The terms of the reopened are expected to be finished in November, with the next oyster season slated to open Jan. 1, 2026.

At a meeting on Thursday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved to partially reopen the Apalachicola Bay after a 5-year closure.

FWC votes yes to preliminary guidelines to partially reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting. The bay has been closed ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners approved a proposal Thursday for a limited reopening of Apalachicola Bay to oystering, beginning January 1 next year. It would be a two-month ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is moving forward with partially reopening the Apalachicola Bay for ...

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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 ...

Apalachicola residents have been complaining for months about smelly, discolored water. But the city claims that problem is ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to consider rules in November reopening the iconic fishery in ...

During its Thursday meeting, the FWC proposed a new management framework for commercial and recreational oyster harvest in ...

Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting, five ...