Oyster Saves the Bay
The long history of the Chesapeake Bay oyster was too strong a pull to keep cousins Ryan and Travis Croxton out of the business their great-great grandfather had started in 1899, when oyster “farming” was basically hunting and gathering the bivalves that were a natural part of the Bay. Oysters were a supplement to farming and were “free,” as land leases were yet to be implemented. The cousin’s fathers tried to discourage them from oyster farming as they watched their fleets of boats destroyed by multiple hurricanes and the Bay become “polluted” from over farming and lack of planning from local +Continue Reading
