Proposed oystering rules get mixed reception

Proposed oystering rules get mixed reception

At a workshop last week in Apalachicola, one month before the board overseeing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is poised to approve rules for the reopening of Apalachicola Bay Jan. 1 to oyster harvesting after a five-year closure, regulators got a lukewarm reception. None of the 20 or so oystermen and seafood industry leaders spoke out forcibly against the rules, but it was clear that the tight restrictions the state plans …

Indian Lagoon to remain closed to oystering - The Port St. Joe Star

At a workshop last week in Apalachicola, one month before the board overseeing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is poised to approve rules for the reopening of Apalachicola Bay Jan. 1 to oyster harvesting after a five-year closure, regulators got a lukewarm reception. None of the 20 or so oystermen and seafood industry leaders spoke out forcibly against the rules, but it was clear that the tight restrictions the state plans …