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Evinrude Donates $2 Million in Engines for Marine Tech Training
Evinrude Donates $2 Million in Engines for Marine Tech Training
Water Restored to Tangier Island After 3-Week Outage
Water Restored to Tangier Island After 3-Week Outage
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2018 Record Rain Killed Off Md. Oysters, but Controlled Disease
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SLIDESHOW: Help Norfolk Celebrate 20 Years of Mermaids
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Maps Reveal Possible Locations for a New Bay Bridge
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Wild Chesapeake: Striped Bass Fishery in Trouble
Wild & Scenic Film Festival Benefits Choptank River
Wild & Scenic Film Festival Benefits Choptank River
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Menhaden Fishery Managers Won't Pursue Punishment for Virginia
VIDEO: Photographer Reveals Tangier, Smith Island Secrets
VIDEO: Photographer Reveals Tangier, Smith Island Secrets
Get a Glimpse of Va. Mastodon Fossils As Preservation Begins
Get a Glimpse of Va. Mastodon Fossils As Preservation Begins
Sailboat Crew Rescued 100+ Miles off Virginia Beach
Sailboat Crew Rescued 100+ Miles off Virginia Beach
National Aquarium Treating Harp Seal Rescued off Md. Coast
National Aquarium Treating Harp Seal Rescued off Md. Coast
Md. Cracks Down on Idling School Bus Pollution
Md. Cracks Down on Idling School Bus Pollution
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Two Men Hurt in Lifeboat Accident on Tanker Off Chincoteague
Hampton, Va. Hosts International Flood-Fighting Experts
Hampton, Va. Hosts International Flood-Fighting Experts
Stay Alert: Ice Remains on Waterways Despite Warmup
Stay Alert: Ice Remains on Waterways Despite Warmup
VIDEO: Robot Teachers Take Over Bay Environmental Center
VIDEO: Robot Teachers Take Over Bay Environmental Center
Wild Chesapeake: Tougher Goose Hunting Limits Ahead
Wild Chesapeake: Tougher Goose Hunting Limits Ahead
CPR for Boaters Course Offered Near Annapolis
CPR for Boaters Course Offered Near Annapolis
Pirates of the Caribbean-Starring Ship to Make Alexandria Home
Pirates of the Caribbean-Starring Ship to Make Alexandria Home
Caution Boaters: Migrating Humpbacks Spotted off Virginia
Caution Boaters: Migrating Humpbacks Spotted off Virginia
Harriet Tubman State Park Offers Black History Month Programs
Harriet Tubman State Park Offers Black History Month Programs
Worst "Over the Limit" Poaching Case on Va. Shore in Decades
Worst "Over the Limit" Poaching Case on Va. Shore in Decades
Coast Guard Sets "Winter Port Condition One," Cautions Boaters
Coast Guard Sets "Winter Port Condition One," Cautions Boaters
Va. Seafood Dealer Goes to Prison for Counterfeit Crab Scheme
Va. Seafood Dealer Goes to Prison for Counterfeit Crab Scheme
Va. Watermen to Weigh in on "Ghost" Crab Pot Problem
Va. Watermen to Weigh in on "Ghost" Crab Pot Problem
Are Eastern Shore Chicken Houses Polluting our Air?
Are Eastern Shore Chicken Houses Polluting our Air?
Wild Chesapeake: State Record Surprise
Wild Chesapeake: State Record Surprise
VIDEO: Strong Turnout at 2019 Baltimore Boat Show
VIDEO: Strong Turnout at 2019 Baltimore Boat Show
Bay Region's National Parks Back Up & Running
Bay Region's National Parks Back Up & Running

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Three jumbo soft crabs on one bun. Photographed at Drum Point Market in Tylerton, the southernmost town on Smith Island. Photo by @jayflemingphotography
Steamed crabs for lunch on the second day of the Smith Island photography workshop. Prior to eating the crabs, my photography students and I photographed the waterman catching these crabs. Photo by @jayflemingphotography
Billy John Evans working Peeler Pots in the Chesapeake Bay out of his workboat Miss Mikayla. Photo by @jayflemingphotography
A Diamondback Terrapin swims in a shallow Eel Grass bed on the southern end of the island. Grass beds are abundant in the shallows around the island and provide habitat for crabs, fish, and turtles. Photo by @jayflemingphotography
The ideal boat to run on Smith Island can handle the occasionally choppy waters of the Bay and Tangier Sound while being able to run in shallow water less than three feet deep. Photograph by Caroline Phillips (@caro_jphillips)