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A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts

by David Lawrence Belding et al.

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A REPORT UPON The Mollusk Fisheries OF MASSACHUSETTS.5
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.9
Introduction.12
A Proposed System of Culture for the Tidal Flats and Waters of Massachusetts.13
THE SHELLFISHERIES OF MASSACHUSETTS: THEIR PRESENT CONDITION AND EXTENT.24
Introduction.24
Decline of the Shellfisheries.30
The Present Abuses of the Shellfisheries.35
The Fisherman and Laws.45
The Remedy.45
Who Would Benefit?48
Capital.49
Shellfish Monopoly.49
Summary.49
FOOTNOTES:50
Quahaug (Venus mercenaria).51
Results.53
The Remedy.—Quahaug Farming.55
The Quahaug Industry.59
History of Quahaug Industry in Massachusetts.67
Statistics of the Quahaug Fishery.69
Barnstable.70
Bourne.72
Chatham.74
Dartmouth.75
Dennis.75
Eastham.76
Edgartown.78
Fairhaven.81
Falmouth.83
Harwich.84
Marion.86
Mashpee.87
Mattapoisett.88
Nantucket.89
New Bedford.93
Orleans.94
Provincetown.97
Swansea.97
Truro.97
Wareham.97
Wellfleet.99
Yarmouth.106
FOOTNOTES:108
Scallop (Pecten irradians).109
The Decline.110
The Industry.114
The Laws.124
History.125
Barnstable.127
Bourne.130
Brewster.131
Chatham.132
Dennis.134
Dartmouth.136
Eastham.136
Edgartown.137
Fairhaven.139
Fall River District.140
Falmouth.140
Harwich.140
Marion.141
Mashpee.143
Mattapoisett.143
Nantucket.144
New Bedford.146
Orleans.148
Provincetown.149
Tisbury.149
Wareham.150
Wellfleet.151
Yarmouth.152
FOOTNOTES:152
Oyster (Ostrea Virginiana).154
Introduction.154
The Natural Oyster Beds.158
Results of the Survey.163
History of the Industry.166
The Oyster Laws.168
The Oyster Industry.174
General Statistics.179
Wellfleet.181
Eastham.188
Orleans.188
Chatham.189
Harwich.191
Dennis and Yarmouth.192
Barnstable.193
Mashpee.195
Falmouth.195
Buzzards Bay District.196
Bourne.200
Wareham.202
Marion.204
Fall River District.204
Nantucket.207
FOOTNOTES:208
Clam (Mya arenaria).209
Clam Farming.217
Acts of 1888, Chapter 198.219
History.229
The Clam Industry.231
Arrangement of Towns.234
Salisbury.234
Newburyport.236
Newbury.238
Rowley.239
Ipswich.241
Essex.245
Gloucester.246
Manchester.248
Beverly.249
Salem.250
Lynn.251
Saugus.252
Nahant.253
Boston Harbor.254
Weymouth.258
Hingham.258
Hull.259
Cohasset.260
Scituate.262
Marshfield.263
Duxbury.263
Kingston.267
Plymouth.268
Barnstable.270
Yarmouth.272
Orleans.273
Eastham.275
Wellfleet.276
Truro.278
Provincetown.279
Chatham.280
Harwich.282
Dennis.283
Mashpee.284
Buzzards Bay.285
Falmouth.286
Bourne.287
Wareham.287
Marion.288
Mattapoisett.289
Fairhaven.290
New Bedford.291
Dartmouth.292
The Fall River District (Narragansett Bay).293
Swansea.296
Somerset.298
Dighton.298
Berkley.299
Freetown.300
Fall River.301
Nantucket.302
Edgartown.303
FOOTNOTES:307
INDEX.309
Transcriber's Notes:365
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE367