Manatee River Oyster Project (MROP)

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. 

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