Oyster Recovery Partnership Inc

“The organizations audit and finance committee reviews the document, makes any recommendations for changes, and then sends approval to proceed with the filing of said form.”

“The organization requires each board member to sign a conflict of interest policy on a yearly basis. If a conflict of interest exists, the member must bring it to the attention of the executive director and the chairman of the board when known and disclose the details of the conflict in writing. The executive director would then review the disclosure, appropriateness of the transaction and re-authorize the board member if it still in the best interest of the organization.”

“The board meets annually each january to set the executive directors compensation based on performance and comparability data from organizations of similar size and structure in the mid atlantic region.”

“The organizations conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Program one continuation-3 establishing and applying common monitoring protocols to evaluate project performance and 4expanding aquaculture initiatives. Up to 750 million seed oysters produced tributaries to accelerate recovery. Follow up monitoring of oyster health and disease pressure, reef associated fishes, and nearby shallow waters will be conducted to evaluate success of each technique. The reefs are expected to immediately be among the largest contiguous oyster reefs in chesapeake bay. Shell recycling to support the maryland department of natural resources shell collection program, the oyster recovery partnership initiated a shell recycling program to collect discarded shell from restaurants, catering businesses and seafood wholesalers. Shell is a vital material needed for oyster recovery activities. Electronic harvest reporting under contract from the maryland department of natural resources, orp managed a program to develop a robust electronic reporting and hailing system to track and increase the accountability of crab harvests. Since then, more than 200 watermen have participated in the program.”

“Oyster restoration fees 6,757,884 , admin,consulting fees 13,787”