HOOPERS ISLAND, Maryland – Disease and pollution destroyed the Chesapeake Bay oyster population, leaving it at about one percent of historic levels. Scientists, politicians and watermen are exploring aquaculture as a way to help rebuild the population and preserve the Eastern Shore way of life. By R.J. Kaminski, Treva Thrush, Steven Barber and Dymond Green.
360 video: Oyster aquaculture seeks to preserve Eastern Shore industry