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O’Malley To Sign Oyster Shell Recycling Bill

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says he will sign an oyster shell recycling bill.

2013/05/01

Md. DNR Seeks Volunteers To Help Raise Baby Oysters

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it is looking for communities interested in helping raise baby oysters.

2013/04/19

Md. Oyster Population, Reproduction Up For Second Year

Pulling good news out of a troubled Chesapeake Bay doesn’t happen every day. But it’s turning up, at least for now, on the half shell.

2013/04/11

Md. Passes Tax Credit For Recycling Oyster Shells

Maryland lawmakers have passed a “No Shell Left Behind” oyster recycling bill.

2013/04/09

Md. Oyster Season Ends, Blue Crab Season Begins

Oyster season officially ends with the arrival of April 1, which is the start of blue crab season in Maryland.

2013/04/02

4 Md. Oyster Shell Recycling Drop-Off Sites Open

Marylanders have four new Dorchester County sites to drop off oyster shells for recycling.

2013/02/14

Maryland Watermen Find Booming Oyster Harvest

The annual oyster harvest is underway in the bay and this year, there’s a positive twist.

2012/12/12

Md. Waterway To Be Closed To Shellfish Harvesting

Environmental officials will close parts of the Honga River in Dorchester County to shellfish harvesting because of elevated levels of bacteria.

2012/11/19

Md. Oyster Growing Program Adding 7 Tributaries

Maryland natural resources officials say seven tributaries are being added to a volunteer oyster growing program.

2012/08/16

Md. Oyster Group Begins Planting In Chesapeake

The Oyster Recovery Partnership says it has begun its planting season by placing 31 million oysters on nearly 10 acres in Harris Creek.

2012/05/04

Man Is Last In State To Make Oyster Tong Shafts

When Wilbur “Turner” Messick Jr. walks into his shop door on Texas Road, he walks into history. He may be the only man in the nation to continue a unique family business begun in 1859.

2012/04/16

Army Corps Unveiling Chesapeake Oyster Plan

The Army Corps of Engineers unveiled its restoration plan for Chesapeake oysters on Tuesday, a bay-wide look that officials said moves past piecemeal efforts and selects targets for large-scale efforts.

2012/04/10

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