The protection of fresh-water mussels
by R. E. Coker
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About this eBook
- Author
- Coker, R. E. (Robert Ervin), 1876-1967
- Title
- The Protection of Fresh-Water Mussels
- Credits
- Produced by Sandra Eder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SH: Agriculture: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling
- Subject
- Fishery law and legislation -- United States
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 43177
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43177
- Release Date
- July 10, 2013
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE PROTECTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSELS
- 2.[2] CONTENTS.
- 3.PRESENT CONDITIONS. — THE MUSSEL INDUSTRY. — DEPLETION OF THE RESOURCES. — THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. — ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION OF MUSSELS BY THE GOVERNMENT — ESTABLISHMENT OF PROPAGATION. — RESULTS DEPENDENT UPON PROTECTION.
- 4.PROTECTION. — ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION. — EXAMINATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES. — TWO MEASURES FOR IMMEDIATE APPLICATION. — MEASURES NOT SUITED TO EXISTING CONDITIONS. — SIZE LIMIT—NECESSITY AND APPLICATION. — EXHAUSTIVE NATURE OF THE FISHERY. — WASTE ILLUSTRATED. — SIZE LIMIT IN RELATION TO ECONOMY. — REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED 2-INCH LIMIT. — DETAILS ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION. — CLOSED REGIONS—NECESSITY AND APPLICATION. — INJURY TO SPAWNING MUSSELS AND TO YOUNG. — CONSIDERATIONS DETERMINING SIZE OF CLOSED REGIONS. — PRACTICABLE DIVISION OF RIVER SYSTEMS ILLUSTRATED. — PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING CLOSED REGIONS. — ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW.
- 5.[23] SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.
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