}tj'~'. · . ..;. _. •v:MD"D: a.v.. 8PCIAL EP0R! . #·1• : .10 ct}b11'i 'l·• ·:;&:,i _,: ~ ~.av.\ ~~;~;· . .. .H Mt . 14AS CLAM EG:ULkfl0NS AS·.BrflftliG HQBS ·C IO.RU J;A.JI ItE.$~1#.0¥8 8 .1 flGT . ·.. ' . .. 949 June 15, . :t••• ·cints . colDJ}1~Unt• h&Ye ..~-•nreiie J.'80i:t tye4 tr•:a, e :le'la.rt•. ~ lay J&J *re. area .to t~o hsye !e.z from the, .bNetart0 the effect that there is a kinge wastage of horse claw. . inaertantly (b1ie clainj -· . .. . . th •: and destroyed. in the e. iq d .:4eltrote: t ·~ ow.-r·ae ef oth•r QeOie•·J tb.e.*1eon reat.ea·being .,e:i.,.that that course Qf4ig1q dging other a] des; th they are not allowed to keep the horse ciaaa d1riflt the present Closed.: eason -, . . e·t . uflder.:pz!esent reilati,ns. &eet1'4lnc~1 Accordingly ·tN the uea. area Ufler . ::'-r' -aeat.·,_ca.»--1•n•~ was eurYeje4 the weóken f ·• •r· f -• IM ••on-tae · ~iked . 1\-~~ ··. l ".•,·.::l ' :·~~ :fl::. -:'U..II.a·: ·VAl. . : ·· . .. .. . .. . . . ~ · 12. u .H , 19:49 to:.l letriN the tJut general pa.eral. plan p.ltm: iutl. t n•l ·an4requested by Mr. 12* *J:.L 12th, 149 followinj àtlined. ! ~.... l.l . wa• . tt•· J.a.e Low -t: tide for Jun . t.e. , ' .:.~ · la.,.l· a,;s•·; ·A¥ : Cv.Z a~ at 6;51 i l(Sta1nLart .a·,__, llt»e 11 was ·aa •- 2.0 toet· tl.lte June foot ·-ti ~ · . 12 was. 1\ 1a~ •1 •.8 ft. ft.~ at at ft'l a,. il11ai 80·rninute .t,nate ett~~4t•~ plie .20 correction It~ for a "1,8 ein a a plie 7U i*, . . ......... ' ... •• eather cMIt ions were good.. As has been noted before, thev awbolt.)Ay. · ~ .• . -: . . . • • . . . • ~. .. _..., .: .. . • ,. . . Qs1 .· · desinatioxis . . .l -' .. • :. : • . i. . . ·.,.' . . . . ·. . : ... :.. ... . I"';. ·• '... ·' below main area of .the eoty H ,l ew 1:.hthe e •in. ~··resot •*-t ~a•ea· ·p·t . tlle c•·:fil:~lili\7 • . . : : . •• i . • ·~· . ' ·: ' .. . ....., . . . .. ·. . . . . . . • • • • •• ' . . '*• •• ~·! . >·: ·,/ . > ..· . .' .. • . . ., " . ,., ' . } • bulk of of ·.Jfetar.ia Netarts ·Bq Bay, hrg referred bay" hlk • h••• · 1'':''-•~•d to as the t:tte ,;."u ··U.p ) q . · ' . . - . . .. . • .. . . l(. Area ,.£A.) Iwt.wtth t h t bethe ·;e tM:t :b .-:ibeing ac 'the,;the ~ ·•an~: · · i* ~•• ·••~: ~ ,.,·.i•c- tb4~.~~-~-;-..li oth*r aaMy ares cari5i. •of t lfe-t·& rt.a . . . • . .· . .· . .··. . . . :4jty , 4'l..:re·.c tlJ' :.• cr-•••·17, ·rocllr- 8tre~·cn ·. of f . gravely, rocky itretch . , J '• • . . .,.sas·14o1JBI\ ·· .t lui.ill ,••art~•.The ·. ·Ia•cfle • ., ·is , . • '· · ':g1$aXidoi} tigging in •• Netarts. ·I!. &IPU of b1t:er ojam or .. ~-:; I . ' :jfl iijl . .· • !'· . . . . . u.a were lltriJ used; Area .. . . . · • . . .... l' • • • • ' ' • <· . . ::.. . - . . .. ..',.:~. area. isinor .an•: area · are, a . 'Two - other . J't:be·~:.-:'lldaer •. . .i . ' ; . . · . • . . •• \ .• · .• :.:.