Heavy rains that moved across the southeast last week have forced the Department of Agriculture to close a portion of the Apalachicola Bay to oyster harvesting.
The Department of Agriculture closed the conditionally approved oyster harvesting area 1612 at sunset Monday after the Apalachicola River level at Blountstown hit nearly 13 feet.
There is generally a 2 day lag between river levels at Blountstown and Apalachicola.
The river is expected to remain above 12 feet for the rest of this week.
The affected area is closest to the mouth of the river just west of the river channel.
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