| 1. | Oysters would be eaten this way on the oyster dredging skiffs.
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| 2. | The oyster dredging sailboats of the Chesapeake Bay, bugeyes and roller reefing and furling.
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| 3. | The former oyster dredge these days is a floating ecology and maritime history classroom.
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| 4. | ""'Priscilla " "'is a classic oyster dredging sloop that was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
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| 5. | A bald-headed ( without topmasts ) schooner, it was launched in 1928 as a Delaware Bay oyster dredge.
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| 6. | When oyster dredging began in the Chesapeake Bay, the watermen of Tilghman's Island were quick to join in.
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| 7. | After violence broke out between oyster tonguers and more affluent oyster dredgers, Virginia banned oyster dredging in 1879.
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| 8. | This allowed the oyster dredges to remain on the beds, avoiding the need to return to port when full.
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| 9. | Oyster dredging became important and started in 1828 centering around the Chausay oyster beds, where the French also wished to fish.
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| 10. | The Act offered transferable, 14 year leases over identified oyster grounds which could comprise both an oyster dredge section and oyster banks.
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