Maryland Governor’s new plan for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay blends conservation and aquaculture

Monday, December 7th, 2009

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Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley held a press conference in Annapolis, MD last Thursday to announce a plan to restore the oyster population to the Chesapeake Bay by prohibiting oyster harvesting in selected areas (Baltimore Sun; oyster plan pdf).Those most affected by the plan will be MD watermen; O’Malley offered them $2.5 M in [...]