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Blue Crab Disappearing From Chesapeake Bay

Longtime fishermen lament lost way of life

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 18, 2008 3:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Overfishing and water pollution have put the Chesapeake Bay's signature blue crab on the brink—along with fishermen who have long depended on it. Stocks are down 65% since 1990, the AP reports, as officials in Maryland and Virginia struggle to enact a patchwork of...   Read full story »

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