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  • Leave Chesapeake Bay Oyster Sanctuaries Alone

    March 21, 2017

    In the current hostile political climate, we can't seem to agree on any government policy. But that's exactly what happened in Maryland this past month. A poll found about 90 percent of Maryland voters, across party lines, want the state to protect oyster sanctuaries.

  • Poll: MD Voters Overwhelmingly Support Oyster Sanctuaries

    February 24, 2017

    (ANNAPOLIS, MD)—An overwhelming majority of Maryland voters across party lines support maintaining existing Chesapeake Bay oyster sanctuaries, according to a poll by a bipartisan research team commissioned by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF).

  • Marylanders Agree: Hands off Our Oyster Sanctuaries

    February 24, 2017

    With more than six million residents, Maryland is a melting pot of diverse citizens, with different political leanings, religious beliefs, and racial backgrounds.

  • The View of an Oyster Sanctuary

    February 23, 2017

    The fate of Maryland's oyster population is being worked out in a church basement in Annapolis.

  • Proposal Would Allow Harvest on Nearly 1,000 Acres of Best Oyster Sanctuaries

    February 14, 2017

    (ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Alison Prost, Maryland Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, issued this statement today following the release of a draft plan to change the way oysters are managed in Maryland.

  • CBF Files to Intervene in Conowingo Dam Relicensing

    August 20, 2013

    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) today filed to intervene in the administrative proceedings of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the re-licensing of the hydropower facility at Conowingo Dam owned by Exelon Corporation. CBF will be advocating as the regional watchdog for the Chesapeake Bay to pursue a comprehensive solution to the water quality and habitat impacts of the dam.

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