On a late afternoon in early November, Xochitl Bervera launches The Roxie Girlfrom St. George Island into the gentle waters of Florida’s Apalachicola Bay. Almost as soon as the boat gets up to speed, ...
APALACHICOLA, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - About 20 years ago, the Apalachicola Bay had 10,000 acres of healthy oyster habitats. Now, that is no longer the case. The industry collapsed in 2013, which eventually ...
TALLAHASSEE — State wildlife officials could allow oyster harvesting in part of Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, where the fishery collapsed more than a decade ago and continues to struggle to ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to consider rules in November reopening the iconic fishery in January, nine months ahead of a schedule recommended by agency staff. HAVANA, ...
North Florida's Apalachicola Bay will reopen for wild oyster harvesting, a move that supporters hope will breathe life into one of the last historic working waterfronts in a state where much of the ...
TALLAHASSEE ― More than a decade after the oyster industry collapsed in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, state wildlife officials Thursday gave preliminary approval Thursday to reopen some oyster ...