Albatross, HI, 1902, Laysan Island.

Albatross, HI, 1902, Laysan Island.

Albatross, HI, 1902, Laysan Island.

Albatross, HI, 1902, white albatross, Laysan Island.

Albatross, HI, 1902, albatross feeding young, Laysan Island.

Albatross, HI, 1902, black albatrosses, Laysan Island.

Albatross, HI, 1902, black albatross, Laysan Island.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster shucking houses, panoramic view looking south.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster shucking houses, panoramic view looking south.

Matagorda Bay, TX, shucking house of J.J. Clement & Son, Port Lavaca, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster house, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster house of P.E. Bell, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, public pavilion, rented quarters for oyster shucking by Mr. Weston Bailey, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, Boggy Lump.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster from East Point Reef, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster from East Point Reef, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster from Forked Bayou, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster from Forked Bayou, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster from Boiler Bayou and East Point Reef, 1905.

Matagorda Bay, TX, oyster from Half Moon Reef, martesia borings, 1905.

U.S. coaling station, Pichilingue Bay, La Paz, Lower CA, Mexico. Galapagos expedition, 1888-89.

Fish drying, San Francisco, CA, Lynde & Hough, flake yard, 1888-89.

Fish drying, San Francisco, CA, Lynde & Hough, 1888-89.

General view of first shrimp fishing village north of Point San Pedro, San Pablo Bay, San Francisco, CA, 1888-89

First shrimp fishing north of Point San Pedro, showing young fish drying, San Francisco, CA.

Second shrimp fishing north of Point San Pedro, San Francisco, CA, 1888-89.

Shrimp fishers village south of Point San Pablo, 1888-89.

CA shrimp fishery, dried shrimp, baskets, nets.

Husking shrimp, treading out dried shrimp, San Francisco Bay, CA, 1888-89.

Thrushing shrimp meats and sacking for shipments, 1888-89.

Winnowing machine for separating shrimp shells from the meats, 1888-89.

Shrimp fishers junk, 1888-89.

Chinese shrimp net showing young fish taken along with the shrimp and dried for export to China, about 1889, CA.

Shrimp by-catch, CA.

Camp, drying ground, nets, etc., Pt. San Pedro, San Francisco Bay.

Village of Chinese shrimp fishers, Pt. San Pedro, San Franscisco Bay.

Village of Chinese shrimp fishers, Pt. San Bruno, San Francisco Bay.

Chinese drying shrimp and mending nets, about 1889, CA.

Shrimp fishing, drying ground, about 1889, CA.

Drying shrimp nets out side on a hill, about 1889, CA.

Shrimp nets drying, about 1889, CA.

Shrimp nets with catch, about 1889, CA.

Chinese shrimp fishers, San Francisco Bay, CA, 1888-89.

Shrimp fishery, San Francisco Bay, CA, 1888-89.

Shrimp fishery, San Francisco Bay, CA, 1888-89.

Oyster bed fence, San Francisco Bay, CA, about 1889.

Tonging oyster in San Francisco Bay, CA.

Oysters, San Francisco, CA, loading a sloop for market taken to Morgans establishment near Milbrae, about 1889.

Oyster, San Francisco, CA, flat bottomed schooner, loading of native oyster from natural deposits, they are used for making garden walk, etc,

Oyster industry, San Francisco Bay, culling oysters, single float in foreground, double foat in background, scows, etc., the Morgan Oyster Company station