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VMRC reports 2025 replenishment work: seed transport, stone placement and more than 850,000 bushels of shell planted
Summary
VMRC staff told the Shellfish Management Advisory Committee the 2025 replenishment program moved roughly 18,000 bushels of seed, placed 10,000 tons of stone in Mobjack Bay under a NOAA grant and planted more than 850,000 bushels of shell across multiple rivers; per-bushel costs and remaining funding were discussed.
Andrew (VMRC staff) told the Shellfish Management Advisory Committee on July 23 that the 2025 replenishment and restoration program emphasized seed transport, reef construction and widespread shell planting across Virginia’s tidal rivers.
The most notable actions this spring included moving nearly 12,000 bushels of dredged seed from Lower James River to the Upper Pocomoke and Upper Rappahannock, and moving about 6,000 bushels from Upper James River hand-tong harvests with roughly 3,000 bushels going to the Wicomico/York tributary area and about 3,000 bushels to hand-tong areas in Potomac tributaries, Andrew said. The department also placed approximately 10,000 tons of stone in Mobjack…
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