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The introduction of legislation House Bill 500 and Senate Bill 979 to ban dredging of recyclable oyster shells in the Man-O-War Shoal in the upper Chesapeake Bay is a classic example of hypocrisy and political grandstanding by some Baltimore area state legislators.
ANNAPOLIS â At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, the Maryland Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources have now provided more than $9 million in COVID-19 relief funding to farmers, watermen and seafood producers.
âThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented hardship for so many, and while Marylandâs farmers and producers are certainly no exception, they have continued to work hard every single day to support our food supply chain,â Hogan said. âWe remain strongly committed to helping Marylandâs agricultural community as we weather this storm together.â
This relief is part of the more than $600 million in emergency economic relief that the state has announced during the COVID-19 pandemic. MDAâs Maryland Farmer COVID-19 Relief Fund granted nearly $5 million to farmers impacted by the pandemic. DNR has dedicated $3 million for direct payments to commercial, for-hire, aquaculture and seafood processing operations whose 2020 revenue ha