About the Project

Apalachicola Bay once produced 90% of Florida’s oysters. The oyster industry sustained the livelihood of most of the area’s residents but in the early 2010s the fishery collapsed and was declared a federal fisheries disaster. The Apalachicola Bay System Initiative (ABSI), hosted at Florida State University’s Coastal and Marine Laboratory, sought to gain insight into the root causes of the Bay ecosystem’s decline and deterioration of the oyster reefs. This project was built on the work of the ABSI by supporting the launch of a successor to the previous Community Advisory Board (CAB), which was a temporary group that ended its work in November 2023, and provided a one-year bridge from prior funding to long-term, more sustainable funding sources. The new group, called the Partnership for a Resilient Apalachicola Bay (Partnership), is a permanent representative collaboration to advocate for the adoption and implementation of the restoration framework developed by the CAB into the future.

About this Resource

This website serves as a data repository for use by local stakeholders and the public. It hosts meeting announcements, agendas, minutes, meeting presentations, media, and for up-to-date important information and releases.