After years of careful management of harvests to allow for spawning, Virginia officials expect the largest commercial harvest of oysters in 30 years.
As the third-generation to run— his family’s business which commercially harvests oysters from waterways off the Chesapeake Bay in Weems, Va.
Commercially harvesting oysters is a tough, multimillion dollar business in the D.C. region. The season runs roughly from the early fall to late spring in each state. Final harvest numbers will come in by early summer. “There’s a sweet spot for oysters,” said Jamie Green, a commissioner for the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, which regulates shellfish. “You don’t want a really dry year, because that causes high salinity and then that makes them more likely to be hit with disease. And a catastrophic storm can also change salinity too much as well.”For decades, oyster populations in Virginia have been hard hit.
Even with a larger oyster harvest expected this season in Maryland and Virginia, experts say it won’t translate into lower prices for consumers because there’s a large demand for high-quality oysters.“They’re a good economic value to the state but an even better environmental value,” Green said. “Because they show that our water quality is getting better as the ecosystem they live in is growing and thriving.
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