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Trump proposal would slash bay cleanup funds 90 percent
No big deal - the Chesapeake Bay is only the largest and most productive estuary in the United States that has only recently seen the bay's crabs and oyster populations having rebounded to levels not seen in decade while its infamous "dead zone" has been shrinking and underwater grasses have vastly expanded.
ONE MORE disaster of the Trump Administration proposals ! 
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Re: Trump proposal would slash bay cleanup funds 90 percent
What the hell. It's not like the Bay is worth anything.
The Bay supports an important commercial and recreational fishery. A study by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science estimated that in 2004 recreational and commercial fishing contributed $1.23 billion in sales, $717 million in income, and more than 13,000 jobs in Virginia, with two-thirds of the impact from recreation (1).
Other studies focused just on sportfishing in Virginia found that salt waters alone generate $1 billion and 5,000 jobs, and saltwater and freshwaters combined create over $2 billion and 15,000 jobs (2,3). The Bay region generated $908 million in commercial fishing landings from 2000 to 2004, with 97 percent coming from the Bay (4).
Blue crabs have an annual dockside value of about $50 million Bay-wide, rockfish generated $97 million in 2003 for Maryland and Virginia, and oysters contributed $13 million to these states in 2008 (5,6,7). Shellfish aquaculture is growing in Virginia, with clams generating $70 million per year and oysters $7 million per year (8).
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Re: Trump proposal would slash bay cleanup funds 90 percent
Goose wrote:
What the hell. It's not like the Bay is worth anything.
The Bay supports an important commercial and recreational fishery. A study by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science estimated that in 2004 recreational and commercial fishing contributed $1.23 billion in sales, $717 million in income, and more than 13,000 jobs in Virginia, with two-thirds of the impact from recreation (1).
Other studies focused just on sportfishing in Virginia found that salt waters alone generate $1 billion and 5,000 jobs, and saltwater and freshwaters combined create over $2 billion and 15,000 jobs (2,3). The Bay region generated $908 million in commercial fishing landings from 2000 to 2004, with 97 percent coming from the Bay (4).
Blue crabs have an annual dockside value of about $50 million Bay-wide, rockfish generated $97 million in 2003 for Maryland and Virginia, and oysters contributed $13 million to these states in 2008 (5,6,7). Shellfish aquaculture is growing in Virginia, with clams generating $70 million per year and oysters $7 million per year (8).
Making the Bay Great Again - - - NOT !
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Trumpers,,,,,You can't eat coal, and you can't drink oil.
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Trump keeps digging his own grave. I say keep digging !
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