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The Emilie Virginia is presently up on the hard at Crown Pointe Marina in Hayes, Va., getting a new bottom, stern and pilothouse. She is shown here with her captain and owner Peyton Mason. Photo by Jimmy John Hunley.

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Virginia waterman needs his classic wooden boats ‘just to keep up with the work.’

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While Mike Vernese sells the Slayer with power options including a Honda engine and a Porta bracket, Tohatsu engines also seem to be popular. All in all the hull, trailer and engine can cost fishermen around $45,000. Ugly Boats photo.

Slayer Skiffs: Multi-role boats for Gulf fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

Black Fishermen harvesting oysters in 1905 on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland on a sailboat. — Fishermen dredge for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, c. 1905. Image: Keystone View Co., courtesy of the Library of Congress via NOAA.gov

What It Really Takes To Preserve Fishing History with Blacks of the Chesapeake

Megan Waldrep

Imani Black of Minorities of Aquaculture

Redefining 'Minority' with Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture

Megan Waldrep

Orange buoy with a jack-o-lantern face.

Fish Wife Hack: Upcycle Old Buoys Into Jack-O-Lanterns for Halloween

Megan Waldrep

Lowcountry boil with shrimp, potatoes, corn, andouille sausage, and crab boil

Lowcountry Boil: The South’s Most Debated Dish

Megan Waldrep

The 2022 Chesapeake Bay blue crab dredge survey showed an historic low for crabs in the bay. Results from the annual winter survey now show 2025 will have the second lowest population estimate. Larry Chowning photo.

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Chesapeake Bay blue crabs at record low

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A tornado caused heavy damage when it swept over Smith Island, Md., on the evening of Aug. 4, 2022. GoFundMe image.

Heavy damage after waterspout churns across Smith Island

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The Chesapeake buyboats Linda Carol and 55th Virginia are being repaired in Poquoson, Va., for the upcoming annual buyboat rendezvous. Larry Chowning photo.

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Chesapeake craftsmen prepare classic buyboats for summer rendezvous

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The 2020 Fisheries of the United States report shows an industry worth $4.8 billion - even with a 10 to 15 percent decline from covid-19. Doug Stewart photo.

NOAA says status report shows U.S. fisheries 'on track' with rebuilding

Kirk Moore

The 40-foot fiberglass-over-wood Spandex was delivered by Kinnamon Construction in Tilghman, Md., to a Virginia waterman. Larry Chowning photo

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Oystering in Spandex: New launch is a better fit for Chesapeake waterman

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