Comments on: Super-Blue Maryland Gets Bluer

By: David21009

David21009 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:54:45 +0000

I will freely admit that I am not as educated about the crabbing issue as I should be. There is probably a great deal of truth to what you say. I grew up here in Maryland and I used to crab with my father and uncle as a kid and it bothers me that now, crabs are considered a luxury item, a delicacy that I cannot afford. I don’t know whose fault it is that the blame has been laid at the feet of the watermen, but I’m not ashamed to admit that I know nothing of eutrophication. If what you say is true, then I’d be happy to write a few letters. I donate what little I can to the CBF, I guess I should start paying more attention to what they’re doing. Thanks for the lesson, I guess I needed it. Consider me schooled.

By: PG

PG — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:53:20 +0000

Meanwhile, the state does nothing about farm runoff or Baltimore’s sewage leaking into the Bay, causing eutrophication. This is a simple ecological equation and yet, everyone has chosen watermen as their scapegoats instead of addressing the real problem.

Very good point, and something that is true for fisheries around the country, especially in the Gulf Coast (having the accumulated runoff of the freaking Mississippi dumped into a body of water is a great way to destroy edible sea life).

By: kjj83

kjj83 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:58:35 +0000

WOOT!!!!!! Very pleased to hear this.

That being said, I have to respond to David 21009’s comment. It really raises my hackles when people suggest that just putting a moratorium on crabbing will restore the crab population. I grew up on the Eastern Shore. I’ve watched the state cut harvests and cut harvests year after year, putting more and more watermen back on land for good. Meanwhile, the state does nothing about farm runoff or Baltimore’s sewage leaking into the Bay, causing eutrophication. This is a simple ecological equation and yet, everyone has chosen watermen as their scapegoats instead of addressing the real problem. If you actually care about the blue crab population, start writing letters and demand real action instead of the feel-good, grass planting campaigns and PR crap the the Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been doing. There are big changes that need to happen to keep nitrogen out of the Bay and bring back the crabs. Blaming watermen has not made those changes come about yet and it’s never going to.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:43:23 +0000

Make that Circuit District Court judge.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:42:28 +0000

I don’t know much about Frank Jr. Frank Sr. was a Circuit Court judge in Prince George’s County. I did not particularly enjoy the professional experience of appearing before him, though many have spoken highly of Judge Kratovil’s acumen.

By: David21009

David21009 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:51:12 +0000

I was worried about Kratovil pulling it out for a while there. Nice to see he made it. Don’t sleep on the O’s, either – my man McPhail has them headed in the right direction, slow and steady. We’ll be back. Now if we could just put a moratorium on crabbing for a year or so and get the blue crab population back to normal, my God, things might be right here in Maryland, my Maryland. It’ll probably never happen, but then I said that about a lot of things.

By: jr

jr — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:18:30 +0000

Roscoe Bartlett’s another fuck the fetus after it’s born type

By: Dr. Squid

Dr. Squid — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:59:56 +0000

What’s next, the Orioles having a winning season?

Hee hee. You funny.

By: Jaim

Jaim — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:19:07 +0000

I still can’t grok the fact that Virginia went blue. Not to mention North Carolina.

What’s next, the Orioles having a winning season?