Georgia Oyster Farming Regulations Still in Development
There’s been progress on developing the process for legal oyster farming in Georgia, but it still has some ways to go. …
Oyster Farming
Private Oyster Farming has Helped the Chesapeake Bay. Not Everyone is Happy About the Practice.
A decade ago, Maryland politicians rewrote laws that allow True Chesapeake Oyster Co. and other business ventures to use public waterways for private gain — and for the benefit of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem at large. Since then, the number of oysters farmed in Maryland waters has grown more than 20 times over, equaling about one-third the haul of wild oysters watermen dredge up annually. …
