Abstract
Since our nation's infancy, the Chesapeake Bay ("Bay") has been one of Virginia's natural treasures. The Bay is America's largest and historically most productive estuary, valued today as an economic resource, a wilderness sanctuary, and an aesthetic asset. Every year, commercial fishermen harvest blue crabs, oysters, and a multitude of fish species in mass quantities to satiate our desire for seafood. Nature aficionados can observe ospreys, laughing gulls, and other shorebirds taking their share of the Bay's bounty. From the -shoreline, quiet vacation homes overlook the waters across coves and inlets. Despite these idyllic images, the Bay has been facing rather serious problems, most notably declining water quality and an accompanying drop in productivity.
Recommended Citation
Patrick J. Skelley II,
Finding the Pearl in the Oyster: Strategies for a More Effective Implementation of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act,
31
U. Rich. L. Rev.
417
(1997).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol31/iss2/4