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Florida might shut down bay known nationally for its oysters

by Brendan Farrington
| December 16, 2020 12:06 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Because of a dwindling oyster population, a Florida agency is expected to shut down oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay through the end of 2025, dealing a blow to an area that historically produced 90% of the state’s oysters and 10% of the nation’s.

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