CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 5 



Methods of the survey 6 



Description of the natural beds: 



Scranton Reef 11 



Patches near Scranton Reef 13 



West Pascagoula Reef 14 



Deer Island, East Point bed 15 



Small patches, Biloxi Bay 17 



Biloxi Bay, below railroad bridge 18 



Back Bay, east bed 19 



Back Bay, west bed 21 



The beds in summary 22 



Barren bottome 27 



General physical and biological conditions: 



Tides and currents 30 



Salinity of water 30 



Oyster food ." 32 



Oyster enemies 33 



Spawning 34 



Oyster culture 35 



Summary, conclusions and recommendations 39 



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