Save the Date April 24th Harpoon Oyster Night

**Save the Date**
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
If you like cold beer, warm soft pretzels, and oysters, you will not want to miss MOP at Harpoon Brewery on 306 Northern Ave.  Harpoon has a new tasting room where friends of MOP (that's you) will enjoy a beer tasting and oysters.  More information and registration coming soon. 

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Celebrants at a previous oyster night at Harpoon Brewery

 

This cartoon on Drake's Bay was circulated through an aquaculture list-serve.  It is an interesting commentary on the closing of the family owned oyster farm.

Oyster Restoration Job Opportunity in Maryland

Mass Oyster isn't big enough yet to be hiring full time. But until we do, we do like to spread the word to our supporters and intern alumni about job opportunities through this blog.. Here are two. Don't forget to mention us when you are hired!

The Oyster Recovery Partnership, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Annapolis, MD. announces two job openings:

Assistant Director, Field Operations-Cambridge, MD
Oyster Recovery Partnership is seeking candidates for a full time management position working in the field office in Cambridge MD.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors in a fast-paced but fun environment.  
For more information:  http://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/library.htm?mode=view&did=96588&lid=5&wf=10110&z=9iavaray84
and http://www.oysterrecovery.org/jobs-at-orp/    If interested, email us at:  sabel@oysterrecovery.org ; pjurick@oysterrecovery.org


Financial Specialist, Annapolis, MD
Oyster Recovery Partnership is seeking candidates for a full time position working in the Annapolis, MD office.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys a fast-paced but fun environment.  
For more information:  http://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/library.htm?mode=view&did=96587&lid=5&wf=10110&z=9iavaray84
and http://www.oysterrecovery.org/jobs-at-orp/    If interested, email us at:  sabel@oysterrecovery.org ; pjurick@oysterrecovery.org


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Steven Allen
Senior Manager
Aquatic Restoration Program

Oyster Recovery Partnership
1805 A Virginia St
Annapolis, MD 21401

Office: (410)990.4970
Mobile: (443)994.5164
Fax:    (443)782.2275

Www.oysterrecovery.org

Oyster Restoration Discussion at the Fletcher School

Fletcher School Of Government

The night before the blizzard hit, Mass Oyster visited the students at The Fletcher School, a graduate school of international affairs at Tufts University.  Student Stefanie Chang organized the event through  Fletcher Green (the environmental club) and The Fletcher Neptunes who is the group that focuses on marine issues.

The event was terrific as Stefanie had oysters on site, gave an oyster shucking lesson and there was broad participation of the 40 people in attendance. They both shucked and consumed with enthusiasm. Yet when the last shell was empty, there was not a nick or a scrape on any one's hands.

The oyster chucking lesson

Fletcher student enjoying an oyster with the shell going into the bucket for recycling.. 

The presentation was different from the standard oyster discussion in that it went beyond the standard benefits of oysters in supporting 100 other forms of sea-life and enhancing water quality.

Instead we discussed the policy challenges with oyster restoration in Massachusetts and how the different states on the Easter Seaboard have radically different policies interpreting Federal Laws and working with regulations in different manners. For example, in New York, there is active restoration going on in the polluted waters close to Manhattan.  While on the other side of the Statue of Liberty across Raritan Bay in New Jersey, that State has shut down almost all oyster restoration.

The students asked many insightful questions and made some very help suggestions and ideas.It was a wonderful evening of information and conviviality. 

Student in a Vintage Mass Oyster Hat smiles after enjoying an oyster

We also recycled the shells for our shell recycling project which is gaining steam.