Apalachicola Oyster Harvest On Brink Of Total Closure

More bad news for Apalachicola Bay and oyster fishermen whose families depend on it.

In a meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in Kissimmee on Wednesday, Executive Director Nick Wiley told members of the commission, "complete closure of the Apalachicola oyster harvest" could be around the corner.

Closure would affect thousands of jobs in an already distressed Florida industry.

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