{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Apalachicola","identifier":"US AAF","unlocode":"US AAF","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":1.8,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":29.716667,"longitude":-84.983333},"description":"Oysters, shrimp and Gulf finfish are the cargo that defines Apalachicola today, a shallow river port at the mouth of the Apalachicola River on Florida's Forgotten Coast. Franklin County has long harvested more than 90% of Florida's oysters, though the bay's wild beds were closed in 2020 and have reopened only on a limited, restoration-focused basis. With a controlling channel depth of roughly 1.8 m, the port cannot accommodate deep-draught merchant vessels and offers no container, general-cargo ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/apalachicola-port-us-aaf","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/apalachicola-port-us-aaf","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Apalachicola · (UN/LOCODE: US AAF) · United States · Very Small · 1.8 m"}