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SMAC reviews proposal to reconfigure Upper Rappahannock harvest areas into three management zones
Summary
A Blue Ribbon Oyster Panel subgroup proposed redrawing the Upper Rappahannock into three management zones (revised Areas 7, 8 and new Area 10) and phasing openings over a three‑year rotation; staff and committee members discussed enforcement, relative productivity and sequencing for the coming season.
VMRC staff presented a proposal from a Blue Ribbon Oyster Panel subgroup to reorganize portions of the Upper Rappahannock into three management zones to support a new rotational harvest strategy.
Under the concept shown to the Shellfish Management Advisory Committee, a revised Area 8 would be centered around Maratico Bar, a revised Area 7 would cover the southern/western portion of the present Area 7 (including Punchbowl), and a new Area 10 would cover the North Shore…
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