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COUNTY EXPANDS CRAB POT DEBRIS REMOVAL, BEGINS OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING
March 07, 2023
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski visited the Essex waterfront this morning to spotlight the second year of a program to remove derelict crab pots and fishing gear from the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and announced a collection site...
Join the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) in celebrating Chesapeake Oyster Week, March 21-31! This week-long event, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program, shines a spotlight…
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Thousands of Abandoned Crab Pots, Other Derelict Gear, Targeted Local Watermen Using Grappling Hooks to Retrieve Lost Gear Annapolis, March 4, 2025 —The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has launched a…
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Oyster Recovery Partnership Selected to Participate in National Cleanup of Discarded Fishing Gear Dec. 10, 2024—The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has been selected to participate in a massive cleanup of…
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ORP’s Shell Recycling Alliance is comprised of Bay-friendly businesses that go above and beyond, dutifully recycling oyster shells to be used in Chesapeake restoration efforts. Shell is an increasingly limited,…
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Oyster Recovery Partnership Plant Eight Million Oysters using Funds from the M/V Ever Forward Cargo Ship Grounded in Anne Arundel County Waters in March 2022…
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ANNAPOLIS, MD, October 10, 2023 — Governor Wes Moore today announced that more than 1.7 billion new juvenile oysters have been planted on sanctuary and public oyster fishery sites in…
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ORP is pleased to announce plans for National Oyster Week from August 1-6, 2023. Seafood lovers can get involved during National Oyster Week by frequenting their favorite shell-recycling restaurants throughout…
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ANNAPOLIS, MD, June 8, 2023 – Today, the Severn River Association (SRA) and the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) planted 15 million juvenile oysters between the Route 50 and Naval Academy…
Read MoreORP’s Shell Recycling Alliance is comprised of Bay-friendly businesses who go above and beyond, dutifully recycling oyster shells to be used in Bay restoration efforts. Shell is an increasingly limited,…
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Oyster Recovery Partnership and Restoration Partners Plant 10 Billionth Oyster in the Chesapeake Bay Governor Hogan, other dignitaries, participate in ceremonial planting GRASONVILLE, MD, August 20, 2022 – The Oyster Recovery Partnership…
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