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Oysters teach students about health of Bay - The Easton (Md.) Star-Democrat - 11/11/2009
EPA fills in details on new bay plan - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/9/2009
Citizen Volunteers Help Restore Chesapeake Bay Oysters - Voice of America News - 11/6/2009
Aquaculture clash for Bay's watermen - The Maryland Gazette - 11/4/2009
Opinion: Early-season oyster harvest shows promise - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/1/2009
Oysters bountiful in Tangier Sound; just 250 oystermen now work bay - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/1/2009
Tangier Sound Oyster Catch Rare Chesapeake Success - The Associated Press - 11/1/2009
Our Bay: This Week’s Take: Gibson Island school: Synergy at work - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/26/2009
State sets new record for oyster restoration - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/12/2009
Oyster gardening gains popularity - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/10/2009
Va adopts water regulation to protect aquaculture - The Associated Press - 10/8/2009
From grass to water, bay experts differ on meaning of 'clean' - Capital News Service - 9/27/2009
Inmates help grow oysters - The Easton (Md.) Star-Democrat - 9/27/2009
Va keeps limits on oyster harvesting - The Associated Press - 9/24/2009
State keeps limits on oyster harvesting - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/23/2009
Opinion: Watermen's woes yet another reason for bay cleanup - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/21/2009
When water quality suffers, so do watermen - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/17/2009
Report confirms a troubled Chesapeake Bay (video) - WJZ (Md.) Television - 9/17/2009
'Learning Barge' ready to teach about wetlands on the river - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/15/2009
How climate change will affect the Chesapeake Bay - The Washington Examiner - 9/12/2009
Release of proposals for bay cleanup is delayed a day - The Baltimore Sun - 9/10/2009
Will Magothy benefit from mussel power again? - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/9/2009
Bay cleanup funding would set an earlier deadline for action - The Baltimore Sun - 9/9/2009
Up to 12 skipjacks to race near Deal Island today - The Associated Press - 9/7/2009
Creek-side harvests yield cleaner Bay - The Northern Neck News (Va.) - 9/3/2009
Maryland’s new oyster - Bay Weekly - 9/3/2009
Blog: Growing oysters - one pier at a time - The Baltimore Sun - 8/29/2009
Severn River homeowners become oyster caretakers - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/28/2009
Oyster Cages Delivered To Marylanders - WBAL (Md.) Radio - 8/27/2009
Opinion: Time to save the bay is now - The Baltimore Sun - 8/26/2009
Oyster reef in Severn River wins ecosystem award - The Baltimore Sun - 8/22/2009
Bay 'Asian' oysters officially rejected - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/16/2009
Oyster report draws scrutiny - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 8/16/2009
Opinion: Marylanders can help with oysters - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/15/2009
Dredging dilemma - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/15/2009
Letter to the editor: Oyster restoration is worth every penny - The Washington Post - 8/15/2009
Program turns pork into oysters - Southern Maryland Online - 8/12/2009
DNR, ORP collect, plant first batch of citizen-grown oysters - Southern Maryland Online - 8/12/2009
Blog: Citizen-raised oysters get 'planted' - The Baltimore Sun - 8/12/2009
1st volunteer-grown Md. oysters transplanted - The Associated Press - 8/12/2009
Commentary: Stop the oyster harvest - The Baltimore Sun - 8/11/2009
Shore-grown oysters to be transferred to sanctuary - The Associated Press - 8/11/2009
About oysters and oyster gardening - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 8/11/2009
Oyster gardening helps clean up Chesapeake Bay - The Associated Press - 8/10/2009
Oyster decline may bring harvesting ban - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 8/8/2009
9 million baby oysters get new home in the Severn - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/7/2009
Editorial: Chesapeake Bay oysters: On the half shell - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 8/7/2009
Editorial: Signs of life - The Washington Post - 8/6/2009
Effort boosted to save native oysters - WJZ (Md.) Television - 8/5/2009
Oysters are on the rebound in the Chesapeake Bay - The New York Times - 8/4/2009