·~ · . lf .,.inc ~ q1.t -.jio,~ from ._he · , · . · \J o. t from the eomniurtlty of being the eM ept *cro*a . # •• ,· "•1 ·. ' • • , being :\he the ·small Netarts \Grier~ borderinj ll.th both bay aa4 aM o;pea open l!ut•aa, ocean, and Area C Btt\ar~s (: ·•eiq •••ll gravel Payel. flat !lat In · t. front of .in ren~ ef ishopa reaert resort ·aaM !1e~ep8 Dd reSi ·r e• . t s1it1y the bay •11Pt.·.l 7ftuther. ·t·ta:Jlth•r~.np 1lJ .·the • ·&J from r.~e·m area ue.a A. 1. ' This lat area (C) baa few clams left on t, catch a rvnning amsU. Therefore i catch flres were obt&b.e4 4ered1a3 0 no ¢a1u~h trip ohtned. on this ao on. this tdJJ the catches here were nn Box coast«..rd:;\a . . . . . rtcue• • :" c•ilcm•• ••"• . o ' ._l'. . .. -aalthough .l thou.l h aa _. sral1 a_rw·li Jlllraier, e-.r~·•1•ly .were (\all•~ number ·o off olaae *lams · certainly taken. : \ ut h :Qof thebay ;p. plus was spent checking. the the qareusnear S&~:t-461.' oent checltiN ·• ·• .;,;·a ear·, tthe .h e. 11ntlh f .. 'he\19' l lla Saturday . waa . . ' . . . . .. .. retiu'ned to one.ofthe boat irorages. Sunday;fli 4..iCPr: a from othe· r •re&s aa they. J!e: t ~•ti · : te o.~ • •~~ of : t.h · ). o · a -. ... rap•· · · diggers other areas as they . ' 'I• ' ... spent cxi the middle and upper bay areas this tine sipplemented by checking diggers . froTn areas nesr the uth of the bay tha t eou1t sti 11 be . con:e4. upon rurn . ,. . )~ ...· '(*1; ' .. As ~ uianydif;g&l'if, digeri f>Sp~Sid.ltlit AQ ••1!••4 .·.digEI!i ·. $8 poaiibI. -~· were .,, ob,rVO4 L.; --·- '\.:.' . ' . • ' . - .,: (jUUUSn14 regard . • catch, horse clams encontered, gexer&i knowlede of dgtu aM o regtz1ations. then not poasible to obzerve the person while digging, the catch was still examined and the the }*rties paDties \\1-estione~ qest1oned •• as ,aloze. However any comments or reports of the dirs ••••' lowevel' · • • . rr44i any &fii1 other t%gers ( t.*. dir.ga pr8ofla.. rGPl"~~lll oiil\er diiJpre f t.e.¶1b*ar ~:aear....ay-.. rer1..sI repolt'\al were Wl'e t\~anprled: ; • . -· . - . • '.'·· r . . of.of •. mibare . et experiezicee.onlt onlywer""' wer*coutdered. In teterin.tnatlon ofhorse horse··. clne encountexperiel1ee• e:ona-1442ted. . ln :·-.·. -..... . ' ' - " ' ered or destroyed aU such cls seen, were of co8e coted lut if tJt~ te'· dt~&el' 3igr. tl.a.$•4 laid ut tf a highir figure then that ttgtzre.•• was •eeep1ied accepted. !.t.\:.ft*" jLsted withe*t to 'Witho't).t any U.¥ .qiteetion ct\le!J ioa as ae te - - .. -- ---··, '· : oity or' mctive and despite uaual1y lower figurer obtained frog peraonal obs.r- · .. ..:<-• .:_ta1 l.o XI• .lel1t'=$ it the:re vstion. Hence if tbare :·' -- - '. .' - :--- . - ' - - - ' '~~{{-: ' ~-- .. was any error as to amouM of *f daae it WJ4 have been to ,.. ·/t.he ·· · the 8 sj.!JAt 1 4* of 0 t e3tgSratJ*g """ ·" '•. -' : ' · "'-'. · ··:··1'• . :!' ~; .. . .....~.- - ~,-. < • , ,_ < ·. __ ., -. ,-~,-: - ' · :_; · - :, • •, • • • -- ' ' ' .. ' ' ' . " ' • AU catch il:.l ••tc:b ..- -.. - -) " . the.• num ' ., .. -·· ~> .. .thf ••• .,.. " f ' -· • • ·•. -..t•. ... ·. - --: -: . - -, - '.; i : - ' • "· ~'" ,, . ,... <>. , ' . ' .