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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FJSH AND FISHERIES. 



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Date. 



1871. 

 June 30 

 July 3 

 July 8 



July 20 



July 20 



June 29 



July 17 



Locality. 



a, h, e, d, e,f. Between ITobska Point 

 and Falmouth, and soutli of Fal- 

 moutli, about 1 mile. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, h. About If miles soutli of Falmoutb . 



c, d. North of west end of L'Homme 

 Dieu Shoal. 



a, b, c, d, e. Vineyard Sound, between 

 Waquoit Bay and Falmouth. 



a, b, c, d, e. Vineyard Sound ; a line of 

 dredgings parallel to JSTo. 25, and 

 from -g— I mile further south.. 



a, h. Vineyard Sound, about midway 

 between the western part of 

 L'Homiae Dieu Shoal and the main- 

 land. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b. Off western entrance to channel 

 between L'Homme Dieu Shoal and 

 Hedge Fence. 



c, d, e,f. South of western end of Hedge 

 Fence. 



a, b, c. Vineyard Soimd ; a line parallel 

 to, and just south of, eastern half of 

 Hedge Fence. 



a, b. Mouth of Vineyard Haven, be- 

 tween East and West Chop. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b. Between Hedge Fence and East 

 Chop. 



c, d, e. iforth of East Chop and off 

 Vineyard Haven. 



a, b, c. Vineyard Sound ; line running 

 east and west, north of eastern half 

 of Hedge Fence. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b. South of eastern end of L'Homme 

 Dieu Shoal. 



c, d. Southeast of same shoal 



a, b, c, d, e,f. Vineyard Sound, between 



eastern end of L'Homme Dieu Shoal 

 and Wreck Shoal. 

 a, b, c, d, e. Vineyard Sound ; line run- 

 ning east and west between Wreck 

 Shoal and 1 mile off Waquoit Bay. 

 a, b, c, d. Nantucket Sound, between 

 Wreck Shoal and Horse-Shoe Shoal. 

 Vineyard Sound, off north side of 

 Martha's Vineyard and nearly 

 parallel with the shore, distant 

 from shore i-| mile : 

 a, b, c, d. Between Martha's Vineyard 

 and Middle Ground. 



ej,g. OffWest Chop 



h, i. Off East Chop 



Vineyard Sound : 



a. About |- mile north of center of Mid- 

 dle Ground. 



b, c. Just off center of Middle Ground. . 

 a, b. Vineyard Sound, about midway 



between Nobska Point and Middle 

 Ground. 

 a, b, c, d. Vineyard Sound, between 

 Wood's Holi and Middle Ground. 

 Vineyard Sound: 



a. About IJ miles east of Nobska Point. 



b. About 1| miles southeast of Nobska 

 Point. 



a, b. Vineyard Sound, off Tarpaulin 

 Cove. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b, c. Line of dredgings off northern 

 half of Naushon Island, parallel to 

 shore, distant about ^ mile. 



d. Continuation of same, f mile off 

 Nonamesaet Island. 





4J-10 



51-10 

 5-13 



3-5 



5-13 



5^-13 



5-6 



10-12 

 5i-12 



5-7 



10-13 

 9-111 

 ll-12i 



5J-13I 



5-8| 



5-7 



4-7| 

 4|-15| 



5-11 



9-13 



41-9 



10-14 



9i-13| 

 12-134 



10-13 



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 10-12 



101-15-1 

 10i-13| 

 104-114 



Nature of bottom. 



Gravel, small stones, 

 shells. 



Sand, shells, eel -grass. 

 Gravel, shells , 



Sand, shells, eel-grass . 



Sand, stones, sea-weeds 



Sand, gravel, small 



stones. 

 Gravel, &c 



Sand, eel-grass, algas. 



Sand, gravel, small 



stones. 

 ...do 



Gravel, &c , 



...do 



...do 



Gravel, hard mud, 

 sand. 



Gravel, shells 



Astrangia, sponges, &c 



Gravel, stones, rocks. 



Eocks, sand. 

 Sand, stones 



Gravel. 



...do 



Stones, gravel. 



Gravel, stones, sand. 



Small stones 

 ....do 



Gravel 



Gravel, hard sand. 

 Gravel 



Temperature. 



