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Oyster Marking Methodology Study

We are developing methods to imprint oysters with a non-toxic fluorochrome dye to give scientists, aquaculturists, health officials, and enforcement agencies the ability to positively re-identify marked oysters. Why We ...
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Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov

Testing Feasibility of Directly Seeding Oyster Ree...

We are testing the feasibility of "direct setting," a new method for seeding oyster reefs. Traditional reef seeding in areas with low natural-recruitment uses hatchery-produced juvenile oysters attached to cultch ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Coastal Change, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Chesapeake Bay, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov, Stephanie.Westby@noaa.gov

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NCCOS Science Supports Oyster Restoration in Chesa...

Aquaculture researchers with NCCOS's Cooperative Oxford Laboratory in Oxford, Maryland, are helping the Severn River Association test cost-saving oyster restoration techniques in the Severn River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Coastal Change, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov

Final Oyster Sampling to Support Aquaculture Model...

Brandon Puckett (left) and Jason Spires (right) process the final sample of oysters to complete the oyster growth curve used to calibrate the FARM model, July 18, 2023. Credit: NOAA ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Environmental Modeling, Marine Spatial Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov

Study Confirms Effectiveness of Releasing Oyster L...

Update (4/22/2024): This research was featured in the documentary A Passion for Oysters, airing on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30pm ET during Chesapeake Bay Week.  Crassostrea virginica juveniles and spat ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov

NCCOS Participates in 2022 Maryland Shellfish Aqua...

In November 2022, staff from the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (COL) participated in the 2022 Maryland Shellfish Aquaculture Conference held in Annapolis, MD. The annual meeting was attended by a group ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov, john.jacobs@noaa.gov, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov

NCCOS Initiates Effort To Evaluate Nutrient Remova...

Researchers from NCCOS are working to develop a growth curve for bottom grown Chesapeake Bay oysters that will help calibrate the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model. This calibration, combined ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Marine Spatial Ecology, Chesapeake Bay, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov, laura.f.webster@noaa.gov, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov

NCCOS Oxford Lab Partners with Maryland DNR in Oys...

Suzanne Bricker (NCCOS) counting oysters sampled by NOAA divers on the R/V Chesapeake. Working in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR), researchers from the NCCOS Marine ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Marine Spatial Ecology, Shellfish/Algae Planning and Siting, Social Science, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories

New Technique Shows Oyster Shell Seeding is Possib...

The calcein fluorescent dye "tag" is shown here, glowing under special light. Credit: Jason Spires, NCCOS Traditional oyster restoration strategies involve seeding oyster shells with lab-harvested oyster larvae in enclosed ...
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Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Coastal Change, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Restoration, Shellfish/Algae Planning and Siting, Technology Transfer, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jason.spires@noaa.gov

Maryland DNR and NCCOS Cooperative Oxford Lab Host...

DNR Secretary Haddaway-Riccio, in-district legislative staff, and other local leaders pose for a photograph at the Cooperative Oxford Lab, Oxford, MD. Back row (l to r): Brian Richardson; James McKitrick; ...
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Other Topics, Outreach, People and Infrastructure, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, suzanne.skelley@noaa.gov

NCCOS Research Highlighted at Annual Oxford Day Op...

Visitors enjoy touching native species commonly found in Chesapeake Bay at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory Open House held on Oxford Day (April 27, 2019). Credit: Suzanne Skelley, NOAA NCCOS. The ...
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Other Topics, Outreach, People and Infrastructure, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov

RDML Gallaudet Explores NCCOS Cooperative Oxford L...

Aboard the R/V Chesapeake at theCo-Operative Oxford Lab during RDML Galluadet’s May 15, 2018 visit (l to r): Mr. Jason Spires, Dr. A.K. Leight, Dr. Steve Thur, Mr. Brandon Elsner, ...
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Other Topics, Outreach, People and Infrastructure, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, suzanne.skelley@noaa.gov

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Coastal Ecological Assessment to Support NOAA’s Choptank River Complex Habitat Focus Area: Tred Avon River

In the Tred Avon River, an important tributary of the Choptank River, we assessed the impacts of land use on the health of the aquatic ecosystem in a 3-year field study (2015-2017). In our analysis of information collected during the ...
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Cooperative Oxford Lab Monitoring Station

This product provides near real-time water quality data of bottom conditions for a water quality monitoring station located at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (COL). The COL is situated at the ...
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