Dredging of old oyster shells in the Chesapeake Bay near the Baltimore County shore was delayed Wednesday after protests by fishermen, a farmer and an environmental group.
The Department of Natural Resources wants to move 260,000 cubic yards of the old shells to oyster sanctuaries elsewhere in the bay as breeding grounds for new oysters. Young oysters called spat grow best on old shells, DNR officials told the Board of Public Works, which was asked to approve the dredging permit.
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