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day a new portion of the selected area is buoyed, and there 

 is thus no overcrowding. In 1905 all the transplanted 

 mussels were deposited in the " Ringhole," a local name 

 for that portion of Morecambe channel extending from 

 the West End Pier to about midway between the old 

 harbour and Central Pier. At the end of the operations 

 the " Ringhole " was inspected at a very low ebb by one 



Fig. 5. — A loaded boat and fisherm* 



the 



of us, when it was found that the bottom was well covered 

 with mussels and all had become attached. The illus- 

 trations in the text are reproductions from photographs 

 taken on April 15th. On that date sixty-four men and 

 thirty-two boats were employed and forty-eight tons of 

 mussels were transplanted in a single tide. 



The money voted for re-stocking cockle beds resulted 

 in the transplanting of about 300 bags at Lytham and 

 260 bags at Southport. 



