Returning oyster gardeners: It's time to return your grown spat for planting onto sanctuary reefs.
To provide the best chance of survival and reduce the chance of spreading disease, please bring your oysters to the location nearest their current growing location.
We will have bushel baskets on site for transferring your oysters into, so please transport them in a reusable container—bushel baskets, buckets, cages, or any other sturdy container you can take home with you. No cardboard, no plastic, no containers that will be left behind to avoid creating excess trash.
For questions, please contact Kellie Fiala at [email protected].
*Volunteers understand that all spat-on-shell provided by the Foundation remains the property of CBF and is to be returned at the end of the growing season.
SCHEDULE
Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return I
Thursday, May 9, 2024
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 7.
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Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return II
Saturday, May 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 16.
REGISTER
Shady Side
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
May 15, 2024
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 13.
REGISTER
Solomons
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 28.
REGISTER
Easton
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Sunday, June 9, 2024
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 7.
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Londowntowne
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Thursday, June 13, 2024
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 11.
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Kent Island
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Thursday, June 27, 2024
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 25.
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Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return III
Monday, July 15, 2024
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes July 13.
REGISTER
