Check points begin today for the Apalachicola Bay Oyster industry

                The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will begin check stations for oystermen today.

Check Stations haven’t been used since the mid-1980’s after the area was hit by a number of hurricanes.

The check stations will allow state officials to examine the oysters that have been harvested from the Apalachicola Bay to make sure they are legal size – which means they have to be at least 3 inches long.

The stations will be set up at Lombardi’s seafood park in Apalachicola and at the Eastpoint boat ramp on Patton Drive.

They will be open from 10 till 4.

Check station workers will then examine one or more bags of oysters from each boat to make sure they are legal size.

Once the oysters have been checked, they will be tagged and oyster dealers will only be allowed to purchase oysters with the special tag.

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