Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams
Upcoming Meetings
Virginia Oyster Restoration Workgroup Bi-Monthly Meeting- January 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 9:30am - 12:30pmMaryland Oyster Restoration Workgroup Bi-Monthly Meeting- January 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025 from 9:30am - 12:30pmScope and Purpose
The Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams are responsible for identifying tributaries for large-scale oyster restoration and developing Oyster Restoration Tributary Plans for each waterway, in consultation with partners and scientists. Workgroup members include representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore and Norfolk districts, the Oyster Recovery Partnership, state agencies (including the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission), local organizations and consulting scientists. These teams are focused on planning restoration and monitoring in the tributaries that have been selected so far for tributary restoration: Harris Creek, Tred Avon, Little Choptank, and St. Marys River in Maryland; Lafayette, Lynnhaven, Piankantank, Great Wicomico, and Lower York River in Virginia.
Publications
2023 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Published on May 13, 20242022 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Published in ReportThis document includes details on large-scale oyster restoration, including acres of reef constructed and number of spat-on-shell planted, in Maryland and Virginia tributaries for calendar year 2022.
View detailsWatershed Agreement
Sustainable Fisheries Goal
Members
Stephanie Westby (Chair), NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 107A
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Email: stephanie.westby@noaa.gov
Andrew Larkin (Chair), NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
1 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Email: Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov
Phone: (757) 627-3823
Christina Garvey (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium
Andrew Button, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Andrew Larkin, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
1 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Email: Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov
Phone: (757) 627-3823
Andy Lacatell, The Nature Conservancy
Angela Sowers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District
10 S Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Email: angela.sowers@usace.army.mil
Phone: (410) 952-7440
Brent Hunsinger
Brent James
Chris Ludford
Chris Moore, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
3663 Marlin Bay Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
Email: cmoore@cbf.org
Phone: (757) 622-1964
David Bruce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
David O'Brien, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Gloucester Point (VA) Field Office
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
Email: David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov
David Schulte, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Gabrielle Saluta, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Heather Lockwood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Jackie Shannon, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Jay Lazar, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Jennica Moffat, Oyster Recovery Partnership
Jodi Baxter, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Joe Rieger, Elizabeth River Project
Joseph Bieberich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Julie Luecke, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Kerry Kennedy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Kimberly Koelsch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Laura Clarke
Laurinda Serafin, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Lisa Kellogg, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Mark Luckenbach, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Megan Wood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Olivia Caretti, Oyster Recovery Partnership
Rachael Peabody, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
380 Fenwick Rd
Hampton, Virginia 23651
Email: rachael.peabody@mrc.virginia.gov
Phone: (757) 247-2269
Rom Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, PO Box 1348
Andrews Hall 427
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
Email: rom@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7330
Russell Burke, Christopher Newport University
Ryan Westpfahl, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Sarah Greenberg, Oyster Recovery Partnership
Tarig Omer, City of Virginia Beach (VA)
Thomas Olexa, U.S. Department of the Navy
Todd Janeski, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Central Office - Zincke Bldg
203 Governor St
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Email: Todd.Janeski@dcr.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 371-8984
Zachary Greenberg, Pew Charitable Trusts
Ward Slacum, Jr., Jr.
1805 A Virginia Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: wslacum@oysterrecovery.org
Phone: (443) 433-3438