OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 17 
OysTER GROWTH ON Drum Bar. 
pa EE NS OE aed re ae ete 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over 3 Total 
inches. | inches. Whe 
(0) 
oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
DBNSA. oases os. cn se eee nate saan sees one ae 81 108 336 444 35, 964 
Depleted ...2 Ges. 1. <e pate aes ane eee naaeae cee 30 32 12 44 1,320 
HC) Bi geren SORES Sn cco Se Ago an Seem e LOI es ch aie ol eS ISLS cor EEE me ae 37, 284 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF Drum Bar. 
Oysters caught per Estimated quantity 
Date of | Depth.| Area square yard. Shells oysters per acre. 
SUB= ail Neamt: of CONe. | SS DOR ee oe OS ee Character of 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. pees Mar- oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls.| Counts.} Y8F°- | Seed. ket, | Total. 
1915. Feet. | Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
6Szeoee Jan. 23 5.0 2.00} 1.5] 9.5 20.0 13 81 462 543 | Dense. 
dicuia false dows 9.0 1.55] 9.3] 11.9 33. 1 54 180 774 954 0. 
Wicmans| osc GOs een 9.5 1.55 Soo te Gok 6.8 12 143 157 300 Do. 
Baveeeue| ea Grocer 7.5 1.55] 1.9] 14.8 9.0 10 142 208 350 Do. 
Sekhar or. |(aate do 8.0 155)| 2.6 |, 4.5 5.1 8 60 118 178 Do 
SOs ee 2fese O23 =2,. 5.0 2.00 | 1.5 | 13.0 11.5 28 123 265 388 Do 
366 . Feb. il 8.0 2.04 | 2.5 | 10:8 23. 1 15 92 533 625 Do. 
SOs G0is ee 6.5 2.12] 5.6 | 10.4 10.8 9 88 250 338 Do 
368). 2<-]=<. GOscc6« 5.0 2. 55 a | kon 21,2 21 137 490 627 Do 
67a! ers are MO scase 5.5 2.38.) 1.2) 3.4 4.6 9 29 106 135 Do. 
MAS scan Jan. 23 11.0 1.55 0 (AD 0 4 64 0 64 | Depleted. 
370 Feb. 11 7.0 2. 04 0 0 1.0 3 23 Do. 
The oysters are found in large irregular clusters with sharp edges, 
but occasionally they are taken as singles. On the upper half of the 
bar they are of rather good quality, but on the lower portion they are 
inclined to be watery and in poor condition,-more particularly on the 
softer bottoms, where they are but seldom fished. A number of 
barnacles, mussels, and an extensive growth of alge were observed 
on the oysters. ; 
4, SAND FLAT. 
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This beach bed is situated off Shell Point of St. George Island and 
is south of Drum Bar and separated from it by a narrow channel 
having a depth of 5 to 7 feet. It measures about one-half mile in 
length by one-eighth mile in width and has an area of 40 acres. The 
depth of water ranges from 14 to 5 feet. The bottom is hard firm 
sand. The northern rim of the bed is about 2 feet above the adjacent 
bottoms, while the southern portion becomes gradually shallower 
to the water’s edge. The tables given herewith present in outline 
the general conditions on this bed: 
