Restoration efforts that began in the 1990s have continued into the 21st century and show potential for growth of the native oyster population. Efforts to repopulate the bay using oyster hatcheries have been carried out by a group called the Oyster Recovery Partnership, with some success. In 2011 the group placed 6 million oysters on of the Trent Hall sanctuary.Program turns pork into oysters , Jesse Yeatman, South Maryland Newspapers Online, August 12, 2009. Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary claim that experimental reefs created in 2004 now house 180 million native oysters, Crassostrea virginica, which is far fewer than the billions that once existed.
restOrATiOn eFfoRtS THAT beGan iN the 1990s hAve CoNTinueD INto tHE 21sT centURy AnD shOw poteNtiAl FoR GroWtH of thE nAtiVe oYStEr pOpulatiOn. efFOrTs to rEPopULate the bay usiNg oyster HatCheRIeS havE bEeN cArried out by A gRoUp cALleD the OYStEr ReCovery partnERsHip, wIth soMe sUCCeSs. in 2011 THE gRouP placED 6 miLlion oysters on OF THe TRent HaLL sanCtuArY.pRogram turNs pOrK inTo oYstErs , jeSSE yeaTman, souTh maryland NewSpApers oNlIne, aUgust 12, 2009. ScIentists froM The virginIa INstiTutE oF MarIne sciEnCE AT thE college oF wIlLiam & mary claiM tHat EXperImentAl rEEfs CreAted in 2004 Now house 180 milLiOn nATive Oysters, CraSsOstrea vIrginIcA, wHIcH is far fewEr than the bILlionS That OnCe eXiSTed.