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Wilson’s Beach, and points on Macmaster Island and Adam Island. Owing to 
a dense fog the exact location of the points of observation in the last two cases 
could not be ascertained (Chart I). 
In Oak Bay, in Warwig Creek, a rather extensive bed was found on a muddy, 
gently sloping shore a short distance below the bridge. Dredging operations 
were carried on in this creek near the beds but no mussels were obtained although 
at one place the mussels were growing on either bank opposite the point where 
the dredging was done. The St. Stephen River was not explored, but a resident 
of the district informed the writer that the sawdust from the mills along the 
river rendered it unsuitable for mussels and none grew there. This would 
appear highly probable. 
From Oak Bay along the Canadian shore of the St. Croix River, as far as 
the Biological Station, no beds were found. It was impossible to make observa- 
tions at Dochet Island to compare with Champlain’s records owing to the war 
regulations regarding visitors at U.S. Lighthouses and adjoining grounds. At 
the Biological Station fairly large patches of mussels were found on the bare 
rocks there, extending nearly to Joe’s Point. Extensive dredging operations 
were carried on opposite this bed and around Joe’s Point, but no mussels were 
obtained. A large clam bed is located between Joe’s Point and the wharves of 
St. Andrews, so that mussels do not have an opportunity of growing there, 
although it would appear to be a favourable situation for them. 
They grew abundantly on the wharves of St. Andrews and formed beds 
between the wharves when allowed to do so. Beyond the wharves, however, 
the beds ended and other beds were not found until the vicinity of the bar 
between the mainland and Minister’s Island was reached. (In Kitty Cove a 
large bed was found, but they were nearly all dead. What had caused their 
death was not ascertained, but it was observed that the starfish were also dead 
in large numbers.) On the side of the bar nearest St. Andrews the mussels 
occurred in small scattered patches, but on the side of the bar nearest Chamcook 
the bed was an extensive one. Around the northern part of Chamcook Harbour 
mussels occurred, but none were found on or near Clarke’s Ledges. 
From Clarke’s Ledges to the Bocabec River only one small patch of stunted- 
looking mussels was seen. This was at Bocabec Bay. In Bocabec River a 
similar patch was found. At Digdequash Harbour the mussels were growing in 
a rather large bed on the gently sloping shore. At Hog Island, near Digdequash 
Harbour, another such bed was found. From there to Upper Green Point, 
along the Mascareen shore, no mussels were found, nor were any found at Upper 
Green Point. 
An extensive bed was found on the side of Navy Island nearest St. Andrews 
extending from the Navy Bar Lighthouse to the point opposite the C.P.R. 
wharves and lying on both sides of this point. There was also a large bed on 
Niger Reef and on Navy Island near Niger Reef. Dredging operations were 
carried on around these beds, but failed to obtain any mussels. On the side of 
the Island remote from St. Andrews no mussels were found. 
On Minister’s Island only one bed was found. This was continuous with 
the one on the bar between the island and the mainland and did not extend 
quite to the entrance of Chamcook Harbour. 
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