In this Sept. 14, 2012 photo, Ricky Wharton retrieves an oyster cage at an aquafarm on Chincoteague Island. A federal plan to restore the native oyster to the Chesapeake Bay has identified 24 tributaries in Virginia and Maryland that provide the best potential to bring back the coveted hard-shell.
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RICHMOND ---- A federal plan to restore the native oyster to the Chesapeake Bay identifies 24 tributaries in Virginia and Maryland that provide the best potential to bring back a coveted hard-shell that has declined to less than 1 percent of historic highs.
The plan was prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the federally directed effort to restore the ...
