RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is marking its largest oyster harvest in more than 25 years.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced on Monday that the state’s oyster harvest jumped 25 percent last year to the highest seen since 1987.
Over the past 12 years, Virginia’s oyster harvest has increased from 23,000 bushels in 2001 to about 504,000 bushels last year. The harvest numbers include wild oysters and those grown in aquaculture farms.
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