. The temperature of 

 the water continued cold in the early part of the summer, and at the 

 •close of this cold period the sudden ripening of the eggs someAvhat 



