Harvesting oysters on the Chesapeake Bay is done by a number of different methods such as hand tonging and dredging. The third method of taking oysters on the bay is called patent tonging and includes a large superstructure built on the boat. Large mechanical tongs are lowered to the oyster bar and then used to clasp part of the bay bottom, presumably including oysters. The tongs are then raised to the deck of the work boat where the oysters are separated from the debris collected in each load. The work boats are equipped with either one or two patent tongs. This is probably more productive than hand tonging, but less than dredging from a skipjack. In either event, it is one of the more investment intensive types of commercial fishing on the bay. Most of the new Chesapeake Bay images are now on the website. Please check it out.
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