Commissioners on Fisheries and Game,
State House, Boston, Jan. 15, 1909.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives.
We herewith transmit a special report upon the mollusk fisheries of Massachusetts, as ordered by chapter 49, Resolves of 1905, relative to scallops; chapter 73, Resolves of 1905, relative to oysters; chapter 78, Resolves of 1905, relative to quahaugs; and chapter 93, Resolves of 1905, relative to clams.
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. FIELD,
Chairman.
CONTENTS
[The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.]
[Report on the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts.]
[Introduction.]
[The Shellfisheries of Massachusetts: Their Present Condition and Extent.]
[Quahaug (Venus mercenaria).]
[Scallop (Pecten irradians).]
[Oyster (Ostrea Virginiana).]
[Clam (Mya arenaria).]
[Index.]
[Transcriber's Notes]