38 OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 
scissor-bill type. A number of the older shells were burrowed by the 
boring clam, Martesia. The oysters were fat and becoming milky. 
The best quality was found on the upper two-thirds of the patch. 
They are fished for raw stock. 
The following tables give the data obtained from the lump and 
patch: 
OysteR GrowtTH on West Lump AND ADJACENT PATCH. 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
oT ee eee (Tr 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over 3 Total of 
inches. | inches. a". | oysters. 
EE EE Ee iit ahs See 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
Dense..-.....- 75 71 425 496 37, 200 
Scattering 11 29 126 155 1,705 
Very scattering. ..........-.-------------+---2+----- 5 0 62 62 310 
MPotall: .cc.c + sAeeth Stee Uh Aease 8 8 91..|. 222. Cope a ae 39, 215 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF WEST Lump AND ADJACENT PATCH. 
Oysters cougut per Estimated quantity 
rd. sters cre. 
Date of | Depth| Area | “297° 9" Shells Nunes Poe 
Sta- "| axami- of cou por oe ee ee | Charactenor 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. Bavare wie oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls.| Counts. Y°"+ | Seed. | 7.64 | Total. 
1915 Feet. |Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
809 ....| Mar. 15 6.5 QD EO ls 3 17.5 8 96 731 827 | Dense. 
813 ..\..|..-do 7.0 2. 04 0! 83 16.6 4 70 354 424 0. 
814.. fedOsn <4 7.0 2.04 0 | 11.3 Waa 3 96 364 460 Do 
815 -- .-do : 9.0 2.04] 2.7) 8.3 25.0 3 70 532 602 Do 
817 .. doses 8.0 2.04 0 | 12.7 18.1 5 108 386 494 Do 
819. E3dOo eer 8.0 2.04 0} 7.4 39. 2 6 63 835 898 Do 
823 .- GOL 7.0 2. 04 0| 4.4 24.0 20 37 511 548 Do 
826 -- 00s... 7.0 2. 04 0{ 99 8.8 10 84 166 250 Do 
S2Bie idol use 6.0 2.21 0; 9.0 10.8 6 77 230 307 Do 
829 .. netlosons 7.0 2.04 0| 5.4 22.1 5 46 470 516 Do 
830 . - eedOucers 8.0 2.04 0} 4.4 11.3 1 37 240 277 Do. 
Sobers |e doz) .- 8.0 2045), VO) | tt 13. 7 3 63 282 345 Do. 
S22 oace|sae do... 9.0 2.04 0] 3.4 5.9 1 29 126 155 | Scattering. 
SIG es |e a doz... - 8.5 2.04 0 0 2.9 0 0 62 62 | Very scattering. 
20. PATCH OFF NEW INLET. 
This small circular patch of 5 acres is situated about 3 miles due 
south of West Lump and one-half mile off St. George Island at Signal 
Scaffold. It has a depth of water of about 34 feet and lies on a hard 
sand shelf, to the north of which is a soft mud bottom in 8 to 12 feet 
of water. This district was a few years ago in or near the channel of 
an inlet or pass called New Inlet, connecting Apalachicola Bay with 
the Gulf of Mexico. The inlet is now completely filled with sand. 
The oysters were dense, of clear shell, and in good-shaped clusters. 
They were fat, salty, and milky (March 18). Green and brown 
alge, a few sea shells, sand collars, sandworms, etc., were observed. 
Very little or no fishing was being carried on at this place. A station 
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