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On the shallow mud flats, oyster fishermen collect small oysters which are thenreplanted in areas better suited for fast growth

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Description

On the shallow mud flats, oyster fishermen collect small oysters which are thenreplanted in areas better suited for fast growth.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Photographer

Rex Gary Schmidt FWS

Display Date

1950 circa

Location

Virginia, Chincoteague Bay

Collection

Historic Fisheries