Natural History of Economic Crustaceans of the United States
The book Natural History of Economic Crustaceans of the United States was written by author Rathbun, Richard, 1852- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of Natural History of Economic Crustaceans of the United States book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Natural History of Economic Crustaceans of the United States a good or bad book?
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Of the supplies received from there at Boston, during the summer months, he feels certain, from long-continued observations, that nearly if not quite ninety per cent, are females, and about seven-eighths of these bear spawn externally. The section of coast from which these Lobsters are obtained extends along the outer side of Cape Cod, from off Highland Light to Wood End Light. The Lobsters examined at Provincetown, by Prof. S. I. Smith, in 1872, may have come from the bay side of Cape Cod, whe...nce Provincetown is supposed to receive its supplies for home consumption. The females may resort to the shallow waters of the outer side of the cape to spawn during the season when the fishery is carried on there, and this fact, if true, would readily account for their great abundance in that region, as has been noticed for so long a time. The males and females approach and recede from the shore together in the fall and spring. Winter habits. — Fishermen generally agree that Lobsters do not trap as readily in the winter as in the summer, even though the pots are set on what are supposed to be their winter grounds.
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