Gov. Martin O'Malley is touting a record year for producing and planting native bay oysters in Maryland.
O'Malley talked about the latest efforts to revive Maryland's badly depleted oyster population at a news conference in Annapolis. Since 1994, the Chesapeake Bay's oyster population has been at about 1 percent of historic levels.
The University of Maryland Horn Point Lab Oyster Hatchery team in Cambridge produced 1.25 billion Eastern oyster spat this year. The state says that as a result, 750 million baby oysters have been planted at the Harris Creek Sanctuary, which is 377 acres.
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Only thing O'Taxxy failed to mention is that he is going to implement a $1.00 per oyster user tax to be paid for by the consumer. Said tax will be used to shore up the dwindling muskrat population here on the shore and to prop up the muskrat fur trade which has been in decline. Much like the consumers in Maryland bailing out the dying horse racing industry by building the casinos.
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