... been very thorough and even with the wide variety of sources, tend to coincide that the bay is slowly getting better in most cases (U.S. EPA 1997 TRI 1.1-5). Recreation. The majority of recreation that depends on the bay refers to fishing, swimming, boating and general tourism. Every year the Chesapeake Bay attracts approximately 2.5 million tourists. Many come by boat to navigate their way as far ... north as New York or as far west as the borders of West Virginia. For more than a hundred years ... vi! sibility. Sediments and nutrients that have settled at the bottom may sit in the sam...

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... dragged over a reef by an oyster boat, oysters are scrapped off the bottom by the toothed bar and into the basket. Every so often the basket is brought to the top and onto the boat and empties so the fishermen can collect their bounties. The smaller oysters that do not meet the size requirements are discarded and thrown back into the water without any harm done. Oysters are ... sold either shelled or shucked. If a dealer is going to sell shucked oysters than the manager hired experienced shell shuckers. They use special knives to open the ... oysters. After cleaning and processing, the...

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