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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140115012541/http://www.billnelson.senate.gov:80/news/details.cfm?id=348063& | New help is on the way for Florida's oyster industry | 2013-11-14 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Democrat | House | FL | Bill Nelson | N000032 | web.archive.org | legacy | New help is on the way for Florida's oyster industry November 14, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. - New help is on the way for Florida’s ravaged oyster industry, and fisheries and marine projects hurt by the BP oil spill in 2010, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). The help is coming in the form of about $356 million that will go to affected parts of the state over the next five years. The money is coming from fines the Justice Department levied against BP over the company’s role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. One of the lawmakers instrumental in pushing for part of that money to go to help Florida has been Nelson. He previously wrote a letter to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation officials asking that they consider using money from the Justice Department’s fines to help with Gulf Coast projects. “This is a big step in helping industries that have been particularly hard hit by the oil spill and the economy,” Nelson said. “Hopefully we can do a lot more in the next few years.” Over the next five years, there’s going to be $356 million that goes to projects in Florida that are developed by state and federal agencies. The initial round of projects – more than $100 million for 22 projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas - were announced just today. The first ones in Florida are: Management & Restoration of Escribano Point Coastal Habitat - $1,731,000 Government Street Regional Stormwater Pont at Corrine Jones Park - $2,106,500 Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration - $4,189,000 Comprehensive Panhandle Coastal Bird Conservation - $3,205,000 Eliminating Light Pollution on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches - $1,499,300 Enhanced Assessment for Recovery of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries – $3,000,000 Click here to see Nelson’s previous letter in support of Florida’s project. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |