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The Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts

by David L. Belding

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  1. 1Title page
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3The Shellfisheries of Massachusetts: Their Present Condition and Ex…
  4. 4Introduction
  5. 5Decline of the Shellfisheries
  6. 6The Present Abuses of the Shellfisheries
  7. 7The Fisherman and Laws
  8. 8The Remedy
  9. 9Who Would Benefit?
  10. 10Capital
  11. 11Shellfish Monopoly
  12. 12Summary
  13. 13Quahaug (Venus Mercenaria)
  14. 14Results
  15. 15The Remedy — Quahaug Farming
  16. 16The Quahaug Industry
  17. 17History of Quahaug Industry in Massachusetts
  18. 18Statistics of the Quahaug Fishery
  19. 19Barnstable
  20. 20Bourne
  21. 21Chatham
  22. 22Dartmouth — Dennis
  23. 23Eastham
  24. 24Edgartown
  25. 25Fairhaven
  26. 26Falmouth
  27. 27Harwich
  28. 28Marion
  29. 29Mashpee
  30. 30Mattapoisett
  31. 31Nantucket
  32. 32New Bedford
  33. 33Orleans
  34. 34Provincetown
  35. 35Swansea
  36. 36Truro
  37. 37Wareham
  38. 38Wellfleet
  39. 39Yarmouth
  40. 40Scallop (Pecten Irradians)
  41. 41The Decline
  42. 42The Industry
  43. 43The Laws
  44. 44History
  45. 45Barnstable
  46. 46Bourne
  47. 47Brewster
  48. 48Chatham
  49. 49Dennis
  50. 50Dartmouth — Eastham
  51. 51Edgartown
  52. 52Fairhaven
  53. 53Fall River District
  54. 54Falmouth
  55. 55Harwich
  56. 56Marion
  57. 57Mashpee
  58. 58Mattapoisett
  59. 59Nantucket
  60. 60New Bedford
  61. 61Orleans
  62. 62Provincetown
  63. 63Tisbury
  64. 64Wareham
  65. 65Wellfleet — Yarmouth
  66. 66Oyster (Ostrea Virginiana)
  67. 67The Natural Oyster Beds
  68. 68Results of the Survey
  69. 69History of the Industry
  70. 70The Oyster Laws
  71. 71The Oyster Industry
  72. 72General Statistics
  73. 73Wellfleet
  74. 74Eastham
  75. 75Orleans
  76. 76Chatham
  77. 77Harwich
  78. 78Dennis and Yarmouth
  79. 79Barnstable
  80. 80Mashpee
  81. 81Falmouth
  82. 82Buzzards Bay District
  83. 83Bourne
  84. 84Wareham
  85. 85Marion
  86. 86Fall River District
  87. 87Nantucket
  88. 88Clam (Mya Arenaria)
  89. 89Clam Farming
  90. 90Chapter 198
  91. 91History
  92. 92The Clam Industry
  93. 93Arrangement of Towns
  94. 94Salisbury
  95. 95Newburyport
  96. 96Newbury
  97. 97Rowley
  98. 98Ipswich
  99. 99Essex
  100. 100Gloucester
  101. 101Manchester
  102. 102Beverly
  103. 103Salem
  104. 104Lynn
  105. 105Saugus
  106. 106Nahant
  107. 107Boston Harbor
  108. 108Weymouth
  109. 109Hingham
  110. 110Hull
  111. 111Cohasset
  112. 112Scituate
  113. 113Marshfield
  114. 114Duxbury
  115. 115Kingston
  116. 116Plymouth
  117. 117Barnstable
  118. 118Yarmouth
  119. 119Orleans
  120. 120Eastham
  121. 121Wellfleet
  122. 122Truro
  123. 123Provincetown
  124. 124Chatham
  125. 125Harwich
  126. 126Dennis
  127. 127Mashpee
  128. 128Buzzards Bay
  129. 129Falmouth
  130. 130Bourne
  131. 131Wareham
  132. 132Marion
  133. 133Mattapoisett
  134. 134Fairhaven
  135. 135New Bedford
  136. 136Dartmouth
  137. 137The Fall River District (Narragansett Bay)
  138. 138Swansea
  139. 139Somerset
  140. 140Dighton
  141. 141Berkley
  142. 142Freetown
  143. 143Fall River
  144. 144Nantucket
  145. 145Edgartown

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