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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 
The report for 1900 coutains : 
7. Observations on the soft-shell clam. 
8, List of fishes known to inhabit Narragansett Bay. 
9. List of diatoms found in the water over the clam, mussel, and 
oyster beds at Wickford, R. I. 
The report for 1901 contains : 
10. Observations on the soft-shell clam (second paper). 
11. Habits and life-history of the scallop (Pecten irradians). 
12. Further observations on the red-water plague, with notes on its 
occurrence elsewhere. ' 
13. Additions to the list of fishes known to inhabit Narragansett 
Bay, with remarks on rare specimens recently caught. 
14. Habits and growth of young lobsters, and experiments in lobster- 
culture. 
The exhibit was well received by visitors, and was awarded a 
gold medal under Division VII, Fish and Fisheries. Several of 
the collections are now displayed at the rooms of your commission 
in the State House. 
