Long before you even think about getting out of bed, Scott Wivell and the crew of the Lady Lynnae already drove two hours from their home on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to the banks of the Rappahannock River.
“We got up at three this morning,” Wivell said as he waited on the deck of his boat in the inky darkness. “We’ve got to wait a half-hour before sunrise before we can leave. You’ll probably see an airplane flying shortly. They fly the airplane to see when you leave, because if you leave early, you get a ticket and can’t work that day.”
As some of the watermen ate hot crab for breakfast, they vented their frustration at how the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) makes them feel like “we’re all poachers and criminals.”
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