The governors of Virginia and Maryland asked the federal government Friday to declare the Chesapeake Bay’s crab population a disaster, in hope of winning congressional aid for struggling watermen and seafood merchants.
It is the first time a Virginia governor has requested such relief and comes less than a month after the state imposed strict rules intended to reduce the harvest of female crabs by 34 percent this year.
Link: Seafood News – Federal Aid Sought for Watermen, Seafood Merchants
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