. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. The Sponge Fishery of the Bahamas. i8i resembling vegetable granulations, among which micro- scopic white and oviform bodies may be distinguished. These are the larvae destined to perpetuate the species. When arrived at maturity, they are washed out by the sea water which incessantly flows through the sponge ; they then swim along, by the aid of the vibrating cilia or hairs with which they are provided, until they reach a suitable Fig. 7. K\2S • 'U 1 ). Sponges. ro
. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. The Sponge Fishery of the Bahamas. i8i resembling vegetable granulations, among which micro- scopic white and oviform bodies may be distinguished. These are the larvae destined to perpetuate the species. When arrived at maturity, they are washed out by the sea water which incessantly flows through the sponge ; they then swim along, by the aid of the vibrating cilia or hairs with which they are provided, until they reach a suitable Fig. 7. K\2S • 'U 1 ). Sponges. rock, to which they attach themselves, and there commence a new life. This emigration of the larvze from the parent sponge occurs about the end of June and the beginning of July. The fine qualities of sponges are chiefly found at the depth of 15 fathoms or thereabout; the common sponge lies at depths varying between 20 and 30 fathoms. At Tripoli (on the coast of Syria, not of Africa) M. Lamiral engaged some divers, who commenced operations on the 21st of May. The sponges gathered were imme-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897. New York, D. Appleton and company
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