490 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
51. Estimated value of oysters destroyed by enemies and other agencies. 
Towns. 
Value of oysters destroyed 
by starfish. 
Value of oysters destroyed 
by other agencies, as drills, 
mud, ice, frost, etc. 
Total value of oysters 
destroyed. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1887. 
1888, 
1889. 
Greenwich 
Stamford 
Noroton 
Norwalk 
Bridgeport 
Stratford 
$1,500 
4, 000 
1,000 
90, 000 
125, 000 
32, 000 
1,500 
208, COO 
$2, 000 
4, 000 
1, 000 
85, 000 
12!), 000 
26, 000 
1, 500 
383, 000 
$1, 500 
5, 000 
1, 000 
71, 000 
47, 250 
25, 000 
1, 000 
259, 000 
1, 500 
$800 
1, 000 
400 
5, 000 
3, 500 
400 
$800 
1, 000 
400 
5, 000 
4, 000 
500 
$500 
1, 000 
350 
5,000 
3, 500 
500 
$2, 300 
5, 000 
1,400 
95, 000 
128, 500 
32, 400 
1, 500 
236, 700 
$2, 800 
5, 000 
1, 400 
90, 000 
133, 000 
26, .500 
1, 500 
418, 050 
$2, 000 
6,000 
1,350 
76, 000 
50, 750 
25, 500 
1, 000 
300, 600 
1, 500 
New Haven 
28, 100 
35, 050 
41, 600 
Total 
463, 600 
631,500 
412, 250 
39, 200 
46i 750 
52, 450 
502, 800 
678, 250 
464, 700 
52 . — Table showing the guantities and values of oysters and shells taken from private and public grounds. 
Oysters aud shells taken from indvate and public 
grounds at the towns named. 
Bushels. 
Value. 
1887. 
. 1888. 
1889. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
I. Private grounds; 
Seed oysters : 
Greenwich 
Stamford 
Noroton 
Norwalk 
9, 000 
4, 500 
7,000 
145,080 
9.100 
4. 100 
8,000 
140, 780 
5, 500 
4, 000 
8, 000 
132, 899 
3, 500 
2, 000 
1, 500 
84, 000 
204, 850 
$6, 750 
1,900 
4, 100 
76, 330 
$6, 750 
1, 900 
4, 500 
81, 978 
$3, 850 
1, 910 
4, 600 
78, 621 
1, 925 
1, 300 
820 
54, 600 
97, 240 
2, 000 
750 
38, 000 
99, 560 
1, 100 
285 
24, 700 
45, 265 
Stratford 
Milford 
New Haven 
Total 
Southern pl.ants : 
New Haven 
Native oysters to open : 
Norwalk 
Bridgeport 
Stratford 
Milfojd 
10, 500 
35, 000 
88, 100 
6,275 
19, 260 
40, 395 
299, 180 
302, 290 
446, 249 
155, 000 
166, 478 
244, 866 
110,900 
124, 100 
142, 700 
83, 950 
93, 450 
111, 225 
3, 000 
2, 000 
74, 000 
3, 000 
2,000 
33, 500 
30, 000 
495, 140 
3, 000 
2, 000 
10, 500 
3, 000 
2, 200 
61, 500 
3, 000 
2, 200 
31, 500 
26, 000 
362, 750 
3, 000 
2, 200 
9, 500 
New Haven 
Total 
Native oysters in shell: 
Greenwich 
Stamford 
Noroton 
Norwalk 
Westport and Fairfield 
Bridgeport 
Stratford 
Milford 
New Haven 
Branford 
Guilford 
Madison 
Clinton 
Quiamhog and Mumford’s Cove 
Total 
Sheila ; 
503, 600 
490, 290 
376, 710 
342, 680 
582, 600 
563, 640 
505, 790 
443,410 425,450 
357, 380 
20, 000 
12, COO 
13, 000 
102, 340 
600 
29, 777 
30, 587 
32, 000 
77, 536 
11,000 
1,400 
1, 250 
4, 000 
1, 700 
20. 500 
10, 000 
10, 000 
119,117 
1,200 
43, 379 
22, 034 
51, 000 
36, 707 
11.500 
560 
980 
3, 700 
4, 250 
17, 000 
10, 150 
10, 000 
127, 442 
2, 800 
48, 080 
37, 740 
23, 800 
26, 050 
6, 500 
600 
1,100 
4, 100 
1,910 
16, 000 
12, 000 
13, 000 
86, 339 
1,100 
32, 260 
25, 859 
32, 000 
44, 160 
13, 400 
1, 500 
1,450 
6, 000 
4, 100 
16, 400 
10, 000 
10, 000 
114, 560 
2, 000 
43, 960 
18, 421 
41, 000 
27, 970 
14, 000 
670 
1,050 
5, 900 
9, 880 
13, 600 
10, 150 
10, 000 
127, 746 
3,500 
48, 165 
34, 980 
20, 370 
22, 200 
8, 100 
720 
1,200 
6, 500 
3, 800 
337, 190 
334, 927 
317, 272 
289, 168 
315, 811 
311, 031 
5, 000 
20, 000 
42, 000 
4, 000 
30, 000 
28, 000 
90, 000 
182, 500 
250 
1,200 
2, 100 
200 
1, 500 
1, 400 
3, 850 
8, 920 
Norwalk 
Bridgeport 
6, 000 
10, 000 
320 
600 
New Haven 
Total 
23, 000 
90, 000 
1, 050 
4, 450 
39, 000 
157, 000 
331, 500 
1,870 
8,000 
15, 870 
