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  • Home
  • PHOTOS
  • Leadership Team
  • Project Examples
    • Manatee River Oysters
    • Boys & Girls Club Plants
    • Perico Trail Head
    • Oyster Shell Recycling
    • ORE Activities Map
  • Donate to ORE
  • PRESS
  • Volunteer Resources
    • VOLUNTEER EVENTS CALENDAR
    • GROUP EVENTS
    • VOLUNTEER FORMS

Manatee River Oyster Project (MROP)

Project Description

The Manatee River Oyster Project is a multi-partner effort to achieve  largescale and transformational restoration of oyster populations in the Manatee River.  Originally proposed by ORE's Founder and Executive Director in 2016 in the white paper "A Proposed Path Forward for Large Scale Oyster Habitat Restoration in the Manatee River", this project aims to restore over 100 acres of oyster reef in the Manatee River resulting in improved regional water quality, increased habitat values, better fishing, and numerous other ecosystem service benefits.  


The Manatee River, once called the Oyster River, is connected to the mission of our organization.  Please  read our article "What is in a name? Oyster River Ecology, Inc." for an insightful history of the Manatee River and Oysters and how this relates to what ORE does in our community, in the Manatee River, and beyond. 


Check out the videos below for more information. 

Support the MROP

This project will provide generational benefits to the residents and visitors of Manatee County and beyond. A project of this scale will require funding and volunteer support to complete.  If you would like to provide support for this project contact ORE's Executive Director

Damon Moore

damon@oysterriverecology.org

Large Scale Oyster Restoration by Innovation

Manatee River Oyster Test Plot at 27.527310, -82.462630

This video shows mapped oyster habitat extent from the late 1800s and shell dredge lease maps. 

What Happened To The Oysters??

Manatee River Oyster Test Plot at 27.527310, -82.462630

This video shows mapped oyster habitat extent from the late 1800s and shell dredge lease maps. 

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