Oyster harvesting in Samish Bay, Washington

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[20080713 (Bulldog/A18) — PROBLEMS AHEAD: During low tide, workers Jorge Palma, left, and Ricardo Gonzalez Bernal harvest oysters in Samish Bay. Because of the bacterial outbreak, future crops will not be as large. — PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographs by Liz O. Baylen  Los Angeles Times Photographs by 20080713 (LA/A22) — GRIM OUTLOOK: During low tide, workers Jorge Palma, left, and Ricardo Gonzalez Bernal harvest oysters in Samish Bay. Because of the bacterial outbreak, future crops will not be as large. — PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographs by Liz O. Baylen  Los Angeles Times Photographs by] *** [During low tide, (left) Jorge Palma, 40, and Ricardo Gonzalez Bernal, 22, of Taylor Shellfish Farms, harvest oysters in Samish Bay in Washington on June 21, 2008. Bill Dewey, a manager at Taylor Shellfish Farms, said: “We don’t have seed to replant these crops you see today.” ( Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times )]