Colossal oysters have disappeared from Florida's 'most pristine' coastlines
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 12:30
in Earth & Climate
Hundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida's northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller—a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.