56 OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 
SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF AREAS OF MARKET OysTERS ON PusBuic Bens. 
Character of oyster growth. 
Name of bed. , : a Total. 
catter- | Very scat- 
Dense. ing. tering. Depleted. 
ST. GEORGE SOUND. 
Acres Acres Acres 
i GooselistanidsBar.\. - cee ate laid ee see 245). -Sibates 2 26 
Osu ha CW St ese BSED Eee so GARD aBeS Jobe ters seceo 57 4 fl ee 
Oe DRUM Weare A eb beac. Wate Semele cites Beatae trata ee OM SAS aS eee 
CES Se Ae eee Mero endoectesosudtiaad sos sae aS 20 71) Reeves Erie Pe 
5.) Pelican Bar: $2... 2. sists cide alafemiolem felts « Stal aiabin 69 17 6 
THAN GR HI bb6 Roe oetons iobsen- pee ane tencosseUersee|oodsccdasss by Rotaaeer as 
7. Green Point Bar and adjacent patch............. 21 9 17 
83, Rlatform) Bar. 225: tec ss het nee cceece ete oes > S332h ess Pe sisiga 5 
OF BOrterebeetss « Sk tas sb cate caate noe Sieeteed shack enee 114 9 25 
LO NEeanitbatChecs oscemeneee cia scenes @ cetae ac ae 123 y)| cea «bez | piace dec cae eidan eee 
i Cat Pomitibercse. Sih. sso. 2 Ret tees 686 PO NE 0 seas 
12. Bulkhead and East Hole Bars........-.-...-..-.. 1,322 12 30 
13. Patches east of Bulkhead and East Hole Bars.... Stes da BARE eee 
APALACHICOLA BAY. 
HATER ON GAN BAT at et sacar certs co teinoe coma se eects = cree OIF IE. 2 teeta 110 97 298 
15. Patches between East Hole and Pelican Bars. ... 38 Fill tions fae.ac [oe tiateeene 43 
(Ge IDE HAL bd EG a Sooo ocooKom Toner SsleSboSsdos 168 4 24 28 224 
ice NOP iiss ate eae oars eet lecinnatnas essere eine CT ee eee Some Mesa doce mocacar one = 45 
Deepen) Barts pene cm msec ccen sme teiee ater tee ater 2 eon Bes em \amSaSe ae = yiadeoocsb ee 4 
19. West Lump and adjacent patch.....-..........- 75 11 GTR Sane ced 91 
20-JPateh-off New Enletesiree fo. cscs. ot na se mine SASS PARE | SOP RSS Al ee oe 5 
yal eye IM bis Saeiee a sapoodder ~ nO 24 Tob 5S0nC edbon 54 PAB er weee | sce Hei a 62 
22. Green Point Klate.= 5.2... Sleare Jteva stole sia aisles 1 Wy (hl Pa aaa A aS eA OSA ie 170 
23. Lumps between Hagen and Green Point Flats... 22) ||: ee were ot wis Saeee 25 
DACEUL VATACEIND Al one elon rata toate < Sala aistersle dete eietatefaarate 585 218 391 220 1, 414 
25 MMidgleiBare = 7. 3 oj ess Jone sate ciece as capes saldcce EG PEAR ee 3 aiein Mts opal ehaceercdeltiots 48 
266, Silva. Baris... ofa 2... Ae A ase 23 8 OOS. 100 
WieishHawki Bares oo. 28 tae. oes pepe ote 29 27 13 21 90 
28. Patch near Fish Hawk Bar....................-- L beooneadod Boocosancs tcacbacecc 9 
ST. VINCENT SOUND. 
20) Ratchtofe Sheephead Bayou. wae > sees fone oe | elec =| sieleleies Wifladsboscoos 6 
30) Paradise Point) Bate acdc ce anes e eae eee eer ID ae sachets MESA oss 63 74 
31. Paradise Flat and adjacent lump.......-.......- 93 63 53 90 ‘299 
SYP Tal ss ste a RY nagees qaaedee Soario Jods doscadequason- 9 110 S744 adc Abo 151 
33. Hoppe or Ten-Mile Bar. .............--225-..0.-- Cy Re Gade Scise loceagocead secero- cos 9 
SRG S ted blake 3 Se oeeeeaneedneacrossea nese: 6710c BBs a Scogee 7 emeos a= 7 
SSSUBAVOU Bans... S82. dace de cate tan coe ae sae es 106 24 Gi loses tennon 177 
36; Patches/oft Big Bayou: - 25:2. 222-2--5- sen e-ee SBE aAe ase ocaacoorcel Sat gas 2455 3 
3m\diale Moon! Bar. 245. So 22e et. SR 75 Wits Ree 26 122 
SeShell Bankibar®: cerca ns scene ce cee oe DOG | ue so | os eee I eee oe 129 
59, Picéline Bar sc. 6 Sees. fae. eat ee eo eee ll Lae ee (SS Be ee 48 
40. Cedar Shell Bank Bar. ..2 25.55.0550 5c0 «95 odens 39 Q) fai leper se asf elayare cent 48 
Total. siecscaccseeadeccucnten cee: moc oeeee eee 4, 747 686 972 730 7,135 
The following table shows the character of oyster growth and yield 
in standard United States bushels for the various bars. The classifi- 
cation, as is explained on page 11, is based on the relative abundance 
of oysters over 3 inches long, which is assumed to be the minimum 
size that could be used for market purposes. The smaller oysters, 
while recorded and elsewhere discussed, do not enter in any way into 
the classification. Neither does the term ‘‘dense’”’ mean a continu- 
ous cover of massed oysters. It is used to express the condition 
where oysters in excess of 150 bushels per acre are found on the bot- 
tom, lying on the mud or sand, either as a continuous growth or in 
separated clusters. 
It may be stated that, as a rule, only those oysters having a length 
of 4 inches or over were taken to market by the tongers; those under 
