Oysters: Vital to the Lifeline of the Chesapeake

Oysters: Vital to the Lifeline of the Chesapeake (HM25YU)

Location: Annapolis, MD 21403 Anne Arundel County
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N 38° 58.127', W 76° 28.563'

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1600's
Captain John Smith and the Jamestown Expedition wrote:
Oysters "lay on the ground as thick as stones."

1700's
Chesapeake traveler Francis Louis Michel wrote:
"The abundance of oysters is incredible."

1870-1890
Baltimore became the epicenter of the oyster trade. The Chesapeake Bay's oyster output exceeded the rest of the world combined. 20,700,00 bushels were harvested in 1880.

1880-1910
Significant overharvesting began to threaten oyster reefs.

1916
Natural resource organizations initiated efforts to manage the oyster fishery.

1920-1950
The oyster harvest steadily decreased.

1950-2000
The region's native oyster population was ravaged by two deadly parasites:
MSX (Haplosporidium nelsoni)
and Dermo (Perkinsus marinus).

1990-present
Oyster restoration activities commenced to protect and rebuild existing oyster reefs.

2000's
Digital technology, like sonar and GPS, placement of man-made reefs enhance recovery efforts.

2009
State legislators passed laws to revamp wild oyster fishery and promote aquaculture.

"The decline of a
Romantic Industry."
Frederick



Haskin,
The Davenport Democrat and Leader, 1925
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HM NumberHM25YU
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Placed ByOyster Recovery Partnership, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Annapolis Maritime Museum, FishAmerica Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, City of Annapolis, US Army Corps of Engineers, University of Maryland-Center for Environmental Science-Horn Point Laboratory, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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Date Added Monday, March 12th, 2018 at 7:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 372127 N 4314348
Decimal Degrees38.96878333, -76.47605000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 58.127', W 76° 28.563'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 58' 7.6200000000001" N, 76° 28' 33.78" W
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Area Code(s)410, 443, 703, 240, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 723 2nd St, Annapolis MD 21403, US
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