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Join the ORP team! We are currently in search of a

Join the ORP team! We are currently in search of a Coastal Restoration Program Manager. Link in bio for more info.

#oysters are low in calories and chock-full of goo

#oysters are low in calories and chock-full of good for you protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals! Learn more about their #healthbenefits in this blog post (link in bio), the first in a three-part, #chesapeakebay #seafood series! You’ll find safe handling advice from @mdsbest, and a simple but delicious, winter-themed ‘Oysters with Apple, Mint, and Ginger Granita’ recipe from Shell Recycling Alliance partner @truechesapeake! Pick up a dozen from @momsorganicmarket and try it out!

Eating seafood during pregnancy is a great way to

Eating seafood during pregnancy is a great way to get the nutrients you and your baby need. Fish and shellfish are the only foods rich in a healthy oil called omega-3 DHA, which is essential for your baby’s brain and eye development. More info @ link in bio. #EatSeafoodAmerica #DietaryGuidelines

Digging up one of our favorite CHESAPEAKE BAY CREA

Digging up one of our favorite CHESAPEAKE BAY CREATURE FEATURES— The Oyster Toadfish!

The oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau, also known as the ugly toad, oyster cracker, oyster catcher, and bar dog, is a fish of the family Batrachoididae. The maximum length of the toadfish is about 38 cm; the most common recorded length of an oyster toadfish is about 30 cm. They are generally yellowish with a pattern of brown oblique bars. The species can live in poor conditions and needs little food to live. It is an omnivore. Common prey include crustaceans, mollusks, amphipods, squid, and other smaller fish. Toadfish rely upon camouflage to catch their food; they lie motionless waiting for prey to pass close by, then attack by surprise. They can be found from Maine to the Caribbean Sea.

The fish has a distinctive "foghorn" sound used by males to attract females in the mating season, which is April-October. The sound-producing (sonic) muscles attached to its swimbladders are the fastest known vertebrate muscles. Following the foghorn sound, the female comes into the nest, lays eggs, and then leaves (the toadfish lays the largest eggs of any Chesapeake Bay fish. The male fertilizes the eggs; they hatch after about one month. When the eggs hatch, the young toadfish stay attached to the yolk for some time. When the yolk has been absorbed for energy, the young toadfish learn to swim. Even when the young have started to swim, the adult still protects its young.

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"I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpeni

"I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my #oyster knife." - Zora Neale Hurston
We're remembering these hopeful words as we embark on a new year... #welcome2021 #thankgoodness

Thank goodness it’s New Year’s Eve! In observa

Thank goodness it’s New Year’s Eve! In observance of what will certainly go down in history as one of the most challenging years ever, we want to look back and recount all the things that made 2020 noteworthy... We’re not discounting that the pandemic happened, just acknowledging the cool things that came along with it, including: reaching a major restoration milestone, partnerships new and old, our first foray into virtual – and paddling – events, and a ton of love for Chesapeake seafood. Please enjoy our 2020 year-in-review and consider a year–end donation to ORP as we embark on a very busy oyster planting year in 2021! Link in bio.

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