CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Methods of sampling 2 



Gear 2 



Sannpling stations and procedure 3 



Abundance and distribution 4 



Horseshoe Shoal-Mononnoy Point area 5 



Tuckernuck Shoal -Great Point area 6 



Edgartown area 7 



Other areas sampled . . > 8 



Sizes of hard clamiS caught 8 



Samples for small hard clams 8 



Observations on meat yield 9 



Discussion 9 



Conclusions 11 



Literature cited 11 



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