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Region Watermen blame state for bay balance shift
Annapolis report notes Maryland watermen shift from oysters to crab bait as regulatory and ecological changes alter bay balance. Watermen Groom and Lumpkin link reduced menhaden with rockfish recovery, while regulators point to long standing human impact. Crab pot catches dominate alewife use, with scarce alewives lowering earnings amid rising costs. experts cite nutrient runoff as a major restoration target.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Billy Joe Groom
Carroll Lumpkin
Groom
Pollu
Jim Uphoff
State Department of Natural Resources
Uphoff
Robert Evans
County Watermen’s
Chesapeake Bay