Posts by Allison Albert Guercio
Top 10 Shell Recycling Alliance Restaurants of 2025
ORP’s Shell Recycling Alliance is comprised of Bay-friendly businesses that go above and beyond, dutifully recycling oyster shells to be used in Chesapeake restoration efforts. Shell is an increasingly limited,…
Read MoreCelebrate Chesapeake Oyster Week – March 21-31!
Join the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) in celebrating Chesapeake Oyster Week, March 21-31! This week-long event, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program, shines a spotlight…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Derelict Gear Project in Severn and South Rivers
Thousands of Abandoned Crab Pots, Other Derelict Gear, Targeted Local Watermen Using Grappling Hooks to Retrieve Lost Gear Annapolis, March 4, 2025 —The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has launched a…
Read MoreRebuilding Public Oyster Grounds in 2024: A Record-Breaking Year for Maryland’s Commercial Fishery
Rebuilding Public Oyster Grounds in 2024: A Record-Breaking Year for Maryland’s Commercial Fishery In October, ORP and its dedicated watermen partners celebrated the successful completion of the annual Seed and…
Read MoreORP Selected for 2024 TRAP Program
Oyster Recovery Partnership Selected to Participate in National Cleanup of Discarded Fishing Gear Dec. 10, 2024—The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) has been selected to participate in a massive cleanup of…
Read MoreAlternate Materials for Sustainable Oyster Restoration & Aquaculture
The Growing Demand for Oyster Shell As the US oyster production industry expands along the East and Gulf Coasts, the demand for oyster shells—a crucial resource necessary to enhance production—has…
Read MoreWIYO2024 Recap
World is Your Oyster Fest 2024 – A Shucking Success! This year’s World is Your Oyster Fest (WIYO) took place at the historic B&O Railroad Museum, a venue pivotal in…
Read MorePartner Feature: Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival
The 2nd annual Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 21–22, 2024 on the gorgeous eastern beach at Sandy Point State Park along Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis,…
Read MoreStrategic Plan RFP
Join Us in Shaping the Future of Oyster Recovery ORP is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for strategic planning consultants. As we celebrate over 30 years of…
Read MoreEight Million Oysters Planted Using Funds from the M/V Ever Forward Cargo Ship Grounding
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Oyster Recovery Partnership Plant Eight Million Oysters using Funds from the M/V Ever Forward Cargo Ship Grounded in Anne Arundel County Waters in March 2022…
Read MoreGovernor Moore Announces New Annual Record for Chesapeake Bay Oyster Planting
ANNAPOLIS, MD, October 10, 2023 — Governor Wes Moore today announced that more than 1.7 billion new juvenile oysters have been planted on sanctuary and public oyster fishery sites in…
Read MoreMGO – GETTING STARTED
After I fill out the sign-up form, what can I expect? Thank you for your interest in the program! We will pass along your contact info to your local tributary…
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