WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 Census-daily-feature
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18: OYSTER FESTIVAL
Profile America -- Sunday, October 18th. This is National Seafood Month and one of the highlight events is the 43rd annual Saint Mary's County Oyster Festival in Leonardtown, Maryland. By the time the event ends today, some 18,000 people are expected to have attended -- treated to their Chesapeake Bay favorite served in every style from raw to oysters Rockefeller. In between plates, they'll watch the national shucking championship and a hotly contested oyster cook-off among local chefs. During the two days, tens of thousands of oysters will be consumed. Each year, U.S. fishermen harvest 1.1 billion pounds of shellfish, including more than 27 million pounds of oysters. The biggest catch is crabs, at more than 322 million pounds, followed by shrimp. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 513
www.usoysterfest.com
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 854
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).
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