z Open/Closed Status of shellfish areas BIG BEND GULF |=======================================================================================================| | OPEN/CLOSED STATUS OF SHELLFISH AREAS FOR HARVESTING | | BIG BEND GULF: From Horseshoe Beach in Dixie County to Citrus County | |=======================================================================================================| | This table of open/closed status was published at 11:50 AM EST December 10, 2004 and will remain in | | effect until updated by 2:00 PM or 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 | | 3:00 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 **************************************************| |======================+================================================================================| | Open | 2502 Horseshoe Beach Conditionally Approved Winter Oct-March | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Open 12/10/04 | 2802 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved | | Closed 12/11/04 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Open | 3012 Cedar Key Conditionally Approved Zone A | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Open | 3022 Cedar Key Conditionally Approved Zone B | | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Open | 3202 Waccasassa Bay Conditionally Approved | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Open | 3402 Withlacoochee Bay Conditionally Approved | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Open | 3702 Citrus County Conditionally Approved | | | | |======================+================================================================================| | STATUS ************* | APPROVED AREAS ****************************************************************| |======================+================================================================================| | Seasonally Closed | 2501 Horseshoe Beach Approved Summer April-Sept | | | | |======================+================================================================================| | STATUS **************| RESTRICTED AND CONDITIONALLY RESTRICTED AREAS *******************| |======================+================================================================================| | CLOSED | 2506 Horseshoe Beach Conditionally Restricted Winter Oct-March | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 2806 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Restricted | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 3006 Cedar Key Conditionally Restricted | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 3206 Waccasassa Bay Conditionally Restricted | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 3406 Withlacoochee Bay Conditionally Restricted | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 3706 Citrus County Conditionally Restricted | |======================+================================================================================| | The open/closed status for the above areas is also available from the shellfish field office in Cedar| | Key by calling 352/543-5181. | |=======================================================================================================|
 
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