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(e) The distrilmtiou of the scallop is of a local nature, aud our 

 M'aters are not replenished by a general supply from outside the 

 Bay as in the case of many fishes. The industry depends, there- 

 fore, on the treatment given the scallop within our own State. 



2. The requisite knoAvledge is at hand for disting-uishino- readily 

 the scallops of more than a year's g-roAAth from those which are 

 less than a year old and have not spawned, and, therefore, no 

 reasonable excuse exists for taking the young : 



(a) The set of scallops belonging to the set of any year are of 

 nearly uniform size, owing to the brevity and definiteness of the 

 breeding-season. 



(b) Besides the evident difference in size of scallops of two 

 consecutive years, the scallops which have spawned are marked 

 with the " line of growth," and those which have not spawned are 

 not so marked. 



