36 OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 
The growth and details of examination are given in the following 
tables: 
OysTER GROWTH ON NormMAN Bar. 
Oysters per acre. | Esti- 
mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over3 Total 0 
inches. | inches. * | oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
Deatise ssc oeptec 2 oes ec se ua ae aR eee ee ie cic hehe 45 61 516 577 25, 965 
Derams oF EXAMINATION OF NoRMAN Bar. 
Oysters caught per Estimated quantity 
square yard. oysters per acre. 
Date of | Depth | Area q y Shells ¥ P 
Sta= Hiteamite of con per Character of 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. Saeed. Mar- oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls. | Counts.) Y@™°- | Seed. ket, | otal. 
1915 Feet. \Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
653. . Mar. 1 8.0 2.04 0 4.4 13.7 0 39 338 377 | Dense 
65452 eel atone. 8.0 2. 04 125 3.4 24.5 0 30 606 636 0. 
655. . OKORRE- 5 (6 2.04 2.9 7.8 32.4 7 70 800 870 Do. 
G5%ee dozzsse 7.5 2. 04 1.0 9.3 41.2 6 83 | 1,018 | 1,101 Do. 
659. . dors 8.5 2. 04 0 3.9 12.2 12 35 302 337 Do 
660. . dora. 7.0 2.04) 2:9) 6.9 11.3 1 61 279 340 Do 
661. . dGzenee 6.5 2.12, 0 8.0] *% 26.9 6 71 664 735 Do. 
662. . dosee.8 8.0 2.04 2.9 | 10.3 27.9 6 92 690 782 Do. 
663. - doteses 7.0 2. 04 0 4.9 220 4 44 546 590 Do 
664... dow. 5: 8.0 2. 04 0) 2.0 13.7 3 22 338 360 Do. 
665... Gowan 7.0 2.04 |. 9.3} 953 9.8 6 83 242 325 Do. 
666... Gorss.. 7.0 2. 04 0) 11.8 14.7 6 105 | 363 468 Do 
18. THIGPEN BAR. 
This bar, consisting of two small patches, is situated about 14 miles 
south of Apalachicola and five-eighths mile west of the jetty. It has 
a depth of water of 54 to 6 feet and practically no elevation above 
the adjacent soft bottoms. The bed is composed principally of mud 
and somé black shells, with underlying hard sand. During the last 
20 years it has decreased in extent from a long continuous bar of 
13 acres to about 4 acres. This is, perhaps, due to a deposit of silt 
from the recent dredgings in the channel along the jetty. 
The bar has dense growth. The oysters occur in clusters and 
singles and are generally of good shape and size. They were found to 
be fat and of good flavor. Many mussels and some barnacles were 
noted. Very little or no fishing was being conducted on this bar at 
the time of the investigation. 
A small patch of about 2 acres in extent, apparently the remnant of 
a larger area, is situated a short distance south of the jetty. Depth of 
water is about 6 feet. The bottom is hard and consists of mud and 
buried shells. | 
The annexed tables show the area and distribution of oyster 
growth on Thigpen Bar. 
