How We'll Get There

Restoration Maryland and Virginia have committed to restoring the oyster population in five tributaries in each state. The alliance will work to ensure that funding is available and that both states are on track to meet those goals. At present, restoration programs are planting roughly 1 billion oyster spat annually.





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Fishery Management Because more than 75 percent of the Bay's oyster bottom is open to commercial harvest, better management of these reefs is essential. Science-based management, using real-time data on oyster bar health to determine when to open and close bars to harvest, should be employed with a goal of substantially increasing the number of oysters that are maintained on public bars.



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