Identifier: surveyofoysterba00usco (find matches)
Title: Survey of oyster bars, Queen Annes County, Maryland. Description of boundaries and landmarks and report of work of United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in cooperation with United States Bureau of Fisheries and Maryland Shell Fish Commission
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey United States. Bureau of Fisheries Maryland. Shell Fish Commission Yates, Charles C
Subjects: Oyster surveys
Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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riangulation landmarks established Miles of shore line covered by trian^lation Square miles of water covered by triangulation Miles of examination of shell bottom with chainapparatus Oyster-investigation stations occupied Tide stations established Number of soundings over shell bottoms Square miles covered by soundings and chain appa-ratus Projections prepared and plotted Leasing charts prepared Oyster charts published Reports published Progress maps published 1 These statistics do not include the large amount of triangulation. topography, and hydrography resulting from previous workof the Coast and Geodetic Survey, which was utilized in the preparation of the published oyster charts and records. Work inTalbot and Dorchester counties has been finished, but final statistics of results will not be published until these countiesare opened for oyster culture. 2 Less quantities covered by statistics of more than i county. 3 Total area of natural oyster bars of Connecticut is 5.770 acres. O
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