Apalachicola oyster harvesters will be
able to get refunds for the cost of the oyster licenses they
purchased this year.
The 100 dollar licenses are required to
harvest oysters from the Apalachicola Bay; they took effect on July
the 1st.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission began a 5 year moratorium on oyster
harvesting on August the 1st making the licenses useless.
Mayor
Kevin Begos said he has been in contact with FWC and they have no
problems with the refunds.
Applicants
will be able to keep the saltwater products license that is required
to sell the oysters.
The
City Commission did not discuss how the refund process will work, but
you can call City Hall at 653-9319 with questions.
The
City of Apalachicola took over oyster license sales in 2018 –
before then it was handled by the Florida Department of Agriculture.
304
oyster harvesting licenses were sold this year.
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