Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams Publications

This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2024 oyster restoration success.

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] 2024 Maryland Oyster Reef Monitoring Report

This report summarizes progress made in 2024 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.

View document [PDF, 2.9 MB] 2024 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update

This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2022 and 2023 oyster restoration success.

View document [PDF, 6.1 MB] 2022 and 2023 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report

This report summarizes progress made in 2023 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.

View document [PDF, 3.4 MB] 2023 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update

This report summarizes progress made in 2022 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.

View document [PDF, 2.3 MB] 2022 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update

This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2021 oyster restoration success.

View document [PDF, 5.1 MB] 2021 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report

This report summarizes progress made in 2021 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.

View document [PDF, 3.6 MB] 2021 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update

This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2020 oyster restoration success.

View document [PDF, 2.9 MB] 2020 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report

This report describes oyster restoration efforts in Maryland.

View document [PDF, 2.7 MB] 2020 Maryland Oyster Restoration Update

This report describes oyster restoration efforts in Virginia.

View document [PDF, 2.9 MB] 2020 Virginia Oyster Restoration Update

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Great Wicomico River.

View document [PDF, 7.5 MB] Great Wicomico (Virginia) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2019 oyster restoration success.

View document [PDF, 10.9 MB] 2019 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report

This report describes the results of a study to evaluate hydraulic patent tong efficiency to estimate oyster density on restored oyster reefs.

View document [PDF, 566.0 KB] 2020 Oyster Gear Efficiency Study Final Report

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Manokin River.

View document [PDF, 5.0 MB] Manokin (Maryland) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Upper St. Mary's River.

View document [PDF, 3.7 MB] St. Mary's (Maryland) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

This report describes oyster restoration efforts in Maryland.

View document [PDF, 1.7 MB] 2019 Maryland Oyster Restoration Update

An analysis of data from large-scale oyster restoration projects in Maryland.

View document [PDF, 31.4 MB] 2018 Oyster Reef Monitoring Report

This report describes oyster restoration efforts in Virginia.

View document [PDF, 1.4 MB] 2019 Virginia Oyster Restoration Update

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Lower York River.

View document [PDF, 4.6 MB] Lower York River (Virginia) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

This report describes the results of a study to examine the shell budget for oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 3.3 MB] A Shell Budget for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Resource

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Piankatank River.

View document [PDF, 7.7 MB] Piankatank River (Virginia) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

An analysis of data from large-scale oyster restoration projects in Maryland.

View document [PDF, 16.2 MB] 2017 Oyster Reef Monitoring Report

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Lynnhaven River.

View document [PDF, 1.8 MB] Lynnhaven River (Virginia) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Lafayette River.

View document [PDF, 580.0 KB] Lafayette River (Virginia) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

An analysis of data from large-scale oyster restoration projects in Maryland.

View document [PDF, 21.1 MB] 2016 Oyster Reef Monitoring Report

An analysis of monitoring data from 12 oyster reefs in the Harris Creek sanctuary.

View document [PDF, 6.3 MB] 2015 Oyster Reef Monitoring Report

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Tred Avon River.

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] Tred Avon River (Maryland) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

A plan to restore the oyster population in the Little Choptank River.

View document [PDF, 1.7 MB] Little Choptank (Maryland) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

A plan to restore the oyster population in Harris Creek, a tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

View document [PDF, 979.0 KB] Harris Creek (Maryland) Oyster Restoration Blueprint

The adaptive management-based model informing efforts to restore native oyster habitat and populations in the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 251.9 KB] Oyster Tributary Restoration Decision Framework