(8) _Barnstable._--There is a natural oyster bed at Centerville. (9) _Martha's Vineyard._--Native oysters are said to have existed in the brackish ponds on the south side of the island; a few are found there at the present time. (10) _Falmouth._--A few native oysters are to be found in the salt ponds on the south coast of the town. In Squeteague Pond and Wild Harbor oysters were once native. Buzzards Bay comprises the best natural oyster territory in the State. At the present time the natural oyster industry has been supplanted by oyster culture, which gradually took the place of the declining natural oyster fishery. While natural beds still exist to some extent, they are, to all practical purposes, extinct. Where once there were extensive areas, now there are only scattering oysters. In many cases the beds have been so completely destroyed that the ground has been granted for oyster culture. That Buzzards Bay is a "natural set area" can be readily seen by the amount of "seed oysters" that are caught by the oystermen who plant shells for the purpose. (11) _Bourne._--(_a_) _Red Brook Harbor._--In 1879 Ernest Ingersoll says:-- On the southern shore of this harbor, about a mile from its head, exists a living bed of natural oysters some 7 acres in extent, under the protection of the town for public benefit. The oysters growing on it are reported to be large, but not of extraordinary size, scalloped and roundish, differing in no respect from aged oysters grown after transplanting to another part of the bay. In 1907 this natural bed had been reduced to 3 acres, and the unproductive part granted. (_b_) _Barlow River._--In 1873 an act was passed to protect the oyster fishery in Barlow River, by ordering a closed season of one and one-half years. The passage of this act shows that a natural bed of importance existed in this river, and that even in 1873 the effects of overfishing were apparent. At the present time there are but few native oysters in Barlow River, or, as it is sometimes called, Pocasset River. (_c_) _Monument River._--A natural bed also existed in Monument River, which became so depleted that about 1875 the river was surveyed and divided into small grants. (12) _Wareham._--(_a_) _Wareham River._--Natural oysters are found in the Wareham or Agawam River, which has been one of the most productive natural beds in the State, and still furnishes a scant living for two or three men. In view of the overfishing, it is surprising that any of the natural oysters have survived, except on reserved areas of the town, which are opened every three or seven years for the capture of "seed." (_b_) _Weweantit River._--The Weweantit River, which lies between the towns of Wareham and Marion, has a larger and better natural oyster bed than the Wareham River, but this has also been depleted by overfishing, except on the reserved areas of the town of Wareham. (13) _Dartmouth._--A few oysters are found in Slocum's River.