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Meanwhile, as of 2007, the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery was on the verge of collapse. According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, this amounted to over 120 million pounds of oyster meat. 10 Peak levels of oyster harvesting have not been seen since the 1880s, when the Bay yielded roughly 17,000 bushels to about 50,000 oystermen. As of 2008, the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery was just one percent of its historical high, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office. The Chesapeake Bay oyster and blue crab fisheries have both experienced drastic fluctuations over time. First, fluctuations of stock in Chesapeake Bay fisheries make consistent income unreliable at best. Why are the ranks of watermen dwindling? Watermen, and experts who work with them, point to several factors that help explain the decline in workforce numbers, including stock fluctuations, government regulation and an aging workforce.
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