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Crab pickers find a home
Four years after regulators cracked down on Smith Island crab picking the women now have a legal base for their home industry. Janice Marshall, president of the Smith Island Crabmeat Co op, recalls the shift from necessity to a lawful venture while crab meat provided income as the Chesapeake Bay community relies on the water trade. The crackdown began with a health inspector seizing 35 pounds of crab meat on the Crisfield dock, threatening a way of life built around women’s at home work.
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Tylerton
Smith Island
Janice Marshall
Marshall
Crisfield Dock
Maryland
Natural Resources Police