Help us save our seafood industry in franklin county Florida! As many people know franklin county is well known for the apalachicola bay seafood , what they dont know is that our bay needs help the seafood industy has been declining hurting many family's who depend on this industry,if this industry drops any more it would hurt more then our county
The Apalachicola Bay’s seafood industry was once a formidable economic driver for the region, producing 90 percent of Florida’s oysters and 10 percent of the nation’s supply. Its commercial and recreational fishing industries generated $200 million a year and supported 85 percent of the local population. But no more. The quality of the bay’s seafood relies on a mix of freshwater and saltwater -- and now the salinity is too high due to lower freshwater flows from upstream. The industry has struggled to rebuild since 2012, when a series of droughts and low flows caused the bay to collapse. It was declared a federal fisheries disaster in 2013, and oystermen whose families had made a living on the bay for generations began leaving the area
This petition is have Sikes cut closed!
By closing Sikes cut what little bit of freshwater and food sources we have will stay in our bay instead of going out the cut, just this one change can make a big difference in our seafood industry and help bring back the seafood population .
