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Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration

Implementing Organization

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$3,578,150

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

Funding Program

NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Species Restoration

Targeted Resources

Oysters/Reefs

Project Description

Restore and manage 18 acres of oyster reef across a range of conditions to provide information that will allow managers to maximize the resiliency of oysters in Apalachicola Bay and more efficiently restore oyster resources throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

Contact

Melanie Parker
None
melanie.parker@myfwc.com
Project Website
Project Partners

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, University of Florida

Affiliated Institutions

None

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