Stations--See Figures 1 and 2 for orientation of stations. 
Comments concerning these stations are given below. 
Station 1. 
North of Kent Island, a single-tray station. This 
tray was attached to parts of a sunken barge. At 
the first sampling visit the tray had been tampered 
with and when retrieved it came up upside down with 
the lid open. No oysters could be recovered and the 
station was abandoned. 
Station 2. 
South of Cedar Point. This was a two-tray station 
attached to clam buoy "SS." This station lasted 
from 15 May until 27 June but could not be found 
with the grapnel nor by diving on 12 July. 
Station 3. 
Off Tilghman Creek. This single-tray station was 
tied to a stake at 0.6 m depth. This station lasted 
the entire study period. 
Station 4. 
Off Piney Point. A double-tray station tied to clam 
buoy "C." This station served from 15 May - 4 
August but could not be found on the 23 August 
check and thereafter. 
Station 5. 
At Ringgold Point, a single-tray station, tied to a 
Coast Guard day marker by a nylon line to a ring on 
this structure. The line was cut by vandals before 
this station was visited on 27 June. The station 
was observed from 15 May - 14 June. 
Station 6. 
Off Corsica River. Thi^ station held two trays and 
was fastened to clam buoy "A." The tieline was at¬ 
tached to the buoy's anchor chain by means of a 
chain ring that dropped to the bottom. This sta¬ 
tion lasted the entire study period from 15 May to 
18 September. 
Station 7. 
Nichol's Point, a double-tray station. This station 
was tied to a ring on a day marker. It was in 
service for the entire 15 May - 18 September period. 
Station 8. 
Off Cliffs Point, a single-tray station attached to 
the remnants of a booby blind in about 1 m of water. 
The station lasted the entire study period. 
Station 9. 
Off the mouth of Shippen Creek. This single-tray 
station was attached to a privately owned pier and 
was not tampered with. 
Station 10. 
Newman's Wharf just off Deep point. This two-tray 
station was also suspended from a private pier and 
lasted the entire study period. 
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