Arthropod News Analyst: ‘Terry McAuliffe Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’
Posted: July 28, 2015 Filed under: Food & Drink, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Associated Press, Chesapeake Bay, D.C., List of mayors of Washington, Maryland, Muriel Bowser, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, Washington, Washington State Leave a comment
Pundit Planet Roving Arthropod News Analyst comments on Virginia Governor’s Controversial Territorial Claim
‘Maryland’ Crabs: ‘They’re All Born in Virginia’, Says Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
WASHINGTON — Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has made a statement about Chesapeake Bay blue crabs that is sure to seem very inflammatory to die-hard Marylanders.
He made the remark during this month’s “Ask the Governor” segment on Newsradio 1140 WRVA in Richmond, while speaking about boosting the state’s oyster business.
“You know, Maryland talks about their crabs. And if anyone from Maryland is listening, I’m going to be very clear: All the crabs are born here in Virginia and they end up, because of the current, being taken there. So really they should be Virginia crabs.”
— Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
His statement is not entirely false, though saying the current is the only reason some crabs migrate into the upper bay is questionable.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, male crabs tend to prefer fresher waters in Maryland and the bay’s upper tributaries, while females, especially spawning females, like the saltier waters of Virginia, near the mouth of the bay….(read more)
