Franklin County is moving forward on a project to remove some of the derelict vessels from the mouth of the Apalachicola River that were stranded there during Hurricane Michael in 2018.
The University of Florida IFAS extension program was awarded a Hurricane Michael marine debris grant that will fund the removal of derelict vessels in Franklin, Gulf and Bay Counties.
The program is being done in conjunction with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve.
As part of the procedure of removing the vessels, the state has to notify the vessel owners in writing, which has now been done.
Once the state acquires the titles to the vessels they can begin to actually remove the boats.
Some of the vessels are very difficult to reach.
They hope to have the vessels removed as soon as possible so the state can go back to doing controlled burns in those habitats.
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