Oyster restoration meeting planned

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on the restoration of native oysters in the Virginia area in April.

The meeting will be held in Hampton on April 17 at ThomasNelson Community Collegelocated at 99 Thomas Nelson Dr. from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The meeting will include a formal presentation to discuss specifics of the plan and participants can learn more about the project as well as share their thoughts.

“Since the turn of the 20th century, oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay have declined dramatically, largely due to disease, overharvesting, loss of habitat and degraded water quality,” Army Corps said.

The Native Oyster Restoration Master Plan is the strategy for large-scale, science-based oyster restoration throughout the Chesapeake Bay.

For more information on the plan, click here.

Anyone who is unable to attend the meeting is encouraged to send their input to NativeOysterRestMasterPlan@usace.army.mil or the Norfolk District Facebook page .