Oyster harvesting, by state

Oyster harvesting (wild and farmed) in 2022 by state, in pounds:

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*Florida’s Apalachicola Bay shut down for oyster fishing in 2020 and won’t reopen until January 2026 after drought contributed to collapse; the area once produced 3 million pounds of oysters annually.

Chart: Adam van Brimmer & Pete Corson/AJCSource: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration