Raising Oysters in Baltimore

You may be surprised to learn that the waterways right next to several cities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed can support oyster populations. In Baltimore, hundreds of volunteers gather throughout the year to help CBF staff raise spat-on-shell oysters in cages at the Downtown Sailing Center at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Once the spat—or juvenile oysters—grow larger, the oysters are then replanted on reefs near the city. Find out how the process works in this clip from Backyard Bay Savers, a series produced by a CBF-VPM partnership.