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Oyster prices drop as Maryland watermen face Gulf competition
Oyster prices opened the season as low as 14 dollars a bushel, the cheapest in 25 years, troubling Maryland watermen who must compete with cheaper Gulf oysters. Out-of-state imports, a reduced crab harvest, and disease-related oyster kills drive fishermen northward as salinity and drought risk impact future yields. Watermen fear the hardship across 1,000 oyster permits while the season runs through March 31.
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Shady Side
Gulf of Mexico
Tommy Burke
Edgewater
Betty Duty
State Watermen’s Association
Annapolis
Florida
Bill Woodfield
Woodfield Fish and Oyster Co
Galesville
Woodfield
Connecticut
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Wicomico
Chester
Nanticoke
Roy Scott
Fred W. Maddox
Somerset County Watermen’s Association