Description of the 56 Lemon Bay System Shellfish Harvesting Area

Shellfish Area 2-Digit # & Name: 56 Lemon Bay

Map Number(s): 56

County(s): Sarasota, Charlotte

Brief description of extents: All waters of Lemon Bay and Placida Harbor south of the State Road 774 bridge to Manasota and north of Gasparilla Pass and the State Road 771 bridge.

Types of shellfish present: Clams, Oysters

Current classification effective on: July 20, 1998

Description of Management for Closures and Acres:

5602 Lemon Bay conditionally approved: Closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured at the Englewood Water District Water Treatment Plant exceeds 2.19 inches. 3,136 acres.

Lemon Bay prohibited: 3,679 acres.