An oyster restoration project in the Little Choptank River is being cut back by about one fourth or a 118 acres of the original goal.
It will mean a reduction of around 19.5 million oysters which would filter over 1 billion liters of water per day.
The decision comes after boats ran aground on another oyster sanctuary and the rebuilding of some of the man-made reefs.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the environmentalists have hailed these projects which are part of a federal-state agreement for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.