Non-native Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay

Authors

• Chesapeake Bay Program

Description

While Chesapeake Bay Program partners continue their work to restore native oysters, efforts are also underway to better understand the risks and benefits surrounding the possible introduction of non-native oysters into the Bay. This backgrounder provides a brief history of the study of non-native oysters in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the debate surrounding the issue