﻿CONTENTS, 
  

  

  Page. 
  

  

  Introduction 
  5 
  

  

  Methods 
  of 
  the 
  survey 
  6 
  

  

  Lavaca 
  Bay 
  10 
  

  

  Description 
  of 
  natural 
  beds 
  11 
  

  

  Sand 
  Point 
  Reef 
  11 
  

  

  Lumps 
  northeast 
  of 
  Sand 
  Point 
  Reef 
  12 
  

  

  Middle 
  Ground 
  Reef 
  13 
  

  

  Old 
  Town 
  Bed 
  14 
  

  

  Lump 
  south 
  of 
  Old 
  Town 
  Bed 
  15 
  

  

  Bed 
  north 
  of 
  Middle 
  Ground 
  Reef 
  16 
  

  

  Kellers 
  Bed 
  17 
  

  

  Rhodes 
  Point 
  Reef 
  18 
  

  

  Cox 
  Bed 
  20 
  

  

  Gallinipper 
  Reef 
  21 
  

  

  Mitchell 
  Point 
  Reef 
  22 
  

  

  Point 
  Comfort 
  Beds 
  23 
  

  

  Lap 
  Reef 
  24 
  

  

  Chicken 
  Reef 
  25 
  

  

  Beds 
  northwest 
  of 
  Lap 
  Reef 
  26 
  

  

  Chain 
  Beds 
  27 
  

  

  Hoppe 
  Lump 
  28 
  

  

  Half 
  Moon 
  Reef 
  29 
  

  

  Long 
  Reef 
  30 
  

  

  Patches 
  near 
  Signal 
  Gar 
  31 
  

  

  Benado 
  Creek 
  Reef 
  32 
  

  

  Patches 
  between 
  I^enado 
  Creek 
  and 
  Lavaca 
  River 
  33 
  

  

  Review 
  of 
  the 
  natural 
  oyster 
  beds 
  33 
  

  

  Barren 
  bottoms 
  37 
  

  

  General 
  physical 
  and 
  biological 
  conditions 
  39 
  

  

  Tides 
  and 
  currents 
  39 
  

  

  Salinity 
  and 
  temperature 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  39 
  

  

  Oyster 
  enemies 
  41 
  

  

  Spawning 
  42 
  

  

  Oyster 
  culture 
  43 
  

  

  Resume, 
  conclusions, 
  and 
  recommendations 
  45 
  

  

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