OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 41 
23. LUMPS BETWEEN HAGEN AND GREEN POINT FLATS. 
Six small lumps situated between Hagen and Green Point Flats, a 
distance of about 24 miles, range in size from 1 to 8 acres, with an 
aggregate area of 25 acres. They have a depth of water from 6 to 7 
feet and an elevation of about 1 foot. The bottom is sand and mud. 
The northernmost lump is of recent origin and has dense growth. 
The character and quality of the oysters are about equal to those of 
Green Point Flat. 
The oysters of the two lumps near Hagen Flat are of dense growth 
and are about on a par with the product of that flat. These lumps 
appear to be progressing slowly westward. 
Of the three intenvening lumps, two have dense and one very 
scattering growth. At the time of the investigation the oysters were 
fat, in good condition, of good shape, and in rather small clusters. 
Very few mussels were noted. These lumps are the remnants of an 
extended area of scattered oysters with some dense growth. 
The area and details of examination of the six lumps are given in 
the following tables: 
OysTER GRowTH ON LUMPS BETWEEN HAGEN AND GREEN POINT FuatTs. 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
NEEL LEM DN SS Aeier e Sipreen se eee TTL 
Character of oyster growth. | Area. content 
Under 3 | Over3 Total of 
inches. | inches. oysters. 
a a | | f 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
DSNSG. a. Soe Pemscics See kate ngs 4- sce ma caeee esses. 22 56 468 524 11,528 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF LUMPS BETWEEN HAGEN AND GREEN PornT F.tatTs. 
Oysters caught per Estimated quantity 
TEE) Deptt |’ Brea square yard. Shells oysters per acre. 
BER ccamnt of Pees pers je ea ee Chareccenon 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. eh Mar- Bore? erent 
Spat.|Culls.| Counts.| Y°T°- | Seed. | yey | Total. 
1915. Feet. | Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
887....| Mar. 19 9.0 2. 04 0; 0.5 7.8 1 6 208 214 | Dense. 
SOO ae} sa d0.22-% 7.5 2. 04 0/ 1.0 23.6 5 9 502 511 Do. 
891.) 44- do....- 9.0 2. 04 0; 88 23.1 2 75 492 567 Do. 
po) eed ee doves: 8.5 2. 04 0 | 19.1 20.1 0 162 428 590 te) 
eS ee dower 8.5 2. 04 0] 5.4 16, 2 2 46 345 391 Do 
be ee es do..... 9.0 2.04 0} 4.9 19.6 2 42 417 459 Do 
DAL BE So Bes dose: 9.0 2. 04 0; 6.4 41.6 0 54 886 940 Do. 
a ee dozcz2 8.0 2. 04 0 <5 1.0 2 6 26 32 | Very scattering. 
24. ST. VINCENT BAR. 
This interesting bar or reef is located in the southwestern part of 
Apalachicola Bay, about 3 miles from West Pass. It begins with a 
fringe of very scattering growth of oysters at St. Vincent Point near 
the northeast limits of St. Vincent Island, extends eastward for some- 
