Up next was a nursery permit. The Department of Natural Resources requires a nursery permit to use setting tanks. The permit requires the site have a schematic and discharge plan and be available for inspections. We waited patiently. After approval. it was time to purchase tanks. We hit a snag. Polyethylene tanks can take up to 10 weeks to manufacture and we had a hard deadline. We got to work. After many years in the commercial fishing industry, knowledge of fiberglass came in handy. Using a foam core, we constructed two 8x4 prototype tanks. We had clear guidelines to make sure the deck area at the J.C. Lore Oyster House was still wheelchair accessible and did not hinder the docking of the historical vessel, W.B. Tennison. We built and plumbed the tanks to specs. |
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In 2023 the Patuxent River had a record breaking spatfall for oysters. To aid in the resurgence of oysters, Patuxent River Seafood is planting 25 acres in the Patuxent River. The plan is to jumpstart the area by recovering silted shell, adding shell, and planting oysters. The oysters will serve ecological functions including filtering nitrogen and phosphorus until they are marketable.
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