Oysterman Reflects on Moratorium of Apalachicola Bay Oyster Fishery

Due to water wars with neighboring Georgia and overfishing of the bay, the waves of success in the industry became rough, recently hitting a crash that will cease fishing in Apalachicola Bay until 2025.

Breeding More Nutritious Pacific Oysters

July 27, 2020 Erica Curles, Sciworthy

Growing Pacific oysters is a lucrative field, worth over a billion dollars in 2017. This means that there is a lot of pressure to constantly improve the quality and cost effectiveness of the product. But it’s not easy to produce high-quality animals because they have a genetic code that varies in between generations and individuals.

Apalachicola Bay oysters could be off the menu for up to five years

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously agreed Wednesday to issue an order that will ban the harvesting of wild oysters starting Aug. 1 from Apalachicola Bay as part of a $ 20 million restoration effort.

Florida May Pause Apalachicola Bay Oyster Harvest Until 2025

State officials are poised to stop the harvest of wild oysters in Apalachicola Bay for the next five years.

M.V. Shellfish Group to Remain Operational

The Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group (MVSG) announced that it will remain fully operational this summer.