The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-09
GATHERS DATA
FOR PUBLICATION
BY GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS OF CENSUS BUREAU
AND THE STATE NOW IN
THIS CITY.
Some Valuable Information Concern
ing Fisheries in This Section
Being Prepared for Use by
the Government.
the Government.

VIM. P. Elliott, representing the bu-
reau OF census, Washington, and A.
T. Dallas, superintendent of fisheries
OF the state OF Georgia. are in Bruns-
Wick at present for the purpose of
gathering data to be published by the
government in its annual report on
fisheries to be issued shortly.
These two officials are making a
very thorough investigation in and
around Brunswick and will endeavor
t. cover every detail of the work in
this section. They are preparing
some very valuable statistics, which
will show how many bushels of oys-
ters have been gathered, how many
fish of various kinds, or as near as
possible, have been caught. In fact
they will even go so far as to secure
the number of alligators and otters
(which come under the head of fish
eries) caught around here. All of
this data is being secured from var
iOus sources and will at once be sent
to the government.
News representative and he talked
interestingly of the information he
and Mr.. Elliot are securing. He also
stated that our oysters were rapidly
disappearing as a result of the man
ner in which they are caught Mr..
Dallas, who takes great interest in the
matter, says the supply could be more
than doubled if the oyster -pickers
would knock off the small oysters
when gathering the bvalves. These
small oysters are not used and if
4hey were left in the water they
waald soon grow 10 the usual size and
therefore the supply would at least
be doubled.
While here the superintendent is
also looking out for violations Of the
fish and oyster laws of the state.
There are strict laws on the subject
providing that oysters and fish of
various kinds should be caught only
during certain months Of the year, for
instance it is a violation of the state
laws to catch shad except from Jan
uary | to April 20.
In reference TO the cullng of oys-
ters, the law on this subject is as
follows:
"lt shall not be lawful to rough
take" Or catch oysters from any of
the public beds within the waters of
this state, unless the same shall be
culled over the beds from which they
may ne taken, except when the
weather is such as to render it dan
serous to remain at the beds: pro-
yided, the terms of this section shall
not apply TO the taking of oysters for
the purpose of replanting the same
in any of the waters in this state.
1T shall not be lawful to take or
catch any oysters in any OF the wat
ers of this state with or by a scoop,
rake. drag. or dredge or by the use
of any other instrument than the oys-
ter-tongs heretofore in general use
for taking oysters, except within the
waters more than one thousand feet
distant from the shore line al ordi-
nary mean low tide. Oysters may be
taken by any means or device from
any private bed by the owner or les
see thereof and for the purpose of
transplanting to other beds in this
state from territory unleased within
said limits of one thousand feet; but.
in the last case. only upon the consent
and approval of the county commits
sioners for the county within which
said territory may be located, Or upon
the consent and approval of the ordi-
nary for those counties which may
have no board of county commission
ers."
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