Oyster planting on the Manokin River in Somerset County, Maryland
Oysters splash from Captain Wayne Goddard’s boat, “The Poppa Francis,” onto an oyster sanctuary on the Manokin River near Somerset County, Md., on July 30, 2025. The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) planted a total of 14 million spat-on-shell oysters across two reefs that span 5 and 6.5 acres respectively. Under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, ORP has been working with federal and state partners, includuing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Army Corps and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to restore oyster reefs in five Maryland tributaries, improving water quality and creating habitat for other species. (Photo by Charlie Nick/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Oyster planting on the Manokin River in Somerset County, Maryland
Oysters splash from Captain Wayne Goddard’s boat, “The Poppa Francis,” onto an oyster sanctuary on the Manokin River near Somerset County, Md., on July 30, 2025. The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) planted a total of 14 million spat-on-shell oysters across two reefs that span 5 and 6.5 acres respectively. Under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, ORP has been working with federal and state partners, includuing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Army Corps and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to restore oyster reefs in five Maryland tributaries, improving water quality and creating habitat for other species. (Photo by Charlie Nick/Chesapeake Bay Program)
USAGE REQUEST INFORMATION
The Chesapeake Bay Program's photographic archive is available for media and non-commercial use at no charge.
To request permission, send an email briefly describing the proposed use to requests@chesapeakebay.net. Please do not attach jpegs. Instead, reference the corresponding Flickr URL of the image.
A photo credit mentioning the Chesapeake Bay Program is mandatory. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in any way that suggests approval or endorsement of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Requestors should also respect the publicity rights of individuals photographed, and seek their consent if necessary.