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In the southeastern United States, the season for gathering oysters begins in November and continues through the middle of March. The bugeyes are all freshly painted and are a source of the captain's pride. These two-masted vessels are well-suited to their task because of their shallow draft. They will float in only four feet of water. They are completely outfitted with everything from stacks of wood for the stove to new
The sails fill with wind, and the many vessels begin moving. When a captain rings a ship's bell, the dredge is dropped over the side. It has a toothed edge to dig into the oyster bed and pick up oysters. A dredge is on each side of the ship and a crew of three is needed to work on each one.
The heavy dredge is hauled dripping over the side, and the crew dumps the oysters onto the deck.
As the crew sorts out the oysters, throwing back those that are less than three inches, they may be observed by other boats. One is a government patrol boat, which assures that the fishing laws are obeyed. The buy boats purchase the oysters and then take them to market.
The oystermen usually enjoy their work and laugh at the hardships. They proudly speak of the days when dredging was very difficult because there were no gasoline motors to raise the dredges. Each load of oysters had to be cranked in by hand.
Based on the passage, which is the most likely location of the oyster beds?
1. deep water off the coast
0 2. rocks offshore
3. shallow water close to shore
4. swift running rivers
In the southeastern United States, the season for gathering oysters begins in November and continues through the middle of March. The bugeyes are all freshly painted and are a source of the captain's pride. These two-masted vessels are well-suited to their task because of their shallow draft. They will float in only four feet of water. They are completely outfitted with everything from stacks of wood for the stove to new
The sails fill with wind, and the many vessels begin moving. When a captain rings a ship's bell, the dredge is dropped over the side. It has a toothed edge to dig into the oyster bed and pick up oysters. A dredge is on each side of the ship and a crew of three is needed to work on each one.
The heavy dredge is hauled dripping over the side, and the crew dumps the oysters onto the deck.
As the crew sorts out the oysters, throwing back those that are less than three inches, they may be observed by other boats. One is a government patrol boat, which assures that the fishing laws are obeyed. The buy boats purchase the oysters and then take them to market.
The oystermen usually enjoy their work and laugh at the hardships. They proudly speak of the days when dredging was very difficult because there were no gasoline motors to raise the dredges. Each load of oysters had to be cranked in by hand.
Based on the passage, which is the most likely location of the oyster beds?
1. deep water off the coast
0 2. rocks offshore
3. shallow water close to shore
4. swift running rivers
Answers
GPT 3.5
The most likely location of the oyster beds mentioned in the passage is 3. shallow water close to shore.