Location: Mouth of the Piankatank River and Gwynns Island

History of location:Small tributary on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. History of modest (intensity) and consistent natural spat settlement. Baylor and private productivity mostly maintained by regular addition of shell cultch.

Current status:Low population levels on Baylor Grounds subject to consistent disease (MSX and Dermo) mortality. Cultch condition on Baylor Grounds is relatively poor. One sentinel site present. Regular collection of additional data. Data held by VIMS and VMRC. Private lease activity is low.

Recent restoration activity (reefs and other) to date: Occasional shell cultch planting. The risk to private oyster production is high because of disease.

Restoration potential:Limited because of consistent disease risk.

Related projects:

• CBOPE Program - VA Sentinel Sites
• CBOPE Program - VA Basins
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Monitoring Program
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Stock Assessment Program