This spring, data released by Maryland DNR and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission showed dramatic recovery for our beloved blue crab, as well as the most important fish in the sea, the Atlantic Menhaden. Another neighbor of the blue crab and menhaden that is making a rock and roll recovery, is the Chesapeake Bay oyster (Crassostrea virginica), which is having the most robust harvest in decades; data shows almost 900,000 bushels harvested last year (these numbers may be higher if you add in floats and cages). With almost 90% of the world’s reefs damaged or gone, this recovery is a huge financial boon for another favorite son, the bay watermen. [Read more…]
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Proto and Manuel Drop the Ball
“Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score, you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You’ll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
When I wrote this commentary on last summer’s drowning in the Wave almost a year ago, I hoped that, by now the town would finally have implemented some form of beach safety protocols. There were some good ideas batted around by folks like Andy Zahn and Debbie Bender, yet during the time between last summer’s tragedy and now, the Town leadership including Mayor George Proto, Vice-Mayor Chris Bannon and Councilwoman Natali has done absolutely nothing. What may have seemed like an outlier last summer, has proven to be closer to the middle of the bell curve—once again, last weekend’s tragic drowning should have never happened. [Read more…]
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