Marylanders Grow Oysters

Waterfront property owners grow young oysters (called spat) in cages suspended from their private piers for approximately 9–10 months, protecting the vulnerable young oysters from silt and predators during their first year of life. After the grow-out period, participants return the oysters for planting on local sanctuaries to enrich the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and support large-scale native oyster restoration in Maryland. There is no cost to participants. The program began in the Tred Avon...