MGO Coordinator Resources 

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The MGO program would not be successful without dedicated and passionate coordinators and coordinator groups, thank you! Helpful information and program resources are linked below. If you have questions or need assistance, contact us.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ORP in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources will:

  • Provide and deliver the cages and oyster spat to a central location in fall (date and location to be determined with coordinator’s input).
  • Provide guidance and advice to assist the coordinator with program implementation.
  • Select the sanctuary for planting the oysters.
  • Guide oyster plantings within the sanctuary.

Coordinator will:

  • Recruit volunteer oyster growers and maintain an up-to-date contact list (address, email, phone number).
  • Coordinate and implement the delivery of cages and spat-on-shell to growers.
  • Store any extra cages containing spat at a pier location suitable for holding cages for a few months pending additional growers (if needed).
  • Maintain monthly contact with the growers to answer questions, and share helpful resources.
  • Coordinate oyster plantings in designated sanctuaries.
  • Provide ORP with annual reporting on planting and grow-out details (see below).

ANNUAL REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

To satisfy funder reporting requirements, ORP must provide data detailing annual sanctuary planting locations, amounts, and date(s), as well as oyster growth and survival data. Please review the following forms and familiarize yourself with reporting requirements in advance of spring planting coordination efforts.

PLANTING:
Tributary Coordinators must provide ORP data detailing planting locations, amount and dates by July 1, 2025 with the form below.

GROW-OUT:
Tributary Coordinators must provide ORP with grow-out data by November 1, 2025 after spat has been distributed, with the form below.

ORP requests that Tributary Coordinators disperse the following form to individual growers to report their grow-out details. Please have growers fill out the form by November 1, 2025. 

SPAT-ON-SHELL ORDER FORM:
Tributary Coordinators must complete and submit orders for spat-on-shell to ORP by July 1, 2025 with the form below. 

OTHER RESOURCES