Apalachicola oysters were once on par with the Maine lobster and the Maryland blue crab. But after Apalachicola Bay’s oysters collapsed in 2013, everything changed. The FWC closed the bay’s fishery ...

Smoke curling from the grill as oysters sizzle — a true taste of old Florida. You can still find it, but the wild oyster beds that ... Just up the road in Apalachicola, Riverpalooza takes ...

State wildlife officials are devising plans to allow some commercial oyster harvesting next year in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, despite no major improvements in the bay after a halt ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met Wednesday in Tallahassee to discuss the future of oyster harvesting in Apalachicola. The meeting comes as the conclusion of a five-year ...

APALACHICOLA, Fla. (WCTV) - Dozens came out to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission workshop Tuesday evening to give their input on the future of oyster harvesting in the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will consider a partial reopening of the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery. The fishery collapsed in 2013 and was closed in 2020 to allow the ...

Over the last three decades, Florida’s ancient oyster reefs, particularly those in the Apalachicola Bay, have suffered catastrophic declines. The culprits are familiar: pollution, overharvesting ...