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Dredging of a method of collecting shellfish via dragging a toothed, enclosed net behind a boat to gather up the shellfish from the sea floor. Its use is restricted to certain areas within the Chesapeake Bay.Appropriate scale for this data is between 1:10,000 and 1:1,000,000. The coordinates used to create this file are estimated to be accurate to 2 meters. For this reason, in some cases, there are slight overlaps with adjacent boundaries. This dataset was created for management purposes only. For the official boundaries, please consult the Annotated Code of Maryland. Printed or electronic media created with this data should bear the following disclaimer: "The lines shown are for oyster management purposes only. For the official boundary(ies) consult Maryland D.N.R.'s Hydrographic Operations Division." |