The first Maryland oyster stock assessment was completed in December 2018 by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The assessment developed an oyster population model and biological reference points based on the biological characteristics of the oyster population and other appropriate factors affecting the population. An independent peer review panel concluded that the results from the assessment can serve as an adequate basis for management decisions.

An update stock assessment was completed in June of 2020. This update used the same oyster population model and biological reference points as the 2018 stock assessment but added two more years of data. All reports are listed below. 

2021 Update Stock Assessment

• Presentation to Oyster Advisory Commission​​
  

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2023 Update Stock Assessment

• Presentation to Oyster Advisory Commission​ - 6/6/2023​​
  

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