Just got some more information from an oyster fisherman.
The dredge drags across the reefs plucking the oysters off the reef and trapping in
a metal mesh net, leaving the base oyster bed unharmed.
Some of the oyster fishermen have started installing a V shaped gadget that looks
and acts kind of like a planer for offshore fishing. It digs the dredge down into the
base of the reef, pulling up more oysters and the base material. It is all legal.
But they do throw back the base material and small oysters/clams. But it is cracking
up the base of the oyster reefs.
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