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1883 bb — Moblus, Karl. On experiments, begun iu 1880, to plant American oysters 



in the Western Baltic, and the usefulness oi continuing these experiments, 

 ■with the aid of the German Fishery Assooiation. <^ Bulletin U. S. Fish 

 Commission, 1883. Washington, 1883, vol. in, pp. 213-217. 



Translated by Herman Jaoobsou, from Circular ^o. 2, 1883, of the Deutsche Fiacherei- 

 Verein, Berlin, April 30, 18S3. 

 1833 be — Anonymous. International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883. Official Cata- 

 logue. Loudon: Wiiliam Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1883. 8°, xci-f 382 pp. 



Eefers to the exhibits of oysters and the methods of oyster-culture made by various 

 countries. 



1884 a — Anson, C. V., and Willett, E. H. Oyster Culture. Prize Essay issued in 



connection with the Great International Fisheries Exhibition. London, 

 Clowes & Sons, 1884. 8°. 

 1884 b — Bouchon-Braudely, G. Report to the Minister of the Marine relative to 

 oyster-culture upon the shores of the British Channel and the ocean. 

 < Report U. S. Fiah Commission, 1882. Washington, 1881, vol. x, pp. 

 673-721. 



Translated by Marshall McDonald from report published in the Journal Offlciel de la 

 E6publiiiue Frangaise, January 22, 24, 25, and 26, 1877. 



1884 c — Brocchi, P. Report on the condition of oyster culture in France in 1881. 

 <Bulletin U. S, Fish Commission, 1884. Washington, 1884, vol. iv, pp. 97- 

 111. 



Translated from JoiU'nal Oflieiel de la It6publique Frangaise, November 8, 1881, pp. 

 6181-0180. A very interesting and important statistical paper by a zoologist thoroughly 

 conversant with the industry. See 1882 a and 1884 d. 



1884 d — Brocchi, P. Report on the condition of oyster-culture in Franco iu 1881. 



<Report IT. S. Fish Commission, 1882, Washington, 1884, vol. x, pp. 



725-739. 

 A reprint of 1882 a, ^Yhich is another translation of the original of 1881 o. 

 1884 e— Brooks, W. K. ; Wardell, J. T., and Legg, W. H. Report of the Oyster 



Conunissionof the State of Marjdand, January, 1884. Annapolis, 1884, 4°, 



183 pp., 4 maps, 13 plates. 



This commission was authorized and directed by the general assembly of Maryland to 

 "examine the condition of the oyster beds of the State and report the same to the next gen- 

 eral assembly, with such recommendations as will conduce to the protection of this impor- 

 tant industry." Tlie report discusses the results of an examinatioii of the oyster beds, the 

 causes for their exhaustion, the necessary procedures for their improvement, the methods 

 and possibilities of oyster planting, with particular reference to the practices in France, 

 the oyster industry and oyster regulations of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, 

 New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia, and recommendations for the imjjrove- 

 ment of the industry in Maryland, with a minority report by W. H. Legg, stating his 

 objection to some points of the report. The maps represent portions of the Chesapeake 

 Bay. See 1884/. 



1884f— Brooks, W. K.; Wardell, J. T., and Legg, W. H. Report of the Oyster 

 Commission of the State of Maryland, January, 1884. Baltimore, 1884, 4°, 

 193 pp., 4 maps, 13 plates. 

 A reimut of 1884 e. 

 1884 g — Goode, G. Brown. The oyster industry of the world. <^Tran9actions of 

 the American Fish-Cultural Association, thirteenth annual meeting. New 

 York, 1884, pp. 146-148. 

 Presents an approximation of the oyster products of the world. See 1884 ft. 

 1884 h — Goode, G. Brown. The oyster industry of the world. <^Bulletin U. S. 

 Fish Commission, 1884. W^ishington, 1884, vol. IV, pp. 468-469. 

 A reprint of 1884 jr. 



