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FLORIDA: Innovative technologies could help revive Floridaโ€™s storied oyster fishery

September 10, 2024 โ€” A group of experts from the University of Florida have authored a report proposing the use of innovative technology that could help revive Floridaโ€™s once-prolific Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery.

Apalachicola Bay, located in northwest Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, was long the source of most of the oysters sold in the southeast U.S. state and comprised about 10 percent of those sold across the entire country. The bayโ€™s oysters were famous for their quality and taste and an economic driver in the region, producing USD 6.6 million (EUR 6 million) worth of sales in 2011.

Read the full article at SeafoodSource

FLORIDA: Shrinking Population Forces Shutdown of Oyster Harvesting in Florida Bay

December 17, 2020 โ€” Florida officials voted Wednesday to shut down oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay, a major source of the nationโ€™s supply, due to a diminished population caused by low freshwater flows.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a measure that will suspend all harvesting of wild oysters from the bay through December 2025, or โ€œuntil 300 bags per acre of adult oysters can be found on a significant number of reefs.โ€

The final rule also bans on-the-water possession of oyster harvesting equipment in Apalachicola Bay, which encompasses St. George Sound, East Bay, Indian Lagoon and St. Vincent Sound. Their canals, channels, rivers and creeks are also off-limits to harvesting for the next five years.

Historically, nearly 90% of Floridaโ€™s commercial oyster harvest and about 10% of the entire U.S. supply came from Apalachicola Bay, according to the commission.

Read the full story at the Courthouse News Service

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