
Blue crabs harvested by waterman James Eskridge (Credit: Sandy Hausman)
Virginia is the top supplier of seafood on the east coast. Our watermen harvest more than four dozen species – scallops and oysters, blue crabs, clams, flounder and other fin fish worth over $200 million.
The creatures that live off our coast face some big problems, but as Sandy Hausman reports, scientists here are hoping to find solutions that make sustainable fishing possible.

