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The 2010 Florida Seafood Festival Oyster Shucking Champion Mike Martin won the 2010 National Oyster Shucking Championship. [4] In 2012 an estimated 30,000 people attended the event. [4] The festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013. [4] There was no Florida Seafood Festival in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] The event returned in ...
WOYS (Oyster Radio, 106.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format licensed to Carrabelle, Florida, United States, and serving Apalachicola and Port St. Joe. The station is owned by East Bay Broadcasting, Inc., and originates from studios in Eastpoint.
Apalachicola (/ ˌ æ p ə l æ tʃ ɪ ˈ k oʊ l ə / ⓘ AP-ə-lach-i-KOH-lə) is a city and the county seat of Franklin County, Florida, United States, [8] on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 2,341 at the 2020 census.
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In 2012, Apalachicola oyster populations began to decline , leading to the declaration of a fishery disaster by the Secretary of Commerce in 2013. The oyster population in Franklin County experienced a 98% decrease. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission aimed to restore the fishery by prohibiting oyster fishing for five years. [10]
The aircraft was operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, a Mexico-based company with divisions in Florida that specializes in flights to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. / Credit: CBS ...
Voices of the Apalachicola is a book by Faith Eidse chronicling the history of the Apalachicola River in Northern Florida, United States via oral histories.Its release of publication in 2006 coincided with increased awareness of the Florida-Georgia dispute over use of the river's resources, and the dying way of life of oyster fisherman in the Apalachicola River Basin, both of which were ...
Seafood landings from the Apalachicola Reserve are worth $14–16 million dockside annually. At the consumer level, this represents a $900–$800 million industry. Research projects that target commercial fisheries management and the food chain are a high priority in the Apalachicola Reserve.