-· ' - . - - --:.,),: n*iinbers except tor t!l' th . · . _.< · •·.·•• . ·~of clams exoet:t. . '. .sl•• - to' ' · . 117••• are e~toavertt. eoverted of weiØit are O: .into i;l).te .·po*Ms · ·... by means ·of• . --- . iiares cj.vea ien are t'-P"' ~ . in s.;a. . , •_- .. -- . . - .· u,. ..•. aat Une whore -·:~·~rt :-,_~:i:/'' -. . . ........ ·.••••·.·•...*t ,_ -.-. U1* .~ data ·IMh* -.~,.. t1 . N.. of Quthogi ..•; ' ; ' ' '· ' ' GJ CL4*S . ... Blfl'A.RI!S flTIRS ... Jul11ll, U, 12; 1949 12; Jtf9 ,*1· .07 ~·'.· 1 111 ttl.,...I•et ..·c.c. Coctl.~ ' paso r Li ttieNec* lore. eiiia* - "-:i - ' ' ;;- •, ;4 . ' ' ~ 'i ' - ' . .. •. ,_ ' • 4* ,._ y_- ......... "' sumner/y •t . -&~P•· . tatø ebtaii*ã d*rizj both table .· ·PheA$1l.win; t_._ lif gives c$.~•• aa ~1.7 "'-~~ ~ . ·-: ·:<(:.>:_. _,:.-'-:_- .,··. _- ·. - •.-· 1' ' - :4•7•. days. i i ' ra'\b.eJ: ·than $ii*i tag it. the tama'e ratha . ,. ,, · -:: _ , _ ... .. .. Al'ea ('fen.!!J.f tpi.al - CCad.l~l · . sdiqua))·. "'!Ali Area IU.-re iere (5.xtteau) )(Tezerupie) TQTAL 1reoimt.re4 Detreyed (Csthm . . A. 77 1U8 0 1N4 159 A 7? 1Bii 77 0 196ft 0 ltS 3O8 . "' a. IIi\ () · o · .. · 10 · •• :8 ' u· v 10 0 0 » . 10 0 0 65 40 . ........ . cC .· 19' 19 . o l!h t:t ..· . . ·. 1$18 ' . - ~o ... "0 VJ-t&J Jl3 83 . 1200· 0 ,12: 218 ,.Y . '13 :181' " 400 . . - . - ' -~ . . .,, ' • .w~ . . ... . -- _-: · .- . - • - ., . '.< ·•. . -~0 . ' 0'1'AL lSg 189 RIJAL . '. '!1, - 218 Total in pounds #323 '' ',:·,:."_ '.": -- · -. :-- . · ·. ·.· . .-i: 46 ..,u It - . ' - . ... · · -. - . ': ' ' ·.MB ·a fit . 548 ' '' · · .25 -.. N7, ;-~ 203 2577 ... a1s · · 3066 - :' . ' ., - .. -90 164 164 .. . ' ' ·, tiJV . 90 -.,.v ' ' W'll.l ~ th*t \llat it 1.t the 'the her$0 ae·r •• $11 · will •• be ·. seen .•.>' • -it· . of surrival ttrIYOd ti sp&ble '.· .·. % :1 '·-:.· .i n . if replanted) it · ·· · .} are aided te;Jte of legal clams we find that> 2J in added to to •he the 1I9\.U ttal t*ke -· er,,...;h iiclasthat:*øre numbers or or 3.4 $ mim\,ere tn .poun4a . · · wer-e !lbree · .· · • · % In wasted.' :: H . . ' . . - ~. ---. ;·' ·· . -. -- ' : ' ' . :' ", ··--·-------. ' ' Seventy one of the 189 direpr.aet,. 0? U ri shocked, the catch of the reiMer being calculated from the ratis f,M in each respective ares for :; the diggers cóxtact'd. ' .; ·- ,,.,.. ' - ' ' . " . Sixty one .of and Sbt1 c t these tl1«tse were wen watched wateb.ei while whUe digging d.1si.ac aA4 qiestIoned queatt••eloie.lj Ol4J•l.'.l . ' . . . .'·'·-· ' ,'' ~ ' ::~L - -. - as to knowledge of species of clams, of digiug, . , length leq1h of ot tix tiae oezpr.u...i1.ttc.., ot eXI'r1e-JJ;Ce, etc., . .. and as to knowledge of the present reii1at lone. In an admittedly rather arbitrary and ,(I· ~· . . . . ~ mmer each tig.wa*C1&üified ee·· CbJM-*BC .pntin ·: 'Wat ·.:, :laat: ~.~·~-ei*t. 4 ia~;o*ie . ea.eof l :t thr 1·-*J.•,· PMe• . .'l~j, • I :,,•'", •· •• . . . .