Bull. U. S. F. C. 1891. European Methods of Oyster-culture. (To face page 406.) 
Plate LXXXV. 
Fig. 1. Ostend, Belgium. An Oyster Reservoir (claire). 
The embankment in the background is the side of the canal of PI. LXXXIV, Fig. 2. The sluice gate from canal is 
seen immediately to the left of the building. The main pond (p. 389) is the reservoir. Projecting from the 
water surface in front of the house, the margin of the masonry inclosure where the oysters are placed can just 
be seen. The water of the reservoir is allowed to pass through this inclosure and escape into the canal without. 
Park of Messrs. Stichert & Strake. 
Fig. 2. Ostend, Belgium. A nearer view of Establishment of Fig. 1, taken from the 
Corner of Masonry Inclosure, where Oysters are Stored and Fattened. 
The inclosure is seen divided into masoned partitions and traversed with beams, which are used by attendants 
in arranging and transferring the oysters. The cog-lifting part of the sluice gate which allows the water to pass 
from one compartment to another is seen at the right, immediately behind the oyster basket. 
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