Midwestern Farm Runoff Creates Headache For Louisiana Shrimpers

[packman]

1. Same thing is happening to the Chesapeake Bay

Farm runoff from as far as the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania and pig farms and especially chicken farms degraded the water quality to a point where even the famed Soft-shelled Blue Crab is on a severe decline. I remember way back when piling my kids into a car and going out to a pier on the Eastern side of the bay and crab fishing. Throw in a line with a chicken neck tied to it or throw in a crab pot and just wait. Kids loved it and I loved it when we'd catch a bushel full of crabs and bring them home. Still remember my wife, the kids, and the dog chasing them over the front lawn after knocking over a tub of them.