525 million oysters planted in 2008
1,100 acres of oyster reefs rehabilitated
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The Oyster Recovery Partnership has established and implemented a cooperative oyster restoration effort among state and
federal government agencies, scientists, watermen and conservation organizations. Our mission is to restore both the
ecological and economic benefits of oysters to Chesapeake Bay by creating habitat through the rehabilitation of historically
productive oyster bars.
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| The Robert Lee was very busy this past summer planting 525 million disease-free hatchery bred oysters
produced at the UMCES Horn Point Lab in Cambridge, MD. Photo courtesy of the Annapolis Capital. |
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Every year, tens of millions of hatchery-raised disease-free oysters produced at the University of Maryland’s Center for
Environmental Science Horn Point Lab are transported and planted on hundreds of acres of pre-selected and prepared oyster
bars around the Bay. These bars are intensively monitored and managed to improve restoration success. Since 2000, the
Maryland oyster partners have planted over 1 billion oysters on 60 large oyster bars, a majority of which are permanently
protected or managed.
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OYSTER 101
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Did you know that oysters are critical to restoring the Bay’s waters? One mature oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of
water a day. In addition, oysters remove nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants, increase dissolved oxygen in the water,
provide valuable habitat for fish, blue crabs and other bay creatures and also offer a high quality seafood product.
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Did you know that a three-ounce portion of oysters provide about 1 gram of omega-3 fat, the daily amount recommended by
the American Heart Association for people with coronary artery disease.
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OUR PARTNERS
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OYSTER ROUNDTABLE ACTION PLAN
In the summer of 1993, the state of Maryland convened the Oyster Roundtable, a coalition of 40 organizations, institutions, elected officials, businesses and individuals, to address the major concerns about how to bring oyster stocks in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay back to economically and ecologically healthy levels. Two fo the outcomes was an oyster action plan and the creation of the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Read the Plan
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See Us on YouTube
- We have a series of videos about what we do. Click here to view.
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In the News
- Learn about the new course being charted for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay being discussed by the
Oyster Advisory Commission or read about it in
What's Up? Magazine
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Video Clips
- Curious what a restored oyster reef looks like? Take a look.
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2007 Managed Reserve Harvest
Diver prepares his gear for a dive on Blunts Managed Reserve bar in the Chester River.
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