The Incredible Oyster Reef

Most of us who love the Chesapeake Bay know that oysters once existed in storied numbers in an earlier time, long before poor water quality, disease, and harvesting nearly put an end to them. This film explores oysters as a keystone species with a remarkable, and it seems, indispensable ability to heal the Bay’s troubled waters.

21 Mar 2017
00:10:08

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CBF Adds 14 Million Oysters to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in 2020

February 11, 2021

CBF continued its long-term push to restore oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay by adding more than 14 million oysters in Maryland waters during 2020’s pandemic-affected season.
Hampton Restaurant Recycles Record Number of Oyster Shells

November 24, 2020

Fuller’s Raw Bar in Hampton has recycled approximately 390,000 oyster shells since the beginning of 2019, a record for the CBF's Virginia Oyster Restoration Program.
CBF Statement on Virginia Oyster Restoration Progress

November 20, 2020

Yesterday Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam celebrated the Commonwealth’s approval of $10 million in bond financing for oyster reef restoration in Virginia waters and praised the completion of oyster reef habitat construction in the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River.
Advocates for Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay Foundation Plant about 200,000 Oysters at Sanctuary Reef in Southern Anne Arundel County

November 9, 2020

Inspired by successful efforts in neighboring waters, the Advocates for Herring Bay began restoring the historic Herring Bay Oyster Sanctuary in 2019 with a goal of planting 1 million spat—juvenile oysters—in the sanctuary by the end of 2021.
CBF Opposes Maryland Proposal to Limit Areas for Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture

October 20, 2020

CBF is opposing proposed changes to Maryland’s public shellfish fishery areas that would limit the ability to expand oyster farming and restoration activities in the future.

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The Chesapeake Oyster Alliance

20 Mar 2019 00:02:00

Learn more about the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance's work to accelerate the Chesapeake Bay's recovery by restoring its oyster population.
Photo of the Week: Legacy

31 Dec 2018

Oyster shells on the Chesapeake Bay at low tide, during the golden hour, in Mathews County, VA.
10 Billion Oysters for a Clean Chesapeake Bay

27 Feb 2018 Episode 76 | 00:14:44

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker, National Aquarium President John Racanelli, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science President Emeritus Dr. Don Boesch, and Hoopers Island Oyster Company Founder Johnny Shockley announce a very exciting partnership to place ten billion new oysters in Chesapeake Bay by 2025.
Chillin’ in the Water as They’re Filter Feedin’

19 Jan 2018 00:00:55

Check out CBF's Virginia Oyster Restoration Manager, Jackie Shannon, performing her original Oyster Rap!
My Pet Oysters

24 Oct 2017 Episode 67 | 00:10:38

In this episode, CBF President Will Baker interviews CBF's youngest official oyster gardener, Graham Mitchell, about the oysters he is raising and the good they will do for the Chesapeake Bay.