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8. Marine Fishery Investigations in Madras, 1914-15 — 



I. A note on the edible oyster ... ... I — 10 



II. An explanation of the irregularly cyclic character of the pearl 



^fisheries of the Gulf of Mannar II — 22 



III. Notes upon two exploring cruises in search of trawl grounds 



off the Indian and Ceylon coasts ... ... ... 23 — 41 



IV. Report on the pearl fishery held at Tondi, 1914 ... . . 43 — 92 

 V. Professor Huxley and the Ceylon pearl fishery, with a note 



on the forced or cultural production of free spherical pearls. 93 — 104 

 VI. The utilization of coral and shells for lime-burning in the 



Madras Presidency I05 — 126 



$. Fishery Statistics and Information, West and East jCoasts, 

 Madras Presidency — 



(1) Introduction ". i— 3 



(2) West Coast. Section I —Fish-curing yards, number of ticket- 



holders, markets, etc. ... 7 — 9 



Section II— Number of boats engaged in 



fishing -. 10—14 



Section III — Various kinds of nets, etc., in 



use ... ... ... 15--30 



Section IV — Methods of curing fish ... ... 3I — 44 



Section V — Economic condition of fisherfolk 



and curers ... ... 45 — 62 



(7) East Coast, Section I— Fish-curing yards, number of ticket- 

 holders, etc. ... .. ... 65 — 71 



(8) Do. Section II — Boats and catamarans 72 — 79 



(9) Do. Section III — Nets, etc., in use ... .. 78 — 104 



(10) Do. Section IV— Methods of curing 105— 120 



(11) Do. Section V — Economic condition of fisherfolk 

 and curers 121 — 140 



