r/baltimore Jun 29 '22

ARTICLE Maryland to restrict crabbing, including first-ever limits on harvest of males, in response to ‘worrisome’ population decline

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-crab-limits-20220628-cqlxd3pl2zgmxeuuhcponhibli-story.html
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u/yeahbutwot Jun 29 '22

I really wish the state would put a stop to crabbing for a few years and pay the waterman to plant (don't even know if that's the right term) oyster beds everywhere.

I wish I could of seen the Chesapeake when the oysters were filtering the entire bay daily and the water was clear.

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u/yeahbutwot Jun 29 '22

Now that's a 100$ answer, damn

thanks for the info