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| Keywords: FMIB 48200 Diagram of the method used in experimental hatching of quahaug eggs and rearing of the young larvae at the Wellfleet laboratory.jpeg check categories 17 September 2015 2 Diagram of the method used in experimental hatching of quahaug eggs and rearing of the young larvae at the Wellfleet laboratory It represents a cross-section of the laboratory showing a small 1 1/2 horse power gasoline engine B connected by a belt with a pump C by which salt water is forced from below into a tank A situated near the roof The laboratory is located on a wharf over the water which enables salt water to be obtained directly from beneath the floor The inlet of the pump is guarded by a strainer H which prevents seaweed entering the pipe From the tank the salt water is conducted through the laboratory by a large pipe set with small petcocks From these petcocks pieces of rubber tubing F lead to the hatching tubs E which consist of half barrels fitted with sand filters D The tubs are placed over a sink G which carries off the filtered water By this arrangement a continuous flow of water is established through the hatching tanks Subject Shellfish culture--Massachusetts Laboratories--Wellfleet Massachusetts Tag Shellfish 1912 Cite book Report Upon the Quahaug and Oyster Fisheries of Massachusetts Massachusetts Commissioners on Fisheries and Game Boston MA Wright Potter Printing Co 1912 Fig 46 State of Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission PD-UWASH-FMIB Institution University of Washington FMIB-source accession number 48200 Images from the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank to check State of Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission Shellfish | ||||
