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Poached Oysters No Delicacy for Governor Fowle

On January 21, 1891, Gov. Daniel Fowle declared “war” on northern fishermen poaching North Carolina’s deep-water oyster beds. The oyster “pirates” had already depleted the Chesapeake Bay’s rich oyster beds during the 1880s. In an effort to meet seafood canneries’ growing demands, they had moved their dredging operations into North Carolina.