Natalie Ruark

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January

Broodstock Conditioning Begins at Hoopers Hatchery

Chris Wyer / Waterman's Way

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As winter winds whip outside and temperatures on Maryland’s Eastern Shore hover in the 30’s, Natalie Ruark, Hoopers Island Oyster Co.’s nursery manager is creating a false spring inside the hatchery. …

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June

Hatchery on Track for Record Year

Ricky Fitzhugh / Waterman's Way

Hoopers Island Oyster Hatchery

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Mother Nature has delivered wonderful conditions in Maryland for growing new oysters in 2020, and the Hoopers Island hatchery is at full capacity with oyster seed and larvae production. According to …

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