|=======================================================================================================| | 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 9:00 AM EST April 8, 2005 and will remain in | | effect until updated by 3:00 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 | | 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 **************************************************| |======================+================================================================================| | CLOSED | 1512 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Spring/Fall March-Jun, Oct | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1542 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone A Winter Nov-Feb | | through October 31 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1552 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone B Winter Nov-Feb | | through October 31 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 1612 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 1 Winter Jan-Jun, Oct-Dec | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 1622 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 2 Winter Jan-Jun, Oct-Dec | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 1632 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved West 3 Winter Jan-Jun, Oct-Dec | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 1642 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved East Winter Jan-Jun, Oct-Dec | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1652 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved North Summer July-Sept | | through June 30 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1662 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved South Summer July-Sept | | through June 30 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1802 Alligator Harbor Conditionally Approved | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 2002 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Approved | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 2212 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Winter Oct-Mar | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | CLOSED | 2222 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Winter Oct-Mar | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 2232 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Spring Apr, May, Sept | | through March 31 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 2242 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Spring Apr, May, Sept | | through March 31 | | |======================+================================================================================| | STATUS **************| APPROVED AREAS ****************************************************************| |======================+================================================================================| | OPEN | 1401 St. Joseph Bay Approved | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | OPEN | 1611 Apalachicola Bay System Approved Winter Jan-Jun, Oct-Dec | | | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1621 Apalachicola Bay Approved Summer July-Sept | | through June 30 | | |----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Seasonally closed | 1642 Apalachicola Bay System East Hole Approved Summer July-Sept | | through June 30 | | |======================+================================================================================| | 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 from the shellfish field office in | | Apalachicola by calling 850/653-8317. | |=======================================================================================================|
 
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