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1883 bb— Mobius, Karl. On experiments, begun in 1880, to plant American oysters 

 in the Western Baltic, and the usefulness ot continuing these experiments, 

 with the aid of the German Fisliery Assooiation. < Bulletiu U. S. Fish 

 Commission, 1883. Washington, 1883, vol. in, pp. 213-217. 



Translated by Herman Jaco'osou, from Circular ISo. 2, 1883, of tlie Deutsche Fischeroi- 

 Verein, Berlin, April 30, 1883. 



1883 be — Anonymous. International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883. Official Cata- 



logue, London : Wiiliam Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1883. 8°, xci + 382 pp. 

 Refers to the exhibits of oysters aurt the methods of oyster-culture made by various 

 countries. 



1884 a — Anson, C. V., and Willett, E. H. Oyster Culture. Prize Essay issued in 



connection with the Great International Fisheries Exhibition. London, 

 Clowes & Sons, 1884. 8°. 

 1884 b — Bouchon-Braudely, G. Report to the Minister of the Marine relative to 

 oyster-culture upon the shores of the British Channel and the ocean. 

 <:^ Report TJ. S. Fish Commission, 1882. Washington, 1884, vol. x, pp. 

 673-724. 



Translated by Marshall McDonald from report published in the Journal Oliiciel do la 

 E^publiquo Fran^aise, .lauuary 22, 24, 25, and 26, 1877. 



1884 c — Brocchi, P. Report on the condition of oyster cultirro in France in 1881. 

 <Bulletin U. S. Fish Commission, 1884. Washington, 1884, vol. iv, pp. 97- 

 111. 



Translated from Journal Officiel de la K6publiquo Fran9aiso, November 8, 1881, pp. 

 6181-0186. A very interesting and important statistical p;iper by a zoologist thorouglily 

 conversant with the industry. See 1882 a and 1884 d. 



1884 d — Brocclii, P. Report on the condition of oyster-culture in France in 1881. 

 <Rcport U. S. Fish Commission, 1882. Washington, 1884, vol. x, pp. 

 725-739. 

 A ro])rint of 1882 a, which is another translation of the original of 1884 o. 



1884 e— Brooks, "W. K. ; Wardell, J. T., and Legg, W. H. Report of the Oyster 

 Ccmimissionof the State of Maryland, January, 1884. Annapolis, 1884, 4^^, 

 183 pp., 4 maps, 13 plates. 



This commission was authorized and directed by the general assembly of Maryland to 

 "examine the condition of the oyster beds of the State and report the same to the next gon- 

 eral assembly, with such recommendations as will conduce to the protection of this impor- 

 tant industry." The report discusses the results of an examination of the oyster beds, the 

 causes for their exhaustion, the necessary procedures for their improvement, the methods 

 and possibilities of oyster planting, with jjarlicular reference to the practices in France, 

 the oyster industry and oyster regulations of Massachusetts, Khode Island, Connecticut, 

 New Y'ork, Now Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia, and recommendations for the improve- 

 ment of the industry ia Maryland, with a minority report by W. H. Legg, stating his 

 objection to some points of the report. The maps represent portions of the Chesapeake 

 Bay. See 1884/. 



1884f— Brooks, W. K. ; "Wavdell, J. T., and Legg, W. H. Report of the Oyster 

 Commission of the State of Maryland, .January, 1884. Baltimore, 1884, 4*^, 

 193 pp., 4 maps, 13 plates. 



A reprint of 1884 e. 



1884g— Goode, G. Brown. The oyster industry of the world. <Tran9actions of 

 the American Fi.sh-Cultural Association, thirteenth annual meeting. Now 

 York, 1884, pp. 146-148. 

 Presents an approximation of the oyster products of the world. See 1884 fc. 

 1884 h— Goode, G. Brown. Tlie oyster industry of the world. < Bulletin U. S. 

 Fish CoiiimissiDii, 1S81. Washington, 1884, vol. IV, pp. 468-469, 

 A reprint of 1884 j. 



