Six Billion Oysters Added to Bay Watershed Since 2017
March 29, 2024 | 1 min to read
In early March, the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance revealed that since 2017, they have successfully introduced 6 billion oysters to the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. This impressive achievement is highlighted by the fact that planting 1 billion oysters alone would take someone over 32 years if done at a rate of one per second. The alliance, which includes nonprofits, oyster growers, and agencies, has significantly boosted oyster populations in just seven years.
The Chesapeake Oyster Alliance announced in early March that 6 billion oysters have been added to the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers since 2017.
To put that into perspective, if a person planted one oyster a second, it would take them 32 years to reach 1 billion. Partners in the alliance — a coalition of nonprofits, oyster growers, academic institutions and business owners — along with federal and state agencies have planted six times more than that in just seven years.
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