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VMRC adopts 2025 oyster replenishment plan and procurement steps after SMAC review
Summary
VMRC approved the 2025 oyster replenishment and restoration plan, backing staff authority to buy and place fossil-dredge shell, do limited seed transfer and use alternative substrates where appropriate to rebuild oyster reef habitat.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission on Feb. 25 approved its 2025 oyster replenishment and restoration plan, endorsing staff recommendations to target areas identified by the annual VIMS patenting survey and to allocate funding across fossil-dredged shell, seed transfers and alternative substrates.
Why it matters: The Commonwealth’s replenishment program is a key tool for supporting public oyster reefs, the wild oyster harvest and associated coastal economies; VMRC staff said the program yields high economic returns, and the Shellfish Management Advisory Committee (SMAC) unanimously supported the plan before the commission.
What the plan does: Staff proposed spending approximately $4 million this year across replenishment tasks: shell plantings (the…
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