A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of MassachusettsMassachusetts. Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
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A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts
Massachusetts. Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
Shellfish fisheries -- Massachusetts
Licenses for bait, 320
Capital invested, -
Production, 1907:--
Bushels (for bait), 300
Value, $225
Total area (acres):--
Sand, 5
Mud, 5
Gravel, 15
Mussels and eel grass, -
Total, 25
Productive area (acres):--
Good clamming, -
Scattering clams, 15
Barren area possibly productive (acres), -
Waste barren area (acres), 10
Possible normal production, $3,000
_Dartmouth._
The town of Dartmouth possesses a wide expanse of territory, but the
actual amount of available clam ground is not as large as it would
appear at first sight. Clams are found in more or less abundance at the
following places: (1) Rickerson's Point (2/3 acre); (2) Apponagansett
River (6 acres); (3) Apponagansett harbor (1 acre); (4) Nonquit (1/10
acre); (5) Round Hill Point (1/5 acre); (6) Salter's Point (3/4 acre);
(7) Smith's Neck (3/5 acre); (8) Little River (7-1/2 acres); (9)
Slocum's River (6 acres); comprising a total of 23 acres. The best
clamming is obtained on the flats of Little and Slocum's rivers. In
Apponagansett River clams are dug in the summer for the Padanaram clam
bakes.
A town by-law placing a closed season on Slocum's River was in
force during the years 1904 and 1905. In 1906 Dartmouth, by a State
law, required permits for clamming. These permits are issued by the
selectmen free of charge.
SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY.
Number of men, 4
Capital invested, $50
Production, 1907:--
Bushels, 200
Value, $160
Total area (acres):--
Sand, 15
Mud, 10
Gravel, 5
Mussels and eel grass, -
Total, 30
Productive area (acres):--
Good clamming, 5
Scattering clams, 15
Barren area possibly productive (acres), -
Waste barren area (acres), 10
Possible normal production, $5,000
_The Fall River District (Narragansett Bay)._
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