Oyster hatcheries support collaborative effort to increase oyster populations in Chesapeake Bay

摘要

Some 20 non-profits, scientific organizations, community groups and oystermen from Maryland and Virginia are working together as the "Chesapeake 10 Billion Oysters Partnership." The goal? To bring ten billion new oysters to ChesapeakeBay by 2025.Tom Zolper, assistant media director for the foundation, confirmed that the success of the program rests in large part on the ability of two oyster hatcheries in the area to provide spat in sufficient quantities.