The Commonwealth of Virginia recently announced that the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) has received a $500,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy to support the construction of a large-scale oyster sanctuary in the Piankatank River near Fishing Bay. The project, … Continued
Results of Maryland’s 2013 Fall Oyster Survey indicate populations are continuing to increase. The oyster population has more than doubled since 2010, reaching its highest point since this type of monitoring began in 1985. The upswing was driven by high … Continued
NOAA Fisheries will provide funding for dam removals on the Patapsco River and oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. NOAA will disburse $1.34 million for oyster reef construction on the Lafayette River in Virginia and Harris Creek in Maryland. … Continued
Perdue Farms recently donated $50,000 to the Marylanders Grow Oysters Program. Officials from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary accepted the contribution which will help fund citizen stewardship oyster projects throughout the State. Perdue’s … Continued
Tred Avon Oyster Restoration Open House Thursday, November 7, 3-8 p.m. NOAA Environmental Science Training Center Cooperative Oxford Lab 904 S. Morris St. Oxford, MD 21654 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, NOAA, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will … Continued