During their meeting Thursday, commissioners agreed to open a limited 94-acre harvesting area to any fisher that qualifies.

General manager at Up The Creek Raw Bar, Angela Elliott said a few months ago that the water became discolored. “Once the water started turning black and having film or dirt that was definitely ...

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 ...

Oyster harvesting could return to Apalachicola for the first time in five years.

Apalachicola is grappling with a severe water crisis due to broken filtration systems, forcing residents to cope with odorous, discolored tap water.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The Florida state House on Wednesday voted unanimously to pass and send to the governor a bill that bans oil drilling near Apalachicola River and Bay.

The Department of Environmental Protection did not adequately consider the sensitive nature of the area, Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson wrote.

The policy dispute follows loud opposition to a proposed oil drilling project in the Apalachicola Basin. Opponents worry the project could hurt the environment as well as the economy.