Citizen Growers Become Oyster Caretakers
111 views · Published 29 November 2010 · 3:41 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
In 2008, on a private pier on the Tred Avon River, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley kicked off an effort to get property owners along state rivers to become caretakers for oysters. The Marylanders Grow Oysters program began with 250 families and has expanded to 2,000 growers on 18 rivers.
