Recent News: #watermen
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April 10, 2017
Five industries that benefit from a healthy Bay
From aquaculture to water utilities, a clean Chesapeake Bay is good business
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November 10, 2016
Searching for clams in the Chesapeake Bay
Once abundant soft-shell, razor clam fisheries experience dramatic decline
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December 15, 2014
Photo Essay: Exploring the life of a waterman on a visit to Smith Island
Foresters get a feel for life downstream on a trip to one of the last inhabited islands of the Chesapeake Bay.
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September 09, 2014
Discarded, derelict fishing traps harm blue crabs, watermen in Chesapeake Bay
Biodegradable escape panels could solve the region's ghost fishing problem.
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January 16, 2014
Patent tonging for oysters on the Patuxent River
Simon Dean and his crew catch bushels of the native shellfish on board the Roughwater.
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December 20, 2012
An uncertain future for Tangier watermen
Sea-level rise, sinking land and strong storms threaten this disappearing island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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