. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. TOP: Angela Corridore at a shellfish closure near the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort. Her master's study brought attention to the impacts of such closures on those who make an income fishing for oysters and clams. BOTTOM: Raymond Graham, a shellfish dealer from Mill Creek, sees the link to his family's heritage wearing thin as closures threaten the livelihoods of younger shellfishers. THE WAY IT WAS — AND IS Raymond Graham, a former member of an advisory committee for the Marine Fisheries Commission, foc
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. TOP: Angela Corridore at a shellfish closure near the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort. Her master's study brought attention to the impacts of such closures on those who make an income fishing for oysters and clams. BOTTOM: Raymond Graham, a shellfish dealer from Mill Creek, sees the link to his family's heritage wearing thin as closures threaten the livelihoods of younger shellfishers. THE WAY IT WAS — AND IS Raymond Graham, a former member of an advisory committee for the Marine Fisheries Commission, focuses on the present but doesn't forget the past. It's a trait that is evident in his speech. "And that's the way it is," is his frequent summation of things. And "the way it is" is very much a product of how it was. The first dollar Graham ever made, he says, was culling 20 bushels of oysters one Saturday when he was around nine. Before that, the most he had earned was 75 cents for a whole week "working in beans," so the dollar earned in a single day made an impression. He may not remember what he did with the money, but Graham does recall, "I looked at it a long ; Graham also shoveled oysters for his father, he says. On Saturdays he would get 25 cents for movies and popcorn. John Wayne was a favorite. "Everybody went to Beaufort by boat, and tied up at the hardware store," he says, recalling Beaufort as a working fishing village. "Fruits and vegetables were left out all night (by merchants), and the town smelled like a fish. All of Front Street is now a tourist ; These days, when waters are closed to shellfishing, Graham's love of movies serves him well. "Shutdowns are just another Sunday," he says with irony. "You sit down, eat and watch some ; "Where closures hurt us," he explains, "is not being able to consistently fill orders. We used to handle eight or n
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