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The Impact
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! The Impact of Commercial Oyster Aqua Farming – A Nightmare for Recreational Users and Waterfront Homeowners. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission concentrates on oyster leases and strongly encourages the farming of oysters. As of June 2016, only 12 acres in the Lynnhaven Waterway have been planted with cages. That is only about 1 percent of the 2,397 acres under commercial lease. The full impact of this issue has not even begun to surface. We are not against oyster farming ...
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Slide 5
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! May 22, 2016. STOP COMMERCIAL OYSTER OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA’S RECREATIONAL AND HIGHLY POPULATED WATERWAYS. We are not against oyster farming in Virginia. The purpose of this website is to bring awareness to the people of Hampton Roads and throughout the commonwealth. SOS-VA stands for Save Our Saltwater in Virginia!
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Property Values
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! As more and more leases are granted, and commercial oyster fisherman are harvesting oysters more and more frequently, it stands to reason that the value of thousands of homes on the waterfront throughout Virginia Beach and beyond could suffer tremendous loss. What is the potential impact? What if demand dropped for waterfront properties and resulted in an average 25% reduction in price, what are we talking about? For How to Claim Your Riparian Rights.
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Real Concerns
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! STOP COMMERCIAL OYSTER OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA’S RECREATIONAL AND HIGHLY POPULATED WATERWAYS. We are not against oyster farming in Virginia. The purpose of this website is to bring awareness to the people of Hampton Roads and throughout the commonwealth. SOS-VA stands for Save Our Saltwater in Virginia!
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Get Involved
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! If you want to add your voice to the concern for our citizens’ safety in recreational boating and other sports, and join the collective voices concerned about waterfront property depreciation for homeowners throughout Virginia – please get involved. Click on both petitions below and add your name to those against commercial oyster cages in residential and highly-used recreational waters! Stronger permitting is needed! William R. DeSteph Jr. – State Senator. We are not against o...
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Water Safety
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! Imagine sailboat keels and capsized riggings getting tangled in the lines. And the potential for anchors crashing into the cages. Boaters and jet skiers could also have collisions with the cages at lowering tides. It seem like a huge accident waiting to happen. There are no current zoning laws for water like there are for land. Residential, recreational, and commercial industry can all occupy the same water space. STOP COMMERCIAL OYSTER OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA’S RECREATION...
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Slide 1
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! May 30, 2016. STOP COMMERCIAL OYSTER OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA’S RECREATIONAL AND HIGHLY POPULATED WATERWAYS. We are not against oyster farming in Virginia. The purpose of this website is to bring awareness to the people of Hampton Roads and throughout the commonwealth. SOS-VA stands for Save Our Saltwater in Virginia!
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Slide 2
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! May 30, 2016. STOP COMMERCIAL OYSTER OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA’S RECREATIONAL AND HIGHLY POPULATED WATERWAYS. We are not against oyster farming in Virginia. The purpose of this website is to bring awareness to the people of Hampton Roads and throughout the commonwealth. SOS-VA stands for Save Our Saltwater in Virginia!
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Community Meetings
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! The Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) manages water bottoms in public trust for the citizens of the Commonwealth. 8211; Virginia Marine Resources Commission – 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News. 9:30 AM –. By 12:00 pm, Monday, September 26, 2016. If you would like your voice to be heard, please mark your calendar and plan to attend. I Chapter 4 VAC 20-335-10 et seq., Authorizes Aquaculture Structures. The Commission will consider proposed amendments to 4 VAC 20-335-1...
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Leased Areas
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KEEP VIRGINIA WATERS SAFE! The Virginia Marine Resource Commission has leased sea bottoms in Virginia Beach for oyster cultivation. The means that commercial oyster farms can be developed there without additional permits. Commercial operations are being placed next to residential homes and you are not protected by residential zoning. STOP COMMERCIAL OYSTER OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA’S RECREATIONAL AND HIGHLY POPULATED WATERWAYS.
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