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DECLINE OF THE OYSTER FISHERY 



Statistics. — The catch of oysters in our three Atlantic oyster-producing 

 provinces for the year 1910 was: 



OYSTER PRODUCTION IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES FOR 1910 



Shipping Stations 



Bbls. 



Bbls. 



NEW BRUNSWICK 



Bathurst 



Caraquet. . . 

 Shippigan . . 

 Tracadie 



Neguac 



Bay du Vin . 

 Chatham. . . 

 Richibucto. . 

 Buctouche . . 

 Cocagne .... 



Shediac 



Botsf ord 



Sackville 



NOVA SCOTIA 



Pugwash, Malagash 



Wallace River 



River Philip 



Sterling 



West Pictou 



Tracadie, Bayfield, Antigonish 



West Bay, River Denys, Malaga watch. 



East Bay, Grand Narrows 



Iona, Washabuck, Little Narrows 



Baddeck 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 



Charlottetown 



Point Prim 



Pownal 



Wheatley River 



Crapaud 



Lot 65 



Tracadie 



New London 



Malpeque 



Grand River 



Bidef ord 



Richmond Bay 



Travellers Rest 



Wi llington 



Brae 



Ellcrslic, Lot 12 



Carleton 



Alberton 



Other places 



100 



300 



45 



30 



2,800 



3,S00 



420 



300 



3,240 



2,200 



400 



350 



60 



280 

 479 



35 

 5 



90 

 201 

 240 



10 



353 



3 



40 



450 



42 



172 



1,000 



90 



2,050 



50 



927 



468 



940 



350 



500 



1,000 



250 



940 



2 



1,333 



660 



14,045 



1,696 



11,264 



TOTAL. 



27,005 



