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Anonymous. 1960. 



Hard clams found in commercial quantities off North Carolina coast. Coram. 

 Fish. Rev. 22(2) : 42-43. 



Preliminary test fishing with a 14-tooth Fall River clam dredge from 10 mi 

 west of Beaufort Inlet to Cape Lookout, N.C. took Meraenaria sp. From about 

 4 mi west of the Inlet to Cape Lookout an extensive commercial bed was found. 

 Catch rates varied from to 6 1/2 bu/30 min drag. Simulated commercial 

 fishing took 45 bu of 3 to 4 in clams in 6 hrs . South and southwest of 

 Cape Lookout Bight clams were taken up to 5 bu/hr. Seven stations south of 

 Drum Inlet yielded large quantities of dead shells but no live clams. Clams 

 were 2 to 5 in long, but mostly over 3 in. Yields were about 1 gal meats/bu. 

 - J.L.M. 



Anonymous. 196 0. 



Savannah River-Cape Hatteras offshore areas surveyed for fish and shellfish 

 resources. Comra. Fish. Rev. 22(10): 42-43. 



In 29 drags with a 14-tooth Fall River dredge scattered individual live 

 Venus meraenaria were taken with dead shells in the vicinity of Bogue Inlet 

 and Cape Fear, N.C. No live clams were found off Cape Romain. - J.L.M. 



Anonymous. 1961. 



Fish and shellfish resources off coasts of North and South Carolina and 

 Georgia surveyed. Comm. Fish. Rev. 2 3(2): 26. 



Clam dredging off Cape Romain to St. Catherine Sound with a 14-tooth 

 Fall River dredge in 4 to 8 fath took a few live Venus meraenaria 3-5 in 

 long. No clam beds were found. Large quantities of dead shells were 

 taken at some stations. - J.L.M. 



Anonymous. 1961. 



Survey of fish and shellfish resources off Georgia and Florida (M/V Silver 

 Bay Cruise 28). Comm. Fish. Rev. 23(4): 31-33. 



The cruise covered the area between Fort Pierce, Fla. and Brunswick, Ga. , 

 but hard clam (Venus sp.) dredging was done only between Eau Gallie and 

 Jacksonville Beach. Hard claras were scarce. A few were taken in Cape 

 Canaveral Cove and 300 dead shells were brought up off Matanzas. - J.L.M. 



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Anonymous. 1961. 



Fish and shellfish resources off North Carolina coast surveved. Comm. 

 Rev. 23(5) : 24-26. 



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Catches of medium-size hard clams, 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 in, off the Cape Fear River 

 ranged up to 4 4 clams/15 min tow. One live clam and dead shells were taken 

 north of Cape Lookout Shoals. In 4 to 6 fath north of Cape Hatteras only 

 dead shells were taken. - J.L.M. 



Anonymous. 196 3. 



Seasonal distribution of royal-red shrimp and hard clams surveyed in Gulf of 

 Mexico (R/V Oregon Cruise 83). Comm. Fish. Rev. 25(2): 31-32. 



Off the southwest coast of Florida dredging was done in depths of 3 to 5 

 fathoms. Most clams were taken off St. Petersburg (20 to 185 hard clams 

 3 to 5 in long/30 min tow). Heavy beds of pen shells (Atrina rigida) 

 hampered sampling effectiveness. - J.L.M. 



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