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When The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Fails: A Suffolk Case Study, Scott Van Der Hyde, Mark Badanowski
When The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Fails: A Suffolk Case Study, Scott Van Der Hyde, Mark Badanowski
Virginia Coastal Policy Center
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Finding The Pearl In The Oyster: Strategies For A More Effective Implementation Of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Patrick J. Skelley Ii
Finding The Pearl In The Oyster: Strategies For A More Effective Implementation Of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Patrick J. Skelley Ii
University of Richmond Law Review
Since our nation's infancy, the Chesapeake Bay ("Bay") has been one of Virginia's natural treasures. The Bay is America's largest and historically most productive estuary, valued today as an economic resource, a wilderness sanctuary, and an aesthetic asset. Every year, commercial fishermen harvest blue crabs, oysters, and a multitude of fish species in mass quantities to satiate our desire for seafood. Nature aficionados can observe ospreys, laughing gulls, and other shorebirds taking their share of the Bay's bounty. From the -shoreline, quiet vacation homes overlook the waters across coves and inlets. Despite these idyllic images, the Bay has been facing …
Response To Legal Issues Affecting Local Governments In Implementing The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, W. Taylor Murphy Jr., Michael Mckenney
Response To Legal Issues Affecting Local Governments In Implementing The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, W. Taylor Murphy Jr., Michael Mckenney
University of Richmond Law Review
The article Legal Issues Affecting Local Governments in Implementing the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (Legal Issues or "the article") adds measurably to the growing literature on the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act ("the Act") and offers a significant amount of historical background. However, inasmuch as the article attempts to ascribe certain areas of legislative intent on the part of the General Assembly in adopting the Act that the authors of this comment believe are inaccurate, this comment will attempt to clarify those areas of legislative and regulatory intent. Additionally, this comment will discuss the regulatory development process of the Chesapeake Bay …