Chesapeake Bay oysters get more attention at pivotal time
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press RIDGE, Maryland (AP) — Robert T. Brown pulled an oyster shell from a pile freshly harvested by a dredger from the Chesapeake Bay and talked enthusiastically about the larvae attached — a sign of a future generation critical to the health of the nation's largest estuary. On an overcast November morning, he culled market-sized oysters and tossed them into a basket. He