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WS Waterman Carrying Basket of Fresh Oysters Down Fishing Dock / Oyster, Virginia, USA
WS Waterman Carrying Basket of Fresh Oysters Down Fishing Dock / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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MS PAN Portrait of Smiling Waterman Holding Basket of Fresh Oysters in Front of Seafood Shack / Oyster, Virginia, USA
MS PAN Portrait of Smiling Waterman Holding Basket of Fresh Oysters in Front of Seafood Shack / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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MS TU Waterman Sorting Baskets of Clams Near Dock / Oyster, Virginia, USA
MS TU Waterman Sorting Baskets of Clams Near Dock / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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WS PAN Group of Watermen Carrying Bins of Clams Ashore / Oyster, Virginia, USA
WS PAN Group of Watermen Carrying Bins of Clams Ashore / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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MS Portrait of Smiling Waterman Holding Basket of Fresh Oysters in Front of Seafood Shack / Oyster, Virginia, USA
MS Portrait of Smiling Waterman Holding Basket of Fresh Oysters in Front of Seafood Shack / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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MS PAN Waterman Drinking Coffee, Sitting on Fishing Dock with Dog / Oyster, Virginia, USA
MS PAN Waterman Drinking Coffee, Sitting on Fishing Dock with Dog / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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MS PAN Group of Watermen Harvesting Clams in Shallow Water / Oyster, Virginia, USA
MS PAN Group of Watermen Harvesting Clams in Shallow Water / Oyster, Virginia, USA
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A man watches from a picnic table as another man walks along a beach.
A man watches from a picnic table as another man walks along a beach.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Congressional Democrats join Pres. Franklin Roosevelt for a picnic at the Jefferson Islands, MD, 1937
Title card: "Congressmen 150 Strong at FDR Frolic" / congressional democrats boarding boat / Senators Burton Wheeler and William King signing in / Senators Henry Ashurst, William Gibbs McAdoo, Joseph O'Mahoney, and John Murdock pose for...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Chesapeake Bay oysters make a comeback
Once in danger of disappearing from overfishing and pollution oysters from the Chesapeake Bay near Washington are making a comeback and business for farmers is on the rise
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Pivotal times for famous Chesapeake Bay oysters
Robert T. Brown pulled an oyster shell from a pile freshly harvested by a dredger from the Chesapeake Bay and talked enthusiastically about the larvae attached — a sign of a future generation critical to the health of the nation's...
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Blue catfish are overwhelming the natural ecosystem in the Chesapeake Bay, home to Maryland's famous blue crabs. Local officials hope the promotion of a growing commercial market can help keep the invasive species under control. (Nov. 12)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Matt Ogburn, Research Scientist at SERC:
"The blue catfish is not native to Chesapeake Bay. It was brought here beginning in the 1970s...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Maryland oyster farms are key small business for US east coast
The Maryland oyster industry is worth over $15 million and oysters are among the most valuable fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay along with blue crab striped bass and Atlantic menhaden
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Maryland's crustacean sensation is key for local economy
A unique multi million dollar industry crab fishing is both a tradition and a key part of the local economy in the coastal state of Maryland
Curated Video
Pivotal times for famous Chesapeake Bay oysters
Robert T. Brown pulled an oyster shell from a pile freshly harvested by a dredger from the Chesapeake Bay and talked enthusiastically about the larvae attached — a sign of a future generation critical to the health of the nation's...
Curated Video
Pivotal times for famous Chesapeake Bay oysters
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AFP News Agency
VOICED : Chesapeake Bay oysters make a comeback
VOICED : Chesapeake Bay oysters make a comeback
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Sustainability: Water Baltimore's Urban Streams
A scientist discusses her work studying the travel times of pollutants in waterways around Baltimore's Chesapeake Bay, which is on the brink of an environmental crisis. Her research team is trying to understand how this urban water cycle...
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Chesapeake Bay Program: Ecosystem
Learn how the Bay, its habitats, and the plants and animals they support form a productive and complex ecosystem.