On December 6, the Maryland Department of Natural Resource (DNR) will hold a public meeting to discuss adding criteria to regulated oyster aquaculture inside of the St. Mary’s River Oyster Sanctuary. The meeting will be held from 3 to 7 … Continued
The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) and the Anne Arundel County Recycling Division recently announced a partnership to provide three new public collection sites for the recycling of used oyster shells, making Anne Arundel County the newest member of ORP’s Shell … Continued
A recent summary of Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration efforts by the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), University of Maryland Horn Point Lab Hatchery (UMD HPL), Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Army Corps of … Continued
The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), with its coalition of partners, recently announced the start of their 2012 Chesapeake Bay oyster planting season and the first plantings aimed at fulfilling the goals of President Obama’s Executive Order to restore oyster habitat … Continued
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for communities to help raise baby oysters for the 2012 season through the Marylanders Grow Oysters program. Last year, citizen volunteers raised more than 2 million new oysters that were planted in … Continued