... A Report Upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |
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Acushnet River area possibly productive bait Barnstable barren area acres Barren area possibly Boston bushels Buzzards Bay Cape Cod Cape Cod Bay Capital invested catch cents Chatham clam farming clam flats clam industry clammers coast comprising Cove decline digging dredge Eastham Edgartown eel grass Ernest Ingersoll Essex feet fishermen fishing furnish gallons Gravel growth harbor inches increase Island leased little necks Massachusetts Mattapoisett methods mollusk Mussels and eel Nantucket natural beds natural oyster beds north shore oyster culture oyster grants oyster industry oystermen planted Pleasant Bay Possible normal production possibly productive acres power boats present Productive area acres quahaug farming quahaug fishery quahaug grounds quahaug industry quahaug territory quahaugs are found rake River sand scallop fishery scallop industry scallops Scattering clams season seed selectmen shell shellfish shellfisheries skiffs SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY Taunton River tidal flats tide Total area acres town laws Wareham Waste barren area Wellfleet
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Page 9 - Ordinance of 1641-1647 provides that "every inhabitant who is an householder shall have free fishing and fowling in any great ponds, bays, coves and rivers so far as the sea ebbs and flows within the precincts of the town where they dwell, unless the freemen of the same town or the General Court have otherwise appropriated them.
Page 29 - ... regulate or prohibit the taking of eels, clams, quahaugs and scallops within the same; and may grant permits prescribing the times and methods of taking eels and...
Page 169 - The licensee, and his heirs and assigns, shall, for the purposes aforesaid, have the exclusive use of the flats and creeks described in the license, during the time specified therein, and may in an action of tort recover treble damages of any person who, without his or their consent, digs or takes clams and quahaugs from such flats or creeks during the continuance of the license.
Page 59 - It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or to have in his possession for sale, or to have in any mercantile business establishment, or in any market where merchandise is disposed of.
Page 169 - ... that such by-laws shall not infringe the laws of the commonwealth. SECTION 6. If it appears to the selectmen that the licensee, or his heirs or assigns, for a period of two years has failed actually to use and occupy the grant for the purposes specified...
Page 116 - ... of land or water wherein such animals may be kept under observation, and to protect animals or material contained therein, and to erect or lease such areas of land or water, buildings, boats or other structures, as in their opinion may be necessary for the proper pursuit of the above objects. Said commissioners may expend for the purposes of this resolve a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars a year for a period of three years.
Page 169 - River in violation of the by-laws established by said towns or city, or of the provisions of this act, shall for every offence pay a fine of not less than five or more than ten dollars, and costs of prosecution, and one dollar for every bushel of shell-fish so taken. Said...
Page 169 - In 1892 there were 25 acres that wore quite productive, about one-third of the entire catch of the section being obtained from them. The catch from these lots is not definitely known, but is estimated at about 2,500 barrels. The cultivated clams possess some advantage over the natural growth from the fact that they are more uniform in size and are as large us the best of the natural olams.
Page 216 - ... horse-feet, shall be taken in one week, for each vessel or craft, nor in any case without a permit being first obtained from the selectmen of the town.
Page 29 - ... for bait, not exceeding three bushels, including shells, in any one day, subject to the general rules of the mayor and aldermen and selectmen, respectively, as to the times and methods of taking such fish.