. >>> well marryyland is expanding oyster farming to more shell fish farming. they want to push the growth of commercial oyster farming. under the plan the state would expand the oyster farms from 9% of available waters to 25% while offering 600,000 acres of water for those wanting to raise shell fish. >> right now we're 10 to 15 years behind virginia and decades behind other state and is countries in oyster culture and hopefully we can catch up with the rest of the world. >> they may an important role in filtering water. >>> it was a beautiful day, great start to the weekend, sunny skies, warm temperatures, but it's friday, so will this weather stick around. wyatt everhart in the storm center. >> it was a beautiful day. humidity count coming back, and starting to feel the first taste of late spring into early summer. 86 the high, and 90 today in frederick so parts of maryland got very, very hot, and some fog cover making it's way from the west and not particle thick yet but that will change overnight. this evening we stay dry. 80s into the 70s cloudy and warm