Tagged Stories: "oysters"

More of the Chesapeake Bay’s baby oysters appear to be surviving threats from pollution and disease.

In 2011, 510 million baby oysters were planted on more than 315 acres in six Bay rivers, according to the Oyster Recovery Partnership.

A new study recommends that Maryland place a moratorium on commercial oyster harvest from the Chesapeake Bay.

306 reef balls planted with millions of baby oysters in the Choptank River.

The number of baby oysters in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay is at its highest level since 1997.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) will set aside more than 1,000 acres of state-owned water bottom.

The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) and its partners processed, cleaned and transported more than 60,000 bushels of oyster shells in 2010,

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A new oyster partnership in Virginia will bring watermen, scientists, businesses and citizens together to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.

When oysters feed on algae -- filtering the water in the Bay at the same time -- some waste is left behind.