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Volunteers deliver spat for new oyster growing season

Volunteers deliver spat for new oyster growing season

by nsalting | Nov 14, 2022 | Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events, Uncategorized

EASTON — On Sept. 29 and 30, Chesapeake Bay “Advance and Protect” Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Oysters for the Bay volunteers gathered to deliver oyster spat on the shell to their 300 plus growers. Many community members volunteer their time and hard work for this...
Oyster Spat Excrement Pattern

Oyster Spat Excrement Pattern

by nsalting | Nov 1, 2022 | Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events

It is a picture of the pattern of “discharges” we are seeing from one oyster spat that we brought into the house after it fell through the cage onto our dock. We have been “feeding” it with a fresh gallon of bay water each day, which it...
Volunteers deliver spat for new oyster growing season

Oyster Grower Explanation Letter of Rescheduling of Oyster Delivery

by cristian | Oct 18, 2022 | Oyster Growing Information, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events

Thank you for participating in our Program for the 2022-2023 growing season. We are grateful!  You are a member of the largest group of oyster growers (for restoration purposes) in the State of Maryland! We thank you. Our original delivery date was scheduled for...
Oyster Deliveries 2018 RECAP

Oyster Deliveries 2018 RECAP

by Jenika Downs | Oct 15, 2018 | Oyster Announcements, Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events

The 2018 Oyster Delivery was held on Thursday, September 27that Easton Point Marina. 65 volunteers met at 8:25 am to await the arrival of the oyster spat from Horn Point Laboratories that was being delivered by Wayne Wetzke of the Oyster Recovery Partnership. While...
Oyster Pickup 2018

Oyster Pickup 2018

by Jenika Downs | Jun 18, 2018 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events

The 2018 Oyster Pick Up was held on Friday, June 1, 2018. Luckily, it was the only day that week where rain was not in the forecast. People began arriving at the Eglseder offices about 7:45 to get their route assignments and fuel up on coffee and doughnuts. After...
Oyster Deliveries 2017

Oyster Deliveries 2017

by Jenika Downs | Oct 9, 2017 | Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events

  Oyster Deliveries this year were the largest we have ever performed. Last year we had 322 oyster growers and this year we grew to include 386 growers. Those growers signed up to raise 1,022 cages of oyster spat. Our Program Coordinator, Kelsey Spiker, stepped...
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