FWC outlines limited reopening of Apalachicola Bay

FWC outlines limited reopening of Apalachicola Bay

With a nearly five-year moratorium on harvesting wild-caught oysters in Apalachicola Bay expected to expire at year’s end, state regulators earlier this month unveiled outlines of a regulatory plan they plan to propose to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in August. The enthusiasm from the large audience at the Chapman Auditorium June 3 was not exactly breathtaking. While Franklin County commissioners, led by Chairman Ricky J…