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How are the Oysters?
The data collected by oyster gardeners used to compute and plot oyster growth and survival statistics by river. Please use this link to see how well the oysters doing in their gardens.
Collecting Data on Your Oysters
In addition to the satisfaction of growing oyster seed for restoration efforts, you can make another contribution by collecting data on your oysters, which we ask you to do at least twice a year, in November and April. You should select 50 oysters at random and measure them with the metric ruler provided. Please take all measurements in millimeters. You should also do a simple count of the number of live versus dead oysters from this set of fifty.
Data from these measurements will be submitted to a central location where they will be incorporated into data from all other oyster gardening sites within the state. Data sheets should be sent to you via mail or e-mail. You can also print them from the oyster gardening web page, www.cbf.org/oysters. Master gardeners are given with instructions on how to submit data on-line. More frequent data collection is encouraged and will give the participant more insight on the dynamics of a healthy growing oyster community.Master Gardeners: Please use this link to enter your data.
This page was last modified May 16, 2003
The Oyster Gardening Program is a cooperative effort of the Oyster Alliance
Chesapeake Bay Foundation ~ Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ~ Oyster Recovery Partnership
This page is part of Maryland Sea Grant's Oyster web site.
For more information, report problems or provide comments, please contact webmaster@mdsg.umd.edu