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Workmen at Jennings Boatyard in Reedville, Va. are cutting windows in the new house/pilothouse on the 46' oyster boat Yeocomico. Larry Chowning photo.

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Rebuilding an oyster boat on a good foundation

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26'x8'6" aquaculture support vessel. US Watercraft photo.

US Watercraft building new Virginia oyster farm support vessel

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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 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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Jacob Hulse works oysters on his brother Jason’s boat. Jason Hulse photo

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The 104 year old Ella K. has been working the Chesapeake Bay for 104 years. Larry Chowning photo

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Wooden deck boat has been working the Chesapeake for 104 years

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Pilothouse windows are to be replaced on the 45-foot Bonnie M, but shortages of window parts have delayed work at Cockrell's Marine Railway. Larry Chowning photo

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Virginia deadrise overhaul slowed by supply chain, leaves room for a repower

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Hurricane Ida left many Louisiana shrimp boats high and dry. Robbie Portier photo

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Hurricane Ida’s mess still a long way from fixed

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Dredging oysters in Louisiana. Lousiana Sea Grant photo.

Gulf Coast Oysters: Shortages after Hurricane Ida strike amid market upswing

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Oyster cages along the Damariscotta River in Walpole, Maine. Mook Sea Farms photo.

Northeast oysters: After disaster loomed in pandemic, ‘markets are slamming’

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Taylor Shellfish Co. oyster nursery on Oakland Bay, Wash. Jessica Hathaway photo

In hot water: Heat dome recovery looks bleak for small-scale shellfish farms

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