Across the Chesapeake Bay, the wild oyster season is over but it closed last month with some welcome news: The annual survey of baby oysters known as “spat” shows Maryland’s population is hanging in ...

2025 was a historic year for oyster reproduction in Maryland waters. The Maryland oyster population is thriving, disease rates remain low and mortality levels are the third lowest since 1985, the ...

MARYLAND – Last year marked a historic year in oyster reproduction across Maryland waters. Oyster reproduction was nearly six times above the long-term spatset average and the second highest ever ...

Maryland officials are celebrating what they call one of the strongest years for oyster reproduction in decades, with new data showing a dramatic spike in juvenile oysters across Maryland waters. Gov.