This increase in hatchery production is a critical component of the plan. The Governor credited an unprecedented number of State, federal and private partners with the resulting 750 million baby oysters planted at the Harris Creek Sanctuary, which, at 377 acres, is the largest, most comprehensive restoration effort of its kind on the East Coast.Īdopted in 2010, Governor O’Malley’s Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan was designed to help restore the Chesapeake Bay’s native oyster population, create new jobs and encourage economic activity in Maryland. Governor O’Malley congratulated the University of Maryland Horn Point Lab Oyster Hatchery team in Cambridge, who set a new national record with the production of 1.25 billion Eastern oyster spat this year.
“Today we celebrate significant progress under every step of our 10-point plan and the many partners responsible for it.”Ĭlick here to learn more about the Harris Creek Sanctuary. “Four years ago, we proposed a bold plan with better choices to rebuild our oyster population, its vital ecological functions and the thriving industry it once supported,” said Governor O’Malley. Joined by scientists, partners, stakeholders and citizen stewards at the AnnapolisMaritimeMuseum, Governor O’Malley also updated stakeholders on the status of the Harris Creek Oyster Sanctuary and progress under all 10 points of Maryland’s Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan. Annapolis, October 11 _ Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that the State and its partners produced and planted a record 1.25 billion native baby oysters (spat) in Maryland this year ─ the first time any hatchery in the nation has produced more than one billion Eastern oyster spat in a single season.
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