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alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the legislative committee approving could come next week. >> and if that comes, it could take by fall and the start of the oyster season. >>> and on i-97, sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike. >> reporter: we are in glen burnie. this is northbound at i-97 and in annapolis and you can see the tractor-trailer has caught on fire. and you can see the trailer has been burning since about 3:00 this afternoon. now there are fire personnel still on the scene here. the big issue is northbound i- 90 was closed for a period of 0eu79 97 -- i-97 is backed up and it's extended from croton. so expect major delays as this fire situation continues. and the fire is still burning but apparently it's not a danger to traffic as it goes by. back to you. >> captain mike, thank you. >>> caught on tape, several marylander face felony charges for recording their arrests on camera and others have been intimidated to shut cameras off. that's touched off a legal controversy tonight. wjz is live at city police headquarters. mike hellgren has the fierce debate

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alex demetrick sees that maryland is enacting sweep changes to bring them back. >> reporter: oysters are an appetizer for most of us. but for some they are a way of life. clinging to it isn't easy. not with oyster populations decimated by disease, poor water quality and over fishing. >> it was about 1200 licensed boats in the county now. surcharges were down to probably $125. quite a decline. to bring the industry back, maryland is betting on change. >> we can create jobs in aqua culture and help this resource grow. >> reporter: right now there are only a handful of oyster farms in maryland. >> massive room for expansion. i would say maryland is probably decades behind most of the other countries in the world and at least 10-15 years behind virginia. >> reporter: to catch up, maryland plans to lease 600,000 acres for aqua culture and protect and restock 25% of the state's oyster bars. >> we have to find areas where we can protect them from harvest, and allow the survivors to continue to grow and reproduce and create the next generations of more resistent oysters. >> many watermen tri