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Newschannel 8 (DC) (Fri 4 Dec, 2009)
O'Malley Announces Plan to Restore Oysters to Chesapeake Bay
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - First the blue crab, now the oyster. On Thursday, Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., announced a three-pronged plan to restore oysters to the Chesapeake Bay.
The Baltimore Sun (Fri 4 Dec, 2009)
O'Malley plans to limit oyster harvest: State would expand sanctuaries, promote aquaculture
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
To praise from environmentalists and complaints from watermen, Gov. Martin O'Malley outlined plans Thursday to restore the Chesapeake Bay's depleted oysters by prohibiting commercial harvests in large portions of the bay while leasing other areas for aquaculture.
The Annapolis Capital (Fri 4 Dec, 2009)
O'Malley unveils restoration plan for bay oysters
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
With the oysters in the Chesapeake Bay dramatically depleted, Gov. Martin O'Malley yesterday unveiled a three-pronged plan that would limit harvesting, enhance environmental restoration and promote aquaculture to save the signature species.
The Washington Post (Mon 24 Aug, 2009)
To Some Chesapeake Crabbers, a $50 Document Is Priceless: Despite Industry's Woes, Many Watermen Refuse to Sell Symbol of Old Way of Life
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
The Chesapeake Bay, raked by storms and swimming with things that pinch and sting, has always been brutal on wooden boats, old lighthouses and ungloved fingers.
The Baltimore Sun (Mon 17 Aug, 2009)
Bid to buy back crabbing licenses falls short, state says: Bids too few, asking prices too high, say officials, who plan to counter with flat $2,260 offer
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
Maryland's pioneering effort to conserve Chesapeake Bay blue crabs by buying back commercial crabbing licenses has come up short, state officials say. Too few crabbers were willing to sell, they say, and too many of those who were asked for too much - up to $425 million in one case.
The Baltimore Sun B'More Green Blog (Thu 6 Aug, 2009)
Crab license buyback gets a nibble
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
Only a fraction of Maryland's commercial crabbers responded to the state's offer to buy back their licenses. "Close to 500' crabbers bit on the state's offer to pay them to surrender their right to catch crabs for sale, according to Lynn Fegley, assistant fisheries director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
The Washington Post (Fri 10 Jul, 2009)
Maryland Seeks to Buy Back Small-Scale Crab Licenses
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
The state of Maryland is offering to buy back crabbing licenses from about half of the state's watermen in a bid to rebuild the Chesapeake Bay's beleaguered stock of blue crabs by reducing the number of people trying to catch them.
The Annapolis Capital (Fri 10 Jul, 2009)
State to buy crabbing licenses: Reverse auction designed to prevent overfishing
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
The state is looking to buy the licenses of thousands of part-time crabbers. But there's a hitch: The price hasn't been set yet.
The Baltimore Sun (Wed 1 Jul, 2009)
A new way to farm fish and feed the world: Scientists at Columbus Center hope to show viability of 'greener' aquaculture
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
Yonathan Zohar beams like a proud parent as he cradles the freshly netted fish in his hands.
The Annapolis Capital (Sun 14 Jun, 2009)
Crabmeat stuck in legal, political pickle: Problems with visa program keep picking houses closed
Staff quoted: Doug Lipton
HOOPERS ISLAND - When the tourists come through town, Jay Newcomb has little to show them.