Recalling a cleaner, more abundant Bay
Arthur Tuers recalls a day when the Chesapeake Bay teemed with oysters, crabs and clams, and the water was so clear you could "see your toenails" while standing in five feet of water. Now 79, he's been fishing and working around the bay since he was 10.
Tuers shares his recollections in this video shot by Matt Rath with the Chesapeake Bay Program . Some might see this as an emotional appeal to build public support for the costly, controversial push by the Obama administration and bay states to ramp up restoration efforts. Still, it's worth hearing how the bay used to be while pondering the price of trying to bring it back.
"People would not believe how it was back then," he says.
A look back with Arthur Tuers from Chesapeake Bay Program on Vimeo.
