And unlike most of their East Coast counterparts--who commonly dredge submerged shellfish beds from boats--Puget Sound oyster growers typically seed beds in tidal shelves right off the beaches, and walk out to tend them and harvest when the tide is down.

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The agency, which watches over a quarter of the U.S. economy, is also working to make sure food is safe in the wake of the devastation of the Gulf Coast and the flooding that has left much of New Orleans submerged and uninhabitable.

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Six years later DeGeorge and a business associate, Paul Ebeling, were aboard a 57-foot racing vessel off the coast of Genoa, Italy one dark night when the boat hit a submerged object and sank.

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