. >> one of the key strategies for expandining the bay's oyster population was to estatablish ad protecect a network of continuos oyster s sanctuaries throughouot chesapeake bay. in 2010, departments set aside 2424% of the bay's good oyster grounds to be permanently protected from harvesting. >> well, the sanctuaries i'm not in favor of them because they took 25% of our bottom away from u b but it wawas 75% of the most productive bottom thahat we had. so, i mean, it really put an impact onto the commercial fishery. i believe that we could achieve a better effect while having a managed reserve. and they could be openeded up wn you have new market, like justst before t thanksgiviving for yoyr thanksgivining orders, , and r christmas for your christmas orders. and that would really help the industry. >> because they do get opened for harvest periodically, you'rere not going to have the devellopment of the 3 3 dimensil reefs that you w would get overr time in a permanent sanctuary where that vertical growth of oysters is allowed to build upon itself over time and provide that 3 dimensional hab