Tens Of Thousands Of New Oysters Planted In The Bay

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Back where they belong after starting life in a lab. Tens of thousands of new oysters have been planted in bay waters, thanks to human help.

Alex DeMetrick reports on the growth of an oyster growing program.

Last fall, oyster shells were divided up and sent home with people who promised to place them in special cages and hang them off their backyard decks to give life a new chance.

And now, nine months later, at least 200,000 new oysters! They all started life in a University of Maryland lab, but took human help to grow.

“You have a commitment when you decide to grow the oysters,” said Sue Walbridge. “And so, every week you have to dunk your oysters, you have to put them up on the dock for an hour.”

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