Oysters

Apalachicola Bay's wild oysters are showing signs they could rebound after years of decline. But the oyster's recovery is still fragile.

This week, a judge struck down another legal challenge over how much water Georgia can get from the Chattahoochee River. The water fight waged by Florida and Alabama against Georgia has been going on for years.

Researchers continue their efforts to help the Apalachicola Bay’s oyster industry recover. Now a team from Florida State University is experimenting with different materials to see which is best for repopulating oyster habitats.

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed Florida’s lawsuit against Georgia over water use in the Apalachicola-Flint-Chattahoochee River Basin. The court found Florida didn’t present enough evidence to prove its case.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a plan to suspend wild oyster harvesting in the Apalachicola Bay until December 2025. It's a last-ditch effort to restore the bay's oyster population, which has dramatically declined thanks to water flow issues and overharvesting.

The case involves divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system, which stretches from northern Georgia to Apalachicola Bay in Franklin County. Florida contends that Georgia uses too much water from the system, in part damaging a critical Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears sympathetic to Florida’s complaints in a decades-long water dispute with Georgia. The court heard oral arguments in the…

There’s a new Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Volunteer and fundraiser Georgia Ackerman is taking over for the group’s long-serving leader Dan Tonsmeire. The…

Wakulla County’s commercial fishermen say they want to cooperate with local oyster farmers, within limits. The announcement comes when tensions are…

Vandals tampered with oyster aquaculture equipment in Wakulla County this weekend, which investigators say is a felony offense. WFSU spoke with one of the…