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Reef balls were deployed at two locations in the Lafayette River

NOAA Funding Supports Oyster Habitat in the Lafayette River

Thanks in part to funding from NOAA, 275 reef balls were installed in the Lafayette River in late April 2013.... Read more >
NOAA science enables oyster restoration work in Harris Creek

Harris Creek Oyster Restoration Effort Showing Solid Progress

More than half of the Bay’s first tributary-wide oyster restoration project will be completed by this fall, according to a recent update.... Read more >
Wetlands along the Chesapeake Bay

NCBO Releases Biennial Report to Congress for 2011-12

Progress in oyster restoration, fisheries science, environmental education, and observing systems are all highlighted in NCBO's new Biennial Report to Congress.... Read more >

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