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Oysters are a keystone species that play a major role in helping to ensure the health of the Chesapeake Bay. With an oyster population at one-to-two percent of what it was in the 1800s, massive intervention efforts are underway to help restore their numbers. Listen as Maryland Oyster Restoration Specialist Pat Beall explains the recycling, spat-on-shell production, and reef-building work underway at the Maryland Oyster Restoration Center in Shady Side, Maryland.