Tag: apalachicola

UF Oyster Recovery Team issues findings: Drought and salinity major issues, not oil

by Tom Nordlie
April 25, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- There is no evidence that pollutants from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill contributed to the “unprecedented” decline in recent Apalachicola Bay oyster populations, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alternative, Apalachicola, Crown Conch, Otwell, Oyster, Report, Seafood, Task Force

UF Oyster Recovery Team updates Apalachicola producers, leaders on recovery project

by Tom Nordlie
December 7, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Apalachicola-area oystermen and community leaders received a progress report Thursday from University of Florida scientists working to remediate the area’s oyster population collapse. Karl Havens, director of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, Crops
Tags: Apalachicola, Franklin County, Havens, Millender, Oyster, Seafood, Shellfish

UF forms task force to address Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery collapse

by Tom Nordlie
September 17, 2012

Photo cutlines at bottom of page. Click here for high-resolution Karl Havens photo and here for high-res oyster bed photo. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Responding to the oyster fishery collapse in Apalachicola Bay, experts with the University ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Apalachicola, Economy, Franklin County, Havens, Oyster, Sea Grant

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