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OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND, ALA. 



COLLIER BAY. 



The oysters here, which are practically ail 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 

 obtamed in this bay: 



Oyster Growth in Collier Bay. 





Area. 



Oysters per acre. 



Estimated content of oysters. 



Character of oyster growth. 



Under 3 

 inches. 



Overs 

 inches. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



Depleted 



Acres. 

 13 



Bushels. 



57 



Bushels. 

 2 



Bushels. 

 741 



Bushels. 

 26 



Bushels. 

 767 







Details op Examination of Collier Bay. 



Angle 

 No. 



Date of 

 examination. 



Depth 



of 

 water. 



Character of growth. 



Oysters caught per 

 square yard. 



Estimated quantity oys- 

 ters per acre. 



Spat. 



Culls. 



Counts. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



407 



Dec. 16,1910 



do 



do 



Feet. 

 1 00 

 3.00 

 L20 



Depleted 



0.0 

 .0 

 .0 



5.3 



.8 



18.3 



0.3 

 .0 

 .0 



Bu^h. 



37 



6 



128 



Bush. 

 5 

 

 



Bush. 

 42 



408 

 409 



'.'.'.'.'.do'.'.'.'." y. '.'.'." 



6 



128 



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. 





Area. 



Oysters per acre. 



Estimated content of oysters. 



Character of oyster growth. 



Under 3 

 inches. 



Over 3 

 inches. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



Depleted 



Acres. 

 3 



Bushels. 

 3 



Bushels. 

 



Bushels. 

 9 



Bushels. 

 



Bushels. 

 9 







Details op Examination of Point off East Base Signal. 



Angle 

 No. 



Date of 

 examination. 



Depth 



of 

 water. 



Character of growth . 



Oysters caught per 

 square yard. 



Estimated quantity oys- 

 ters per acre. 



Spat. 



Culls. 



Counts. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



405 



Dec. 16,1910 

 do 



Feet. 

 1.00 

 1.00 



Depleted 



0.8 

 .0 



0.0 

 .0 



0.0 

 .0 



Bush. 

 6 

 



Bush. 

 

 



Bush. 

 6 



406 



do 







