AHB strongly supports efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population in a scientifically and ecologically sound manner. Since Herring Bay was designated as an Oyster Sanctuary in 2010, AHB has urged the State of Maryland to fund restoration of its historically productive reefs and ensure that any aquaculture operations—especially those involving mechanical dredging—are sited and managed in a manner that would avoid adverse impacts on the watershed’s other valuable ecological resources.

AHB is putting our advocacy into action by coordinating a community-sponsored “Happy Oysters, Healthy Bay” campaign to fund the planting of 10 million juvenile oysters in the Herring Bay Sanctuary by 2025. We welcome your support for our efforts to bring this ecological powerhouse back to Herring Bay. To learn more about how you can help, click on this link: https://www.herringbay.org/oyster-restoration.

Copies of AHB’s oyster-related policy positions and reports on the results of past restoration projects are available below.