As of the end of 2023, 1,572 acres of oyster reefs have been restored across the Chesapeake Bay, which is equal to 2,075 football fields.

As of the end of 2023, 1,572 acres of oyster reefs have been restored across the Chesapeake Bay, which is equal to 2,075 football fields.

Colden said the successes with oysters show the value of a multipronged restoration effort, including oyster plantings at sanctuaries and elsewhere in the bay, and plantings on oyster farms, which ...

The 2024 fall survey was conducted from Oct. 8 to Nov. 25 throughout the oyster-growing waters of the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Potomac River.

By 2011, the oyster population in the upper Chesapeake Bay was estimated to be 0.3 percent of its historic levels from the early 1800s, according to the University of Maryland Center for ...

In the campaign to restore Chesapeake Bay, oyster sanctuaries rank among the most hotly contested strategies. But new research suggests these no-harvest areas are working, and not only for the ...

Chesapeake Oyster Week not only celebrates a regional delicacy but also ties into a broader economic impact. The Maryland oyster harvest in 2022-2023 yielded 722,000 bushels, valued at $31 million ...

Dredging oyster shells may be the best way to boost the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population. Beginning in June, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources wants to hydraulically dredge 260,000 ...

In the campaign to restore Chesapeake Bay, oyster sanctuaries rank among the most hotly contested strategies. But new research suggests these no-harvest areas are working, and not only for the oysters ...