Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Skipjacks and Bugeyes
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 12, 2024
1. Skipjacks and Bugeyes Marker
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Skipjacks and Bugeyes. . Photo circa 1928. Boats such as the skipjack, pictured here, and the bugeye, were developed specifically to dredge oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. A large, powerful boat with a sizable crew is needed for dredging. A skipjack is usually 40 to 50 feet in length and can haul two dredges at once. Power-dredging, dredging by motorized boats, was once prohibited in the Chesapeake Bay, but was allowed beginning in the 1990s. These changes in regulations were intended to increase the oyster harvest after years of decline due to over-harvested and pollution.
Photo circa 1928. Boats such as the skipjack, pictured here, and the bugeye, were developed specifically to dredge oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. A large, powerful boat with a sizable crew is needed for dredging. A skipjack is usually 40 to 50 feet in length and can haul two dredges at once. Power-dredgingdredging by motorized boatswas once prohibited in the Chesapeake Bay, but was allowed beginning in the 1990s. These changes in regulations were intended to increase the oyster harvest after years of decline due to over-harvested and pollution.
Location. 37° 58.684′ N, 75° 51.574′ W. Marker is in Crisfield, Maryland, in Somerset County. It can be reached from the intersection of Spruce Street and 9th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 927 Spruce St, Crisfield MD 21817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hand Tongs (here, next to this marker); Oyster Dredges (here, next to this marker); Drop Tongs (here, next to this marker); Crab Shedding Float
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 12, 2024
2. Skipjacks and Bugeyes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