· . • . . .. . : .. . . .. ' ipon ·tthe b1ieved 1lpen he lt.el1eTed .ov.ovri1 -e-Jr-all k·»ov2.ge t•lec&e·o1 of digging 41tci.:ac mid *PPU*.t ø1#t of apflle.A law#i. .)..Mt•··•· .. T..nty . . t7 t.1A' "' . . . . , ' . ~· , . '• ,. •11 . •r.• were .put 1. e1as; or 1 %were :p•t iz in 'he · "-o~l• -c :l•••·;9; of·~'the tlte 6], 61.:, •r 1.5 46 or ·4.6 tthe .he 61, 61, e~ .. . ~ ·ca11ed al-144. . % were •. . . *Vqestiombi&; *nd 24, Gl" were graded thetim. of 'p.or, In "q1leatleU~le"J . • 24; cncteil "Joo:r*, 1-. short, .. ..... , at '\he tt•. •t or 19 39 -% -~ •lDf Jk* . .:ot&t. e the ~~- bed \tet:r a:.). o ut ... at tM ___:tiggers 41-~· . . . whai't they were doing, M the oth orto about oAeha1f of knew _..l.t·. ' ~ ,. . ' ·.· . I . .. ~- .• , . . ... .. . • • • .... ·• . . ' ,., •' ,' .. .. . .. . ... : . . . . . .. : ... . .. :. _; : : - : •' , "' ' ;, ' fllu.t':• .. ' .. . . •were ·" . •• . • .... . . •• • ··--; *•-•· ··· ·; . . ... . . . ·. .. . . .. ·.: . ·..., . . . .. • • • . .. • • • < .. . . .. . ~sr ·any . . '• . et s pa e I e s , o . - ~·;· .· & eel 1oe tt*dmnt whe , for wo?k with the shellfish inestLgation was r...- ., .,. . . . . . . *· . . f;:his r :l 1·•tint · ~~\~at . ..~•ft ho$ ~,1.:t:u·-,.~,..and _.:,i ·•¥4 tø it *qJs$4 ZaI for lay ifot· work in- ~ the survej taken &1on ' •• . •Je•t••• ' etc. A*Ls .a an &44$t.S.o:ila1 e4*1t tons example . . • $1. i ~-: •'-·n•4to ~· have . . . .ssj _; . .·tu.rthor . tnr.t:be~ · ttt.•t•~· Oaerved tro*)1e not . . llatf:: ~!: . hired\· . : a a· 6 ··-~: . . · ~r. . a. J i _ e i hse.. le~ been hired as a 8uninter assitani . . : ·.. •• ·. . . ' , . ' . .· . . .. . . . . eetton gjyen ta1ced to , ihf: thslr t .r ~ ftt.t1.. ieU anwtred, aaaw...t. Hl, .eM. in ·'~ eoue -~~- e&es O&:te·•:"~I1YP brief ltie··t . ·*•·.. . :l-.tir..in ·tf Li Uereutist in . . , •••:,••. •. " -·8?n1tration2. .·. . ·:·:. .·..··:· . i:eJl8. • Wlt.h ttSft))t.= 1 0ll• thay th•t Wet;ft 11th two to exteptiou were . . u .s..,... 1 , ·aHoeer wv.e:rall alltheus tlio-oeconi&cted .e6at a.ote4 who · tto wore treH a ••t:&oa·· .-as.•-.-\e iicat•• · in··• qieitten to .:.c digging, ,~ .. . .. .. . . .. . , .. . . . .. i. '-'J.u.tr:-•oint at . t_, • ? : • ~: •• at. With proeeedu.res. :precee~;.· •• ., '..... ne ,.., ••••• him with He hat had M'fer so was never ....... dug a clam exam, •or seen ·•one dug '< b.fo** ·. ' ' . >:. ,;•.•• ...·.- · ." . . .... ' . ',. . ' . half ·were not too ·•:~e. no·t toe .. . . . • . :...·. .. . . l_ . . . .. . . ' .· ... . .. . . .. . . ... ' ' . .. . f. .'" ·: . ·. . . . . -~: .. . ! t • : . . *3 •i -~&toriat •t.•i~t . ea . snant the gi.n tU ._. . · ·_ of •t instruction ~'-•••1•a 'P fta the ~ tourists "~s,_,, inea Jlc"· pig". Aftcw After &fdaea . ter.d he ••• was set to diggiug t~#·'~fil~· '·~· he· aet ~• · fi1.a1at . . .. ~· . . . ·., . . . . ' 1'$COrd·---. bag. JMt he .ttl. did t :obtaifling .aløn.•. :~~tllQ-..tfl aoJ. ·al••t e·,a1akt.f. :a ~-4~" ' rt . . ·.· . . . . . . . . . ke ·a ·singi* *ietaks :.not _t. ·make •1Ji11:t .u •·t ate l•· 4ea.