Oysters

For years, Florida has said Georgia uses too much water from a shared river system, thus damaging the Apalachicola River and Bay and the long-iconic oyster industry.

The cause of the decline and death of the Apalach is far more complex than just climate change.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted for the ban in an effort to replenish the oyster population.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approves a five-year ban on harvesting wild oysters from Apalachicola Bay to give the fishery time to recover from drought and other pressures.

Welcome to season two of The Zest podcast! We're starting off with a trip to Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, at the mouth of Tampa Bay, to sample some…

Until the coronavirus halted daily life, oyster growers in Florida had been selling every bivalve they could harvest. There’s been a demand for them, but…

As broken sewage pipes foul Fort Lauderdale’s waterways, a group of conservationists has begun deploying one of the world’s most formidable filtration…

Colossal oysters, which once thrived in Florida's northern Gulf Coast, are shrinking in size and in numbers. Scientists at the University of South Florida…

Historians and local old-timers say that once, Tampa Bay was overflowing with delicious oysters.And that some rivers, like the Manatee River, were once so…

Historians and local old-timers say that once, Tampa Bay was overflowing with delicious oysters.And that some rivers, like the Manatee River, were once so…

Oysters from the Pacific Northwest have long been the most coveted for their sweet, mild flavor. But they now have more competition from Southeast oysters cultivated from Virginia down to Florida.

In a move that could help boost recovery of troubled Apalachicola Bay, U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama have asked a Senate panel to intervene in…