Growing Oysters to Clean the Bay

Oyster gardening, growing baby oysters off a dock, keeps growing in popularity among Bay-area residents interested in restoring water quality in Chesapeake Bay. Most of those dockside oysters will end up on sanctuary reefs where they will go to work filtering water at the rate of 50 gallons a day. Maryland residents can now get oysters and gear and training from a number of environmental organizations around the state. Here's how one organization trains and equips new gardeners.

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• Chesapeake Bay
• restoration
• oysters
• oyster gardening
• Maryland Sea Grant
• video
• environment
• educational
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation