The Oyster Recovery Partnership’s (ORP) Shell Recycling Alliance celebrated a 100,000-bushel milestone today, along with its best collection year to date. The upsurge in shell can be accredited to the Alliance’s growing network of members, including 34 new additions this year. “The Shell Recycling Alliance…

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Restoring the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population is essential to improving the health of the Bay, revitalizing the regional seafood industry and stimulating the local economies of our State’s waterfront communities. The Oyster Recovery Partnership’s dedicated team of 25 full time and seasonal employees work daily…

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The Annapolis-based Oyster Recovery Partnership has launched Old Line Fish Company, the region’s first Community Supported Fishery (CSF), to connect Annapolis residents with seafood harvested by Maryland watermen and seafood farmers. Subscribers will receive bi-weekly deliveries consisting of three to four pounds of fresh seafood harvested the…

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Jim Perdue, Chairman of Perdue Farms, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), the leading nonprofit restoring oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. “I’ve been committed to the Chesapeake Bay my entire life and oysters play a vital role in…

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Oysters are amazing! Both of these tanks were filled with water and algae from the Severn River in Maryland. The tank on the left holds 20 mature oysters. Time lapse was five hours. Oysters are valuable to healthy ecosystems because they filter excess nutrients and…

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Top 10 Oyster Shell Recycling Contributors in 2015! The Oyster Recovery Partnership’s Shell Recycling Alliance (SRA) collected a record 26,000 bushels of oyster shell from 300 member establishments in 2015, a number that reflects an accelerated commitment by restaurants and other businesses to restore the…

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ORP collaborates with schools, camps, scout troops and clubs to deliver a wide range of educational services for students grades 2 – 12. Our programs share one key objective – we use oysters to educate students on the Chesapeake Bay, it’s ecosystem and the important…

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It’s February, which means ORP is actively preparing for the 2016 oyster season. Our field crew in Cambridge is undergoing safety training, repairing equipment and making sure everything is ready for shell washing to begin in the coming weeks. Staff and partners are identifying bars for…

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Earlier this month distributors and managers from Finlandia Vodka gathered in Cambridge, MD for educational tours of the UMCES Horn Point Laboratory oyster hatchery and a restored oyster reef on the upper Choptank River.  Why? Because not only is Finlandia exceptional vodka made from the…

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