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Watermen Forced To Adjust To Blue Crab Rules

by Jack Zahora, NPR
October 8, 2008

Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay is putting the iconic blue crab in danger. To keep the crab population from shrinking further, Maryland and Virginia have limited their harvests. Already hurting, watermen have to deal with new regulations.

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