Shellfish Management Advisory Committee meeting January 29, 2026

Marine Resources Commission Shellfish Management Advisory Committee · January 29, 2026

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Call to order, roll call and chairs announcements

Announcement

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Chair called the meeting to order, completed roll call of in-person and phone participants, and asked staff to present. Staff announced that Commissioner Green and Deputy Commissioner Cosgrove were not reappointed and that Governor Spanberger appointed Joe Griske as acting commissioner at VMRC.

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The VMRC Shellfish Management Advisory Committee met Jan. 29, 2026 to review and endorse the agency's 2026 oyster replenishment plan, discuss where to plant seed and shell (including expanding sites in the Rappahannock, Pocomoke and York rivers), options to harvest fossil shell (Craney/Caney Island), and a VIMS oyster-visualization tool. The committee moved to endorse the plan and recommended staff pursue emergency regulations to protect certain Eastern Shore areas if needed.

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