Senators say $26.4M is headed our way - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 7/31/2009
Inmates make oyster cages to boost Bay - The Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail - 7/31/2009
River Project Offers New Hope For Oysters, Researchers Say - The Washington Post - 7/31/2009
Taller reefs key to oyster restoration - The William and Mary (Va.) News - 7/31/2009
More than $26 million in federal money to go for Hampton Roads projects - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 7/31/2009
Chesapeake Bay Buyboats will gather in Urbanna this weekend - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 7/31/2009
Scientists take important step in reviving bay oysters - The Washington Post - 7/30/2009
Oyster gardening participants see end of their work - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 7/26/2009
Va. to E. Shore tomato farmers: Sit down and negotiate - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 7/24/2009
Group uses oysters to clean the Chesapeake Bay - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 7/17/2009
Boy scout helps direct Mill Creek cleanup - The Washington Post - 7/16/2009
CCA MD Begins to Distribute 1.5 Million Oysters in Two Counties - The Bay Net (Md.) - 7/15/2009
$19 million planned for Eastern Shore projects - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 7/14/2009
Old shells provide a chance for oysters to live (video) - WJZ (Md.) Television - 7/13/2009
Fight likely over plan to dredge oyster shoal - The Baltimore Sun - 7/13/2009
Report: Swimming in the bay is risky - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 7/7/2009
Stimulus money to provide jobs, habitat - The Eastern Shore Post (Va.) - 7/4/2009
Eastern Shore gets $2M grant to revive the Bay scallop - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 7/1/2009
ay scallop gets a boost on Va.'s Eastern Shore - The Associated Press - 6/30/2009
Father and son team help restore oyster population - The Western Howard County (Md.) View - 6/18/2009
Letter: Devilish rays endanger the Chesapeake - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 6/18/2009
More creeks, rivers will become cradles for baby oysters in cages - The Washington Post - 6/16/2009
Ag Commission looks at Maryland’s water quality - The Delmarva Farmer - 6/16/2009
Maryland Oyster Growing Program to expand - The Associated Press - 6/16/2009
VIMS trains interns in oyster aquaculture - The William and Mary (Va.) News - 6/12/2009
Army Corp makes recommendations on oysters - The Associated Press - 6/11/2009
Beauty on the brink - The Washington Post - 6/7/2009
Hearings on creek clean-ups this month - The Northern Neck News (Va.) - 6/5/2009
Shellfish reefs at risk - The Nature Conservancy - 6/2/2009
Shellfish face an uncertain future in a high CO2 world - Science Centric - 5/27/2009
Most Northeast oyster populations 'functionally extinct' - The Asbury Park (N.J.) Press - 5/25/2009
Attacking the bay's nitrogen problem - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 5/23/2009
Editorial: Flow of funds key to cleanup - The Pottsville (Pa.) Republican & Herald - 5/23/2009
Volunteers sought to help with sea grasses on E. Shore - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 5/21/2009
$7.5 million for Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 5/20/2009
$689K awarded to restore - WAVY (Va.) Television - 5/15/2009
Lawmakers vow boost for oysters, bay - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 5/9/2009
Federal money to help oysters in Chesapeake Bay (video) - WJZ (Md.) Television - 5/8/2009
Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration get $6.6 million in federal aid - The Associated Press - 5/8/2009
Kaine speaks on energy at ODU (video) - WAVY (Va.) Television - 5/7/2009
Tangier watermen look past tradition for their future (video) - WVEC (Va.) Television - 4/30/2009
'Waterman's' weapon against pollution: Oysters - CNN - 4/22/2009
Editorial: Earth (and water) Day - The Baltimore Sun - 4/22/2009
Native oysters still better for the bay - The Baltimore Sun - 4/20/2009
Water Woes: Oyster Goes - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 4/18/2009
'Waterman's' weapon against pollution: Oysters - CNN - 4/17/2009
Editorial: Time for oysters - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 4/17/2009
Chesapeake Bay: Foundation gives the bay a "D" on health - WTKR (Va.) Television - 4/16/2009
'Mockery' made of Clean Water Act, CBF says - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 4/16/2009
DNR Expands Citizen Oyster Growing Program - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 4/16/2009

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