Virginia launches Oyster Trail, declares November Virginia Oyster Month
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Free Lance-Star] By Cathy Jett - August 20, 2014 -
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday the creation of the Virginia Oyster Trail, a major tourism development project that includes King George, Stafford and Westmoreland counties.
The trail, which is under development, will help connect travelers to Virginia oyster purveyors, raw bars, restaurants and the watermen culture throughout coastal Virginia, the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula and Eastern Shore.
Over the past 12 years, the oyster harvest in Virginia has increased from approximately 23,000 bushels in 2001 to just over 500,000 last year. That was the highest level since 1987, and the dockside value alone of the oyster harvest was more than $22 million. That's up from approximately $16 million in 2012.
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