~.·tt4e.ati.Ga ·•t ..e ••·· ,,_.. ·esec;ies. pe.a~S•-:• · of )ler•• boree ol c1a*s in 1.jdenlrift.:ation . .. . . .· ' T*. 0th. , • ,, • • . .. . .;>' ' bare of the writer with in .pgex'ai -t A·. · •a .• • · l~ Jae~al. · it i i is J.•· st . s:t lll the..firm t.l a ·lbe1 t.•l·, tf· •t .. teJ-. that ·:10. . \; :........ ,·. minIàm of knw1edge eien an ams tour diger can &,:$1fl15h .,_...,••. .bstweøn. . . \ . . avoid ·-.v-ei4 ·•l••• . d .. ~ .... . taking diing ~. aka:c . •·or ~ a.i. u i:q horse ·u r·• •clams during closed season. There of course will be .. king· •a mi· mistake on· - -11 al1 a take\. -. some exCØt1ous, occassion4y even a professional $:Wr ·. . •. . - ···ar ...... . in Jet&~· Netarts· Ba7 where fthe is don blin4ly in ay O•re •"'ta. $n· )!•:.·tdigging iU.i .n c 1• ieae :lt:l~-•«11 in a rocky boac.., *SLL*UJ ·· ·x· .. ... I It is ·~,. thai·in .•~'A area ···-~ ··· · · a A.A near horse c1as but these casos are not con. true the " 11' :·.· also . ·"-•• ..~. --·· that · .~ .. ' .~ . " . I • ' · .. . ' ·: ., , , . ' .·. ... . ' , . · . .· . , . . i&.U . .. • the the w.er, that the unavoidable destmctlon at tis. may be lowver .thXs '-• 1a:rge. l.&r·p tlltl ·-is t• . .. ·&f•Y.•tt ·. ' .. . . . . ie: f 1ni·t ·e:l 1 -aan n ex-eep.: t .tea in in ._eaohe, e . the the. wr •,1 _itØr t-.r .,.,. lace: difinitely exception beaches, ..ethg ' . ' . . . &bø ).e to -· ·list >11. •1 a• single .•·t.!lll.·t other -~~~Mr . . . . . ' ' ' or re. . •-•· than · .two not attt in thf! the St. State where such an an ex~extreme area 1n ,~ ·• whe~e :raaa ·•aitua'tià'n ·1tu.1t~a ·Mexilti, 11l •.:, :Mand ~. eet . .., .. . . ..d . . . . similarity in conditions. is •••• three other mino* areaa where there is eien &117 any eialli~Ati-~1 1~ ~enlitS.Onl. .• . . . ' (uncou.ou*1y) by It iis- lte: believed put' ,.{wsco-aat~n&t. lt ~:ieYe4 .that t hat the situation ~·t,ri&1-1e. a was ••:• quite t'\1~• .well · · l .P pl ' ' ~ ~~ • several residents of etarts. ey maintained that the destruCflOfl. bad been g** at . . . .. . . '. ··.. '··· (4) (4) 114 st weeks 'but that on tMs weekend by Saturday night everyone in the area representatives knew that rep.rese; n tat.ive-1 of et the Col\Bl){: ae1o.:n were •• Commiason were pr•aent present so .._m••ll1" "naturallyt' 1heJ they were were rrre C&r'efUl careftl ao so there there were aot not as mere u many :rae c· laJU th. aa. ifl ,t they th•r ultl.d 4•-':r•~ nj. .llo.: horn ciam oiU(t aYoicl aVOid. 'OO,.., trig any great nitmbere of clams on this weekendt there seems to they could not do the same ariy other time if 'be no reason why deirOd A fu.rther point to be remembered is that Netarts Bay aM to extent TiUaok Bay are the ø1 a · le.• eS in the list. dare any serious problem ris,2 thie to nwnbere and locations of the respective apeies. Therefore if any action is called. for it ehould be alon the lines of ethication rather than any chanea in regtlatIen which are t'elt ums.sear7. ir *it]..cLiI1i