336 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



1884 ac — Duvar, J. Hunter. Oysters iu Prince Edward Islaud. <^Report on the 



Fisheries of Canada for the year 1883. Ottawa, 1884, pp. 177-180. 



A discussion of tlio couditioii of tlio oyster iiulustry of Prince Edward Island during tho 

 preceding year, with notes on tlie ineflieiency of the regulations governing the flslury and 

 reconiniendations for additional restrictions on tho iml)lic li.shery and for encouragement 

 to oyster-culturists. 



1835 a — Atw^ater, W. O. Contribntions to the knowledge of the chemical com- 

 position and nutritive values of American food fishes and invertebrates. 

 <Roport U. S. Fish Commission, 1883. Washington, 1885, vol. xi, pp. 

 433-500. 



A continuation of 1883 c. On pp. 486-488 is given a tahio of percentages of water and 

 nutritive ingredients iu 38 specimens of fresh oysters and 3 specimens of canned oysters 

 from various localities in America. See 1888 a. 



1885 b — Blackford, Eugene G. Report of tho Commissioner of Fisheries of the 



State of New York in charge of the Oyster Investigation. Albany, 1885, 

 8°, 70 pp. 



The first of tho three reports of this investigation discusses the decrease of oysters iu 

 Kew York State and the means of increasing the supply, the locations and conditions of 

 tho reefs, and the enemies of tho oyster, the investigation relating to those beds west of 

 Patchogue on the south side and Port Jefferson on the north side of Long Island. 



1885 c — Blackford, Eugene G. Report of the worlc of an Oyster Investigation with 

 the steamer Loolcout. <^15ulletin U. S. Fish Commission, 1885. Washing- 

 ton, 1885, vol. V, pp. 52-57. 



Describes the conditions of the oyster-grounds at City Island, Perth Amboy, and the 

 south side of Staten Island, Cold Spring Harbor, Hempstead Harbor, Little Neck Bay, 

 Manhassetor Cow Bay, Execution Lighthouse rock. Port Chester and Kye Beach, North- 

 port Harbor, Princess Bay, and Spuyten Duy vil Creek, all in the State of New Tork. 



1885 d — Blackford, Eugene G. The oyster beds of New York. -^Transactions of 

 tlie American Fisheries Society, fourteenth annual meeting. New York, 



1885, pp. 85-89. 



Describes briefly the preliminary work in the investigation of the natural oyster beds 

 of New York, begun in 1884, and cites the possibilities for oyster-culture in that State. 

 See 1885 e. 



1885 e— Blackford, Eugene G. The oyster beds of New York. <|Forest and 

 Stream, New York, August 13, 1885, vol. xxv, p. 50. 

 A reprint of tho preceding paper. 



1885 f— Brooks, W. K. Oyster farming for North Carolina. <Forest and Stream, 

 New York, April 16, 1885, vol. xxiv, pp. 230-231. 

 A paper read at the Fishermen's Convention at lialeigh, October 15, 1884. 



1885 g— Cunningham, T. J. Resting position of oysters. <Nature, London, Octo- 

 ber 22 and December 10, 1885, vol. xxxii, p. 597, and vol. xxxiii, p, 129. 



Disputes tho statements of many well-known nialacologists that oysters rest on the 

 convex valve, and advances the theory that they rest on the llat valve because that side is 

 nearly always the cleaner, being more nearly free from worm tubes, hydroids, etc. Se« 

 1885 Jt, 1885 m, 1885 «, 1885 m, and 1885 1). 



1885 h— Garman, Samuel. Protecting the oyster beds from starfish depredations. 

 <lJullctin U. S. Fish Commission, 1885. Washington, 1885, vol. v, pp. 127- 

 128. 



Urges the use of divers iu the rejuovnl of sttirfish from the oyster beds iu Long Island. 

 Sound. 



