Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . BRINGING SPONGES FROM THE VESSELS TO SPONGE WHARF AT KEY A SPONGE AUCTION AT ANCLOTE. THE SPONCE FISHERY OF FLORIDA IN 11)00. By John N. Cobb, Agent of the United States Fish Commission. In IDOi the writer wan detailed to make an of theconimcrcial aspects of the iisheiy, and the following notes give com-plete data showing its condition in the calendar year 1900: GROUNDS, VESSELS, METHODS OF THE FISHERY, ETC. « There are two well-detined areas of the Florida coast in which spong-ing is prosecuted
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . BRINGING SPONGES FROM THE VESSELS TO SPONGE WHARF AT KEY A SPONGE AUCTION AT ANCLOTE. THE SPONCE FISHERY OF FLORIDA IN 11)00. By John N. Cobb, Agent of the United States Fish Commission. In IDOi the writer wan detailed to make an of theconimcrcial aspects of the iisheiy, and the following notes give com-plete data showing its condition in the calendar year 1900: GROUNDS, VESSELS, METHODS OF THE FISHERY, ETC. « There are two well-detined areas of the Florida coast in which spong-ing is prosecuted. A chain of keys, or islands, starts from the mainland at a))outMiami, on the east coast, and extends, in the shape of a horn, far intothe Gulf of Mexico, the Dry Tortugas being the westerimiost point ofthe horn. In the waters surrounding most of these ke^^s, and alsobetween the ke3s and the mainland as far as Cape Sable, sponges arefound. This is called the key grounds and is worked exclusivelyby spongers from Key West and the few inhabitants of the manykeys. The earliest sponging was on these grounds. The bay grounds, which are the
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