Fish and Fisheries of Buzzards Bay
HOUSE No. 1775 SPECIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON FISHERIES AND GAME RELATIVE TO THE Fish and Fisheries of Buzzards Bay. January, 1916. BOSTON: WEIGHT & POTTEE FEINTING CO., STATE PEINTEES, 32 BEENE STEEET. 1916. Ci)e Commontocaltl) of Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, State House, Boston, Jan. 11, 1916. To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives. We herewith transmit a special report upon the investigation of the fishery conditions in Buzzards Bay, as ordered by chap- ter 104, Resolves of 1913; chapter 44, Resolves.of 1914; and chapter 19, Resolves of 1915. Respectfully submitted, G. W. FIELD Chairman. CJje Commontocalt!) of Special Repoet relative to the Buzzards Bay Fisheries. In considering the problem of Buzzards Bay it is essential first to consider to what extent Buzzards Bay can be made to contribute to a definite and regular fish supply placed upon the market in sanitary condition, in favorable competition with flesh and fowl. Buzzards Bay is, beyond question, a breeding place for many valuable species, of which further detail is given later. The preservation of Buzzards Bay as a breeding ground is essential and possible. In order to secure the most satisfac- tory results in the briefest time, it is necessary, first of all, to remove the largest possible number of fish the presence of which is prejudicial to the increase of the most valuable species; secondly, the largest possible number of breeding fish of the most satisfactory varieties must be maintained; thirdly, the conditions must be made as favorable as possible for rearing, in the shortest possible time, the largest possible number of young fish of these valuable species.
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