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June 24, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Tangier Waterman Sentenced

Tangier Waterman Sentenced

By Linda Cicoira — A Tangier Island waterman was sentenced late last week in U.S. District Court, in Norfolk, Va., to a year in prison for violating the Lacey Act by harvesting oysters from the Chesapeake Bay in excess of Virginia limits and transporting them to...