The Herring of Block Island Sound

• Main Author: Sanders, Howard Lawrence
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 1951
• Subjects: Block Island; The Shoals; Pseudocalanus minutus
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/2125; https://doi.org/10.23860/thesis-sanders-howard-1951; https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/theses/article/3098/viewcontent/The_Herring_of_Block_Island_Sound_v2_ABBYY_uncompressed.pdf

The objectives of this study were to observe the location of the herring catches in Block Island Sound, to perform racial analyses on the fish, and to study the stomach contents both quantitatively and qualitatively. Periodic trips were made on a commercial fishing vessel in Block Island Sound durin...