FSU receives $8 million to revive Apalachicola Bay

https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2019/02/25/fsu-receives-8-million-to-revive-apalachicola-bay/

lorida State University has been awarded nearly $8 million from Triumph Gulf Coast as part of a major 10-year initiative to restore Apalachicola Bay and revive the region’s imperiled oyster industry.

The project — the Apalachicola Bay Systems Initiative — will be funded by a grant from Triumph Gulf Coast, a nonprofit corporation organized to administer funds recovered by the state for economic damages that resulted from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Triumph Board approved the grant at its Feb. 25 meeting in Panama City.

In addition to the money approved by the Triumph Board, FSU also will contribute $1.5 million toward the project.