FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25, 2015
Contact: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/ Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524
MEDIA ADVISORY
Cardin to Join Army Corps, State Leaders, Maryland Oyster Farmers at Horn Point Lab
Senator to tour oyster hatchery, explore ways to advance Maryland aquaculture
TODAY, Tuesday, August 25 at 10:00 AM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) will join the new commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District, Col. Edward P. Chamberlayne; leaders of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources; representatives of the Oyster Recovery Partnership; and Maryland oyster farmers at the Horn Point Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to tour the lab’s oyster hatchery and discuss the future of aquaculture.
“The partners coming together at Horn Point to discuss the challenges and opportunities in Chesapeake Bay aquaculture hold the power to shape its future, and I appreciate their collective dedication to making significant progress,” said Senator Cardin. “The ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay and the economic vitality of Maryland are inextricably linked. By finding ways to expand the recovery of natural resources like our delicious oysters, we also are helping build small businesses and preserving regional identities.”
WHAT: Tour of Oyster Hatchery/Roundtable Discussion on Maryland Aquaculture
WHO: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
Col. Edward P. Chamberlayne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Commander
Mark Belton, Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Professor Michael Roman, Director, Horn Point Laboratory
Horn Point Laboratory Scientists and Technicians
Oyster Recovery Partnership
Maryland Oyster Farmers
WHEN: TODAY, Tuesday, August 25, 10:00 AM Tour/11:00 AM Roundtable
WHERE: UMCES Horn Point Laboratory, 2020 Horns Point Rd., Cambridge, MD 21613
HOW: MEDIA please RSVP to Tim Zink, tim_zink@cardin.senate.gov
REMINDER: TODAY @ 10:00 AM – Cardin to Join Army Corps, State Leaders, Maryland Oyster Farmers at Horn Point Lab
