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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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57806. 

 57557. 



Model of oyster-tongs. W. P. Haywood. 



For use on hard bottoms. A. 



57558. 



57559. 



57087. 



57088. 



57091. 



57695. 



29466. 

 29437. 



36043. 



36040. 



36045. 

 36046. 



36047. 



'Slider" style; for use on 

 " Kettle-bail " style ; for use on 

 style with twine net. J. T. 



Scallop-dredge, Narragansett Bay. 

 A. Wilson. 



Scallop-dredge, Narragansett Bay. 

 grassy bottoms. A. A. Wilson. 



Scallop-dredge, Narragansett Bay. 

 muddy bottoms. A. A. Wilson. 



Scallop-dredge, New Bedford. Old 

 Brown. 



Scallop-dredge, New Bedford. New style, with iron-mesh net. J. 

 T. Brown. 



Clam rake. Provincetown, Mass., style. Used in taking sea-clams. 

 (Mactra solidissima.) J. T. Brown. 



Clam rake. Nantucket style. 13-foofc pole, 23 teeth, twine net. 

 Used in taking sea-clams. (Mactra solidissima. ) U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Clam hoe. Provincetown, Mass. Wm. H. Hesbolt. 



Hand-claw. Used for gathering "hen" clams and scallops. Well- 

 fleet, Cape Cod, and coast of Maine. M. W. Grant. 



Clam rake. 23-foot pole, 16 teeth 6 inches long. Used in taking 

 "quahaugs" (Venus mercenaria) and "hen" clams. (Mactra soli- 

 dissima.) U. S. Fish Commission. 



Clam rake. 18-foot pole, 16 teeth 6 inches long. Used in taking 

 "quahaugs " ( Venus mercenaria) and "hen" clams. (Mactra soli- 

 dissima.) U. S. Fish Commission, 



Clam rake. Wellfleet style. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Clam rake. Wellfleet style. 5-foot handle, 13 teeth, 5 inches long. 

 Used in taking " quahaugs" ( Venus mercenaria. ) U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Clam rake. Wellfleet style. 5 foot handle, 17 teeth 6 inches long. 

 Used in taking "quahaugs" (Venus mercenaria.) U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 

 Clam rake (model) used in collecting sea-clams. (See model of Nan- 

 tucket dory.) 

 Oyster shovel (model). (See model of Chesapeake oyster canoe.) 



The inoss rakes, large and small, and various agricultural implements 

 sueli as spades, shovels, hoes, &c, are used in taking clams and other 

 shell-fish; but they are not exhibited in this section. 



OYSTER CULTIVATION. 



Tracing of the official map of the Shell-Fish Commissioners of the 

 State of Rhode Island, showing location of oyster-farms in the Provi- 

 dence River and Narragansett Bay, and illustrating the methods em- 

 ployed in assigning portions of the bottom for oyster cultivation, and in 

 maintaining the buoys and marks in proper position. Scale tooov l n * 

 dex plan of the above. Scale ¥5 oo o- 



Copy of the official map of the Shell-Fish Commissioners of the State 

 of Connecticut, showing the natural beds, the area under cultivation, and 

 the area designated or applied for but not yet improved ; and illustrating 

 the system adopted by the State of Connecticut for the purpose of en 

 couraging the oyster industry. 



