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Proud 'grass cops'
The commonwealth of Virginia is blessed with almost 1.5 million acres of water bottom in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, yet clam farmer George DeMarco (Nov. 22 letter, "Bay losers") complains because we won't let him use the tracts inhabited by...Tags: Natural Resources, Virginia, Natural Resource Industry, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Chesapeake Bay
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Watermen unite
Not only has the Virginia Marine Resources Commission put the waterman out of work, but they are doing it during the worst economic crisis of our time. And what about next year or the year after? Where will we get the money to buy our pots and rig up... -
Va. judge rejects watermen's dredging request
A Norfolk judge has rejected pleas from watermen who want to keep dredging crabs from the Chesapeake Bay this winter, despite a state plan that bans such activity. The watermen had filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Marine Resources Commission,...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Chesapeake Bay
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Bay losers
In response to a decline in naturally produced wild clams, clam aquaculture has become an astonishing Virginia success story. Practiced by individuals and privately owned companies on leased state bottom, it is a sustainable industry with sales in the...Tags: Virginia, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology, Maryland
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Asian oyster holds promise, risk
Seeding the Chesapeake Bay with disease-resistant Asian oysters could significantly boost the bay's depleted population of the water-cleaning shellfish, according to a federal study to be released next week.
But the study, a copy of which was obtained by...Tags: North Carolina, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Diseases, Environmental Pollution, Maryland
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Watermen briefed on state plans to restrict crab harvest
Sun reporterNearly 100 watermen attended a meeting in Annapolis last night to hear state officials' proposals for restricting Maryland's blue crab harvest in hopes of protecting the increasingly struggling crustacean. The options on the table include bushel limits...Tags: Virginia, Aquaculture, Annapolis, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Natural Resource Industry
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Cast your fishing line
Cobia, gray trout, croaker, crappie and largemouth bass are fish you might hear about if you live in Hampton Roads. If you're a newcomer to the area, you might be unaware of the requirements for freshwater and saltwater fishing — not to mention...Tags: Hampton Roads, Fort Monroe, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Maryland proposes a new set of crabbing rules
Sun reporterMaryland natural resources officials proposed new crabbing rules yesterday that were not as strict as watermen had feared, but will disproportionately hurt crabbers on the Lower Eastern Shore. The state is proposing to close the blue crab season for...Tags: Government, Energy Resources, Virginia, Martin O'Malley, Aquaculture
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A new, uncertain season
Sun reporterWith just a few days to go before crabbing season begins, Don Pierce is spending nearly every waking hour getting ready. About 1,000 yellow crab pots are stacked in the yard. A crew of three men is helping him strip rotted plywood off his workboat, the...Tags: Photography, Energy Resources, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Virginia, Aquaculture
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Another Kind of Coast Guard
STAFF WRITERThey wear fatigues instead of sparkling whites. They are deployable to anywhere in the world on four days' notice and live in a self-sufficient tent city, not on a base. And instead of riding on white ships with the Coast Guard's trademark red stripe,...Tags: Law Enforcement, Firearms, Terrorism, Heavy Engineering, Transportation
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Chesapeake Bay's idyllic isle
Special to The TimesThe vintage Capt. Eulice left tiny Onancock at 10 a.m. sharp, its polished deck dotted with a handful of locals heading home and tourists, standing out with their getaway moods and cameras strung about their necks. Destination: tiny Tangier Island in...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Wetlands, Aquaculture, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Kevin Costner
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Alone on the water
SunSpot StaffSept. 13th was a beautiful moonlit night on the Potomac, calm and warm. But, off Point Lookout at the river's mouth, dangerous currents were moving beneath the flat surface. A swimmer had been fighting those currents for hours as he tried to muscle his...Tags: Energy Resources, Beach Vacations, Police, Fishing, Natural Resource Industry
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