ISSUE XXXIV
TUESDAY
Oct. 16, 2007
Last updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday

As Chesapeake Bay blue crabs become more and more scarce, it's not just the restaurants that suffer but also the watermen who depend on them for their survival. (Observer photo by Audrey Busta-Peck).
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OCT. 16, 2007

The watermen of the Chesapeake Bay are struggling to survive as crab and oyster populations decline. Observer reporter Lagan Sebert, photojournalist Audrey Busta-Peck and videographer Sandra Sampayo spent two weeks visiting communities along the Chesapeake Bay to see what could be lost if trends continue.

About 180,000 acres in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been converted to grow corn for ethanol production. Ethanol is considered a "green fuel" and is touted by many politicians and environmentalists alike as the fuel of the future.

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Observer reporter Federica Narancio examines how corn grown for ethanol production may not be as green as it seems.

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