Shellfish Management Information for Citrus County #37

Shellfish Area 2-Digit # & Name: 37 Citrus County

Map Number(s): 37

County(s): Citrus

Brief description of extents: All waters from the Florida Power Intake Canal south to Rock Island and west to the Natural resource Boundary, 9 miles offshore.

Types of shellfish present: Oyster

Current classification effective on: July 28, 2008

Description of Management for Closures and Acres:

3701 Citrus County Approved Spring/Fall (Months of October, March, April, May, June) Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when cumulative rainfall for any six-day period measured at the Crystal River Forestry Tower exceeds 14.45 inches. 66,608 acres

3705 Citrus County Restricted Spring/Fall (Months of October, March, April, May, June) Management: Closed by FDACS at all times except during supervised shellfish relay operations with approved participants. When open for relay operations, the area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when cumulative rainfall for any six-day period measured at the Crystal River Forestry Tower exceeds 14.45 inches. 1,867 acres

3702 Citrus County Conditionally Approved Winter (Months of November, December, January and February) Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when cumulative rainfall for any three day period measured at the Homosassa Springs State Park exceeds 1.43 inches. 64,472 acres

3706 Citrus County Conditionally Restricted Winter (Months of November, December, January and February) Management: Closed by FDACS at all times except during supervised shellfish relay operations with approved participants. When open for relay operations, the area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative rainfall for any three day period measured at the Homosassa Springs State Park exceeds 1.88 inches. 4,004 acres

3703 Citrus County Prohibited: 7,380 acres