Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Workshop

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants your input the regulation and management of commercial and recreational oyster harvest in Florida, and specifically in Apalachicola Bay.

FWC will host a public workshop near you to gather feedback on licensing requirements for fishery participants, bag limits, seasons, tolerances for undersized attached and unattached oysters, enforcement of undersized oysters in a certified oyster house, modifying how harvest units are measured.

DATE: June 3, 2025

TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (ET)

LOCATION: Chapman Auditorium (155 Avenue E, Apalachicola FL 32320)

(More than one Franklin County Commissioner will be in attendance)

If you are unable to attend, you can provide input by submitting comments through our FWC Saltwater Public Comments page or by emailing Marine@MyFWC.com.

Your feedback will inform staff’s recommendations for proposed rules for oyster management statewide and specific to Apalachicola Bay that the Commission will consider at their August 2025 meeting. For information about Commission meetings, visit our FWC Commission Meetings page.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact us at 850-487-0554 or Marine@MyFWC.com.

Sincerely,

FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Management