34 OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND, ALA. 



COLLIER BAY. 



The oysters here, which are practically all small, are scattered in 

 clusters along most of the shore of the bay. The bottom is mainly 

 soft mud, with considerable grass in places. The percentage of dead 

 spat and small oysters is large. The following tables give the data 

 obtahied in this bay: 



Oyster Growth in Collier Bay. 



Details of Examination op Collier Bay. 



OFF EAST BASE SIGNAL. 



This is a very small patch on a point west of Collier Bay, which 

 among considerable debris contains a few scattering clusters of four 

 or five small sharp-edged oysters each. 



Oyster Growth off East Base Signal. 



Details of Examination of Point off East Base Signal. 



