Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2015-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 215 Massachusetts. Commissioners on Fisheries and Game Belding, David Lawrence 1884 1970 09015864 A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts Produced by Richard Tonsing, Sandra Eder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts" is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The report focuses on the status and management of the shellfish industries in Massachusetts, particularly addressing the decline in mollusk populations and proposing a system of culture to sustainably improve yields. It aims to inform legislators and the public about the current conditions of the shellfisheries and suggest actionable solutions for recovery and growth. The opening of the report introduces the framework for the investigation into Massachusetts's mollusk fisheries, triggered by various legislative resolves aimed at studying scallops, oysters, quahaugs, and clams. The report outlines the roles of key contributors, emphasizing the need for scientific data and surveys to understand the current state of these fisheries. It highlights the alarming decline of shellfish populations due to overfishing and poor management practices, while presenting a vision for a new system of shellfish cultivation based on private leases, which would facilitate better productivity and sustainability for these natural resources. The groundwork has been laid for future sections to delve deeper into the specifics of each species and the cultivation methods proposed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Shellfish fisheries -- Massachusetts SH Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Environmental Issues 842144 2025-09-19T10:42:21.512040 text/html 843045 2024-10-24T16:58:54 text/html 3479798 2025-09-19T10:42:36.573977 application/epub+zip 3492013 2025-09-19T10:42:24.128050 application/epub+zip 338869 2025-09-19T10:42:22.745025 application/epub+zip 3719605 2025-09-19T10:42:43.526916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3681151 2025-09-19T10:42:34.717957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536103 2022-09-21T20:14:43.189105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704569 2025-09-19T10:42:18.801038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 684582 2024-10-24T16:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16590 2025-09-19T10:42:43.688891 application/rdf+xml 13691 2025-09-19T10:42:22.927997 image/jpeg 2417 2025-09-19T10:42:22.838986 image/jpeg 3379628 2025-09-19T10:42:21.689039 application/octet-stream application/zip