July 24, 2024
Maryland Lawmakers Announce $10M in Funding for Oyster Restoration in Chesapeake Bay
Credit: WBOC
On Wednesday, July 24th, Maryland Congressional Delegation members announced that $10,000,000 in federal funding will go towards the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to construct approximately 50 acres of reefs within the exiting oyster sanctuaries in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.
The announcement came from state lawmakers, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey.
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