By Susan B. Barnes

In 2020, the Apalachicola Bay oysters were so depleted that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissionclosed wild oyster harvest for five years to allow populations to recover. The wild harvest moratorium began in December 2020; if the moratorium is lifted, it will be in January 2026. I chatted with Dr. Sandra Brooke, research faculty at Florida State University’s Coastal and Marine Lab and lead investigator on Apalachicola Bay System Initiative (ABSI), about the likelihood of success.

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