As populations of aquatic plants, shellfish, and finfish decline in the Chesapeake Bay, aquaculture plays a significant role both in food production and in ecosystem restoration. Aquaculture research, education, innovation, and restoration efforts are helping to reconstruct troubled fisheries and replenish habitats, such as oyster reefs.
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PO Box 169, 124 Wye Narrows Drive
Queenstown, MD 21658
Phone: 410-827-8056
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Oyster Aquaculture Education & Training Program
The Oyster Aquaculture and Education Program provides programs and materials to watermen and others to develop profitable shellfish aquaculture businesses. The goal is to rebuild the shellfish industry, provide employment and aid in restoring the bivalve populations important to our bays.
Oyster Team
