OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 47 
OystER GROWTH ON FisH HAwk Bar. 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
P mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over3 Total of 
. inches. | inches. “| oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
29 272 248 520 5,080 
Menkes cervicst es. 3 16, 
DCHvMernee =... =... 27 176 92 268 7, 236 
Very scattering 13 131 36 167 2,171 
IDEDIGCCE je. Se Se a 2s. c Bald cee Benen eea es oe ete 21 141 12 153 3, 213 
BRAY oo eo oe ee ee fe ei ae ee 27, 700 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF FisH Hawk Bar. 
Oysters caught per Estimated quantity 
H r F 
Date of (Dépkin| Ares square yard Shells oysters per acre 
Sta- Ree of aud per Character of 
tion. nation. | water. | ered. cscs Mae oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls.|Counts.| Y°"" | Seed. | 72; | Total. 
1915. Feet. | Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
1075...| Mar, 27 5.0 2.55 0 | 25.9 1357 9 231 332 563 | Dense. 
1087...) Apr. 5 5.5 | °2.38 0 | 26.9 15.5 4 239 375 614 Do. 
1088... .}...do..... 6.0 2.21 0 | 42.1 8.6 6 375 208 583 Do 
1089. . do 5.5 2.38 0 | 32.4 8.4 2 288 203 491 Do 
1090. . WOPoS 52 6.0 2.21 0 | 36.6 8.1 5 326 196 522 Do 
1094. . SHosce=2 6.0 2.21 0} 19.5 7.2 2 173 174 347 Do. 
1073...| Mar. 27 6.5 2.12 0; 9.9 3.3 2 88 80 168 | Scattering. 
1074529). 00 6.0 2.21 0} 15.8 3.2 i 141 77 218 Do. 
1086...) Apr. 5 5.0 2.55 0 | 38.0 5.5 0 338 133 471 Do. 
10932... |...d0s. 6.5 2.12 0} 15.5 3.3 2 138 80 218 Do. 
1072...) Mar. 27 7.0 2. 04 0 | 14.7 1.5 5 131 36 167 | Very scattering. 
1092...) Apr. 5 6.0 2. 21 0} 15.8 5 5 141 12 153 | Depleted. 
28. PATCH NEAR FISH HAWK BAR. 
There is a small dense patch of recent growth situated about one- 
fourth mile northeast of Fish Hawk Bar. It is nearly circular 
in outline, having a diameter slightly over 200 yards and an area of 
9 acres. The patch has a depth at mean low water of 5 feet and an 
elevation from a few inches to about 1 foot. The bottom is firm mud 
and sand. The oysters are in small clusters and of good shape, 
although some scissor-bills were taken at a tonging station. An 
examination showed an average of about 168 bushels of seed and 373 
bushels of market oysters per acre. 
29. PATCH OFF SHEEPHEAD BAYOU (ST. VINCENT SOUND). 
A small, very scattering patch of 6 acres is situated along the 
northeast shore of St. Vincent Island, about midway between Paradise 
and St. Vincent Points. Depth of water is 2 feet; bottom is of sand. 
The oysters are large and oceur in scattering clusters, more or less 
covered with sea lettuce and green alge. Some were partly buried 
in the sand. At the time of the survey they were fat and milky. 
Many small mussels and a few barnacles were taken. An examina- 
