CUMBERLAND ISLAND An Ecological Survey of the Coastal Region of Georgia NPS Scientific Monograph No. 3

The distribution and acreage of oyster beds along the coast of Georgia were mapped in 1966-67 by Thomas L. Linton for the Georgia Game and Fish Commission. Locations of oyster beds, as revealed by Dr. Linton's survey data made available by the Game and Fish Commission, are shown in black on Figs. 35 A-H.

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The State Department of Public Health has closed to oyster harvest those areas of the estuary indicated by shading on the map. These areas were closed because of high coliform bacteria counts which serve as indicators of contamination by domestic sewage. The data, corrected to August 1970, were provided by the State Department of Public Health.