|=========================================================================================================| | OPEN/CLOSED STATUS OF SHELLFISH AREAS FOR HARVESTING | | CENTRAL GULF: From St. Joseph Bay in Gulf County to Wakulla County | |=========================================================================================================| | This table of open/closed status was published at 09:57 AM August 31st,2010 and will remain in | | effect until updated by 2:00 PM on the next day that there is a change in status. | | Check this page today for the open or closed status of areas today and if you check this page after | | 2:00 pm today, | | it will also identify the open or closed status of areas tomorrow. | |=========================================================================================================| | - Open means an area that is open for harvesting from sunrise to sunset and will remain open until | | closed. | | - Closed means an area that is closed for harvesting and will remain closed until reopened. | | - When the status of areas is changed from open to closed, closures become effective at sunset. | | - When the status of areas is changed from closed to open, reopenings become effective at sunrise. | | - When applicable, this page will identify changes in status, from open to closed and from closed to | | open. | |========================+================================================================================| | STATUS *************** | CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREAS **************************************************| |========================+================================================================================| | Seasonally closed | 1512 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Spring/Fall March-June,Oct | | through February 28th | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1572 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Summer Leases July-September | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1542 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone A Winter Nov-Feb | | through September 30th | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1552 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone B Winter Nov-Feb | | through September 30th | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1612 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 1 Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1622 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 2 Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1632 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 3 Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | through August 31st | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1642 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved East Winter Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN - Seasonally | 1652 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved North Summer June-Aug | | Closes sunset 8/31/10 | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN - Seasonally | 1662 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved South Summer June-Aug | | Closes sunset 8/31/10 | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1802 Alligator Harbor Conditionally Approved | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 2002 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Approved Oct-Jun | | through September 30th | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 2212 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Winter Oct-Mar | | through September 30th | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 2222 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Winter Oct-Mar | | through September 30th | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally opens | 2232 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Spring Apr, May, Sept | | September 1st | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally opens | 2242 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Spring Apr, May, Sept | | September 1st | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Closed Sunset | 2302 St. Marks Conditionally Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | 8/31/10 | | |========================+================================================================================| | STATUS ****************| APPROVED AREAS ****************************************************************| |========================+================================================================================| | OPEN | 1401 St. Joseph Bay Approved | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1611E Apalachicola Bay System Approved Winter EAST Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1611W Apalachicola Bay System Approved Winter WEST Jan-May, Sept-Dec | | | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN - Seasonally | 1621 Apalachicola Bay Approved Summer June-August | | closes sunset 8/31/10 | | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN - Seasonally | 1642 Apalachicola Bay System East Hole Approved Summer June-August | | closes sunset 8/31/10 | | |========================+================================================================================| | STATUS ****************| CONDITIONALLY RESTRICTED AND CONDITIONALLY RESTRICTED AREAS *******************| |========================+================================================================================| | CLOSED | 1506 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Restricted | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 1606 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Restricted | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 2006 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Restricted | |------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 2206 Wakulla County Conditionally Restricted | |========================+================================================================================| | The open/closed status for the above areas is also available by calling the Central Gulf Coast District | | Office in Apalachicola @ 850/653-8317. | |=========================================================================================================| | Industry Notes: | | Next red tide water samples tentatively scheduled: | | Most recent red tide cell counts: | | Most recent red tide meat sample results: | | Red tide meat samples tentatively scheduled: | | Weekly FC Test Schedule: All Summer Stations - #14, #15, #16, #18 | | Weekly FC Test Schedule: All Winter Stations - #14; #15; #16; #18; #20; #22 | |=========================================================================================================| |Cell counts: Cell count refers to the total number of Karenia brevis red tide organisms per liter of | |seawater. Greater than 5,000 cells per liter causes a shellfish harvesting area to close or remain | |closed. Mouse Units: Information that results from tests run on shellfish meat samples. Samples testing | |less than 20 mouse units (<20 MU) are considered non-toxic. Samples testing 20 or more mouse units are | |considered toxic. Reopening a shellfish harvesting area closed to red tide requires test results with | |less than 5,000 Karenia brevis cells per liter AND less than 20 mouse units. | |=========================================================================================================| Shellfish Harvesting Area Map
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