Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams

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Scope 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.

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Watershed Agreement

Sustainable Fisheries Goal

Members
Stephanie Westby (Chair), NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Address:
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 107A
Annapolis, Maryland 21403

Email:  stephanie.westby@noaa.gov
Andrew Larkin (Chair), NOAA at Nauticus Project Coordinator [National Marine Fisheries Service], NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Address:
1 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23510

Email:  Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov
Phone:  (757) 627-3823
Bailey Robertory (Staffer), Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team Staffer, Chesapeake Research Consortium
Address:
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway Suite 460
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Email:  bailey.robertory@noaa.gov
Phone:  ‪(240) 628-4590‬
Andrew Button, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Address:


Email:  andrew.button@mrc.virginia.gov
Andrew Larkin, NOAA at Nauticus Project Coordinator [National Marine Fisheries Service], NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Address:
1 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23510

Email:  Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov
Phone:  (757) 627-3823
Andy Lacatell, The Nature Conservancy
Address:
530 E Main St
#800
Richmond, Virginia 23219

Email:  alacatell@tnc.org
Phone:  (804) 644-5800
Brent James
Address:


Email:  brent@lrnow.org
Chris Ludford
Address:


Email:  ludfordbros@gmail.com
Chris Moore, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Address:
3663 Marlin Bay Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454

Email:  cmoore@cbf.org
Phone:  (757) 622-1964
David Schulte, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Address:


Email:  David.M.Schulte@usace.army.mil
David Bruce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Address:


Email:  david.bruce@noaa.gov
David O'Brien, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Address:
Gloucester Point (VA) Field Office
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062

Email:  David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov
Gabrielle Saluta, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Address:


Email:  gsaluta@vims.edu
Heather Lockwood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Address:


Email:  Heather.Lockwood@usace.army.mil
Jackie Shannon, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Address:


Email:  jshannon@cbf.org
Jay Lazar, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Address:
N/A
N/A, Maryland N/A

Email:  jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Joe Reiger, Elizabeth River Project
Address:


Email:  jrieger@elizabethriver.org
Julie Luecke, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Address:


Email:  jluecke@cbf.org
Kerry Kennedy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Address:


Email:  kerry.m.kennedy@usace.army.mil
Kimberly Koelsch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Address:


Email:  Kimberly.C.Koelsch@usace.army.mil
Laura Clarke
Address:


Email:  lclarke@pewtrusts.org
Mark Luckenbach, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Address:


Email:  luck@vims.edu
Rachael Peabody, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Address:
380 Fenwick Rd
Hampton, Virginia 23651

Email:  rachael.peabody@mrc.virginia.gov
Phone:  (757) 247-2269
Rom Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Address:
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
Address:


Email:  russell.burke@cnu.edu
Tarig Omer, City of Virginia Beach (VA)
Address:


Email:  tomer@vbgov.com
Thomas Olexa, U.S. Department of the Navy
Address:


Email:  thomas.olexa@navy.mil
Todd Janeski, Coastal Nonpoint Source Prg. Mgr., Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Address:
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
Address:


Email:  zgreenberg@pewtrusts.org