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
Maryland is implementing a new streamlined and centralized aquaculture permitting process for growing oysters and other shellfish in Maryland waters. Thanks to a realignment of State requirements approved by the General Assembly earlier this year and a cooperative effort between … Continued
The State of Maryland has enacted several new regulations that pertain to commmercial fisheries and shellfish aquaculture. According to Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, the regulations are designed to deter harmful fishing activity by increasing penalties for oyster, blue crab, … Continued
River coordinators from 13 of 18 Chesapeake Bay participating tributaries met on March 2 with Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff on Kent Island to prepare for the Marylanders Grow Oysters summer growing season. The 13 local program sponsors, … Continued