Oyster Disease and 'Bed Rest'

News of CBF's new report, Oysters on the Brink, which documents the evolution of disease-resistant oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and calls for an expansion of no-harvesting zones, was carried yesterday on 12 TV stations reaching more than a half million viewers across the region yesterday as well as on public radio in Washington, Baltimore and on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The report was also covered by the Associated Press and eight newspapers, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, the Baltimore Sun,  the Annapolis Capital, the Salisbury Daily Times, the (Montgomery County, Maryland) Gazette, the (Hampton Roads, Virginia) Daily Press and the (Fredericksburg, Virginia) Free Lance-Star.

The Richmond paper editorialized in favor of vastly expanded oyster sanctuaries, writing: "What the oysters need most, it seems, is for Virginians to let natural evolution take its course. Just as harvest restrictions gave the blue crab an opportunity to rebound, restraint in harvesting oysters can help the bivalves....Bed rest may prove the best cure of all."

On another note, I'm back from vacation and returning to my regular daily blogging duties. It's good to be back with you, Bay Daily readers. Tom Pelton

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[Moncler Doudoune]

Now we have a great walkway that goes to the beach and to the canals that came from the partnership of community with government