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North Atlantic, whaling in 159 



North Carolina, blue-crab fishery iii 642 



boat whaling in 48 



catch of turtle in 499 



native oysters in ..." 519 



naturul oyster-beds iu 511 



oyster-industry statistics 564,565 



packing in 562 



planting in 524 



porpoise fishing in 308 



quahaug fishery in 608 



right whales off 15 



scallops in 580 



shore whaling in 3 



shrimp fishery in 801 



statistics 810 



statistics of bine crabs 648 



stone crabs in 650 



terrapin fishery in 499, 505 



turtle fishery in 495 



Northeast Gulf, Okhotsk Sea 20 



Northeast seal rookery, Saint Paul Island 342, 344 



North Haven, Me., lobster fishery at 701,707,755 



North Pacific, sperm-whale fishery 69 



sperm whales in 11 



whale fishery in 20 



history of 73 



whaling by Germans in 218 



fleet of .. -8, 19,84-94, 145, 150, 151 



grounds in 17 



North seal rookery, Saint George Island 348,350 



North Truro, Mass. , lobster fishery at 704 



lobsters at 710 



Northumberland Inlet 18 



Northwest coast right- whale ground 17 



Norwalk, Conn. , natural oysters at 516 



oysters from 557 



quahaugs at 604 



soft clams at 589 



Norwalk oysters sent to San Francisco 538 



Norway, lobster apparatus in 688 



cars in 674 



cultivation in 736 



decrease of lobsters in 696,711 



lobster laws in 713-720 



trade in 712,713,721 



shell heaps in 599 



whale fishery of 7,19,192,195 



Norwich, Conn., decrease in oysters in 516 



sealing voyages from 451 



Nova Scotia, lobster canneries in 690 



decrease in 711 



Novastoshnah seal rookery, Saint Paul Island . . .342; 344 



Nova Zembla, whaling at 160 



white whales at 204 



Oakes, Capt. Elisha M., on lobster fishery 700 



Oakland Creek, California, oyster planting at.. .. 539 



Off shore grounds 12 



sperm whales on 10 



Ohio River, shell heaps along the 599 



Oil, blackfish 4,299-309 



dogfish, as food 62 



fish, to render water smooth 675 



fur seal 372,373 



Pag*. 



Oil, fur seal for food 395 



melon, from blackfish 309 



of white whalo 204 



porpoise jaw 4,309 



pouches made from seal paunches 396 



sea-lion stomachs 473 



qualities of whalo 56 



quantity of, from humpback whales 56 



right whalo 288 



sea-elephant, preparation of 437 



quantity and value of 439 



taken in Antarctic 



waters 402 



seal, by Dundee steamers 202 



export of, from Newfoundland 476 



in California 473 



uses of 478 



shark 53 



sperm, home consumption of, 1860 to 1884 166 



price of 167 



receipts of, 1860 to 1884 166 



statistics of 4 



walrus 157 



watch, froi porpoise jaw 309 



whale 3 



by Dundee steamers 202 



early method of saving 31 



exports of, 1758 to 1763 105 



for food 63 



illumination 136 



market grades of 4 



method of refining 4 



price of 168 



quantity taken in 1880 4 



used for illumination 139 



Okhotsk Sea, bowhead whales in 18, 19 



gray whales in 24 



right whaling in 17 



Russian whaling in 205 



whaling in 8,86,87 



Oregon, gray whales at 24 



oyster supply of 520 



right whales off coast of 17 



Orient, N. Y., hard clams at 606 



lobster fishery at 790 



Orleaus, Mass., blackfish ashore at 300-305 



lobster fishery at 778 



whaling fleet of 171, 173 



Ormorshells 622 



Ostrea borealis 507 



canadensis 507 



concophila 507,520 



lurida 507 



virginica 507 



Otter Island, Pribylov group 327 



Otter-skins, Antarctic 452 



Outfits for whaling voyage 237 



O wen, Capt. L. C., on walrus fishery 316 



O wliyhee, sperm whales near .. 12 



Owl's Head, Me., lobster fishery at 759 



Oxford, Md., crab canning at 641,646 



oyster packing at 561 



Oyster Bay, N. Y., blue-crab fishery at 636 



hard clams at 605 



