Oyster Recovery Partnership

The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that leads conservation efforts of the native Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Chesapeake Bay and Eastern United States.[1][2][3] The organization's activities and programs include oyster restoration, shell recycling conservation, and sustainable fishery initiatives.[4][5][6]

Oyster Recovery Partnership
Formation1972 (1972)
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit
23-7204806
FocusShellfish sustainability
Location
Websiteoysterrecovery.org

History

The organization was established in 1972 and originally known as Chesapeake Appreciation, Inc.[2] The organization name and brand were formally changed to the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) in 1994.[7] ORP is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.[8] The organization has received support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, State of Maryland, and Baltimore County.[9][10][11]

Programs

ORP plants the native oyster, Crassostrea virginica, back into the Chesapeake Bay.[12][13][14] In 2022, the organization helped to plant over 950,000,000 oysters.[15] The organization also works to provide educational opportunities to shellfish farmers on best practices for managing their oyster farms and leases.[15]

In addition, the organization works with scientists and researches to study better ways to grow oysters, restore oyster reefs, and advance oyster restoration.[16][17][18][19] ORP also actively works with lawmakers and regulatory agencies to advance policy initiatives that support oyster restoration.[15][20] The organization created and runs the Shell Recycling Alliance (SRA), an initiative with restaurants, caterers, and seafood wholesales to save used natural oyster shell, regarded as the best material on which to raise new oysters, from ending up in landfills.[15][21]

Leadership

The organization is led by a nineteen-member Board of Directors. Notable members of the board include businessman Jim Perdue and James King, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.[22]

See also

References
  1. "The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Expert: Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP)". Oyster Recovery Partnership. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  2. Patterson, Neal; Patterson, Kathryn Wielech (2016-08-01). Maryland's Chesapeake: How the Bay and Its Bounty Shaped a Cuisine. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1792-8.
  3. "Traversing the Bay, Top to Bottom". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration, management & research: oversight field hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2002. ISBN 978-0-16-069605-3.
  5. Livie, Katherine J. (2015-10-26). Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay's Foundation and Future. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62585-392-9.
  6. "For volunteers, repopulating Chesapeake Bay with oysters is personal". Washington Post. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  7. Smaal, Aad C.; Ferreira, Joao G.; Grant, Jon; Petersen, Jens K.; Strand, Øivind (2018-11-26). Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-96776-9.
  8. Catacalos, Renee Brooks (2018-10-15). The Chesapeake Table: Your Guide to Eating Local. JHU Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-2689-1.
  9. Keiner, Christine (2010). The Oyster Question: Scientists, Watermen, and the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Since 1880. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-3718-0.
  10. "Governor Moore Announces $13.7 Million in Capital Grants Funding, $9.1 Million for Oyster Recovery Partnership Following Board of Public Works Meeting - Press Releases - News - Office of Governor Wes Moore". governor.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  11. Ban, Charlie. "Baltimore County bay cleanup aids the local ecosystem and crabbing industry". NACo. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  12. Cuker, Benjamin E. (2020-08-10). Diet for a Sustainable Ecosystem: The Science for Recovering the Health of the Chesapeake Bay and its People. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-45481-4.
  13. "Operation Build-a-Reef oyster planting | PHOTOS". Capital Gazette. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  14. Glandon, Hillary Lane; Michaelis, Adriane K.; Politano, Vincent A.; Alexander, Stephanie T.; Vlahovich, Emily A.; Reece, Kimberly S.; Koopman, Heather N.; Meritt, Donald W.; Paynter, Kennedy T. (2016). "Impact of Environment and Ontogeny on Relative Fecundity and Egg Quality of Female Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Four Sites in Northern Chesapeake Bay". Biological Bulletin. 231 (3): 185–198. ISSN 0006-3185.
  15. "Oyster Recovery Partnership - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  16. "Oyster Restoration - Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP)". Oyster Recovery Partnership. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  17. Panagopoulos, Thomas (2020-06-16). Nature-Based Solutions for Restoration of Ecosystems and Sustainable Urban Development. MDPI. ISBN 978-3-03936-242-4.
  18. "30 Million Oysters Planted in Severn River". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  19. De Piper, Geret S.; Lipton, Douglas W.; Lipcius, Romuald N. (2017). "Valuing Ecosystem Services: Oysters, Denitrification, and Nutrient Trading Programs". Marine Resource Economics. 32 (1): 1–20. ISSN 0738-1360.
  20. "Group plants oysters in the Chesapeake Bay to keep the water clean. - CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  21. "Shell Recycling". Oyster Recovery Partnership. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  22. "Board of Directors". Oyster Recovery Partnership. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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