Description of the 20 Ochlockonee Bay System Shellfish Harvesting Area

Shellfish Area 2-Digit # & Name: 20 Ochlockonee Bay

Map Number(s): 20

County(s): Franklin, Wakulla

Brief description of extents: All waters of Ochlockonee Bay west of a line drawn from Bald Point to Ochlockonee channel marker 1 to marker 5 to Ochlockonee Point.

Types of shellfish present: Oyster

Current classification effective: August 17, 2004

Description of Management for Closures and Acres:

2002 Ochlockonee Bay conditionally approved: Closed to harvesting when: 1) Ochlockonee River discharge measured same day at Bloxham, Florida exceeds 2854 cubic feet per second; 2) three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the Hosford Forestry Tower, exceeds 2.24 inches. 4,358 acres.

2006 Ochlockonee Bay conditionally restricted: Closed to harvesting when: 1) Ochlockonee River discharge measured same day at Bloxham, Florida exceeds 3600 cubic feet per second; 2) three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the Hosford Forestry Tower, exceeds 3.08 inches. 4,024 acres.

Ochlockonee Bay prohibited: 1,050 acres.