336 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



1884 ac — Duvar, J. Hunter. Oysters iu Prince Edward Islaud. <^Report on the 



Fisheries of Cauuda for the year 1883. Ottawa, 1884, pp. 177-180. 



A discussion of the condition of the oyster industry of Prince Edward Island during the 

 preceding year, with notes on the inefficiency of the regulations governing tlie fishery and 

 recommendations for additional restrictions on the public fishery and for encouragement 

 to oyster-culturists. 



1885 a— Atwater, W. O. Contributions to the knowledge of the chemical com- 



position and nutritive values of American food tishes and invertebrates. 



<Report U. S. Fish Commission, 1883. Washington, 1885, vol. xi, pp. 



433-500. 



A continuation of 1883 e. On pp. 486-488 is given a tahle of percentages of water and 

 nutritive ingredients in 38 specimens of fresh oysters and 3 specimens of canned oysters 

 from various localities in America. See 1888 a. 



1885 b— Blackford, Eugene G. Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries of the 

 State of New York in charge of the Oyster Investigation. Albany, 1885, 

 8°, 70 pp. 



The first of the three reports of thi.s investigation discusses the decrease of oysters in 

 Kew York State and the means of increasing the supply, the locations and conditions of 

 the reefs, and the enemies of theoj-ster, the investigation relating to those beds west of 

 Patchogue on the south side and Port Jeflerson on the north side of Long Island. 



1885 c— Blackford, Eugene G. Report of the work of an Oyster Investigation with 

 the steamer Lookout. <Bulletin U. S. Fish Commission, 1885. AVashing- 

 tcn, 1885, vol. v, pp. 52-57. 



Describes the conditions of the oyster-grounds at City Island, Perth Amboy, and the 

 south side of Staten Islaud, Cold Spring Harbor, Hempstead Harbor, Little Neck Bay, 

 Mauhasset or Cow Bay, Execution Light-house rock. Port Chester and Rye Beach, North- 

 port Harbor, Princess Bay, and Spuy ten Duyvil Creek, all in the State of New York. 



1885 d— Blackford, Eugene G. The oyster beds of New York. <Trausactions of 

 the American Fisheries Society, fourteenth annual meeting. New York, 

 1885, pp. 85-89. 



Describes briefly the preliminary work in the investigation of the natural oyster beds 

 of New York, begun in 1884, and cites the possibilities for oyster-culture in that State. 

 Sfco 1885 e. 



1885 e— Blackford, Eugene G. The oyster beds of New York. <Forest and 

 Stream, New York, August 13, 1885, vol. xxv, j). 50. 

 A reprint of tbe preceding paper. 



1885 f — Brooks, W. K. Oyster farming for North Carolina. <^Forest and Stream, 

 New York, April 16, 1885, vol. xxiv,pp. 230-231. 

 A paper read at the Fishermen's Convention at Ealeigh, October 15, 1884. 



1885 g— Cunningham, T. J. Resting position of oysters. <^Nature, Loudon, Octo- 

 ber 22 and December 10, 1885, vol. xxxii, p. 597, and vol. xxxiii, p. 129. 



Disputes the statements of many well-known nialacologists that oysters rest on the 

 convex valve, and advances the theory that they rest on the fiat valve because that side is 

 nearly always the cleaner, being more nearly free from worm tubes, hydroids, etc. See 

 1885 it, 1885 n, 1885 «, 1885 m, and 1885 1;. 



1885 h — Garman, Samuel. Protecting the oyster beds from starfish depredations. 

 <]3ulletin U. S. Fish Commission, 1885. Washington, 1885, vol. v, pp. 127- 

 128. 



Urges the use of divers in the removal of starfish fyom the oyster beds iu Long Island, 

 Sound. 



