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| OPEN/CLOSED STATUS OF SHELLFISH AREAS FOR HARVESTING |
| CENTRAL GULF: From St. Joseph Bay in Gulf County to Wakulla County. |
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| This table of open/closed status was published at 10:50 AM June 14, 2013 and will remain in |
| effect until updated by 2:00 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 |
| 2:00 pm today, it will also identify the open or closed status of areas tomorrow. |
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| Open means an area that is open for harvesting from sunrise to sunset and will remain open until |
| closed. ***Commercial shellfish harvesters must abide by all seasonal harvest time regulations |
| pursuant to Rule 5L-1. Please call if you need any assistance*** |
| - 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. |
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| STATUS *************** | CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREAS **************************************************|
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| OPEN | 1512 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Spring/Fall March-June, Oct |
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| Seasonally closed | 1572 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Summer Leases July-September |
| through June 30th | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1542 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone A Winter Nov-Feb |
| through October 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1552 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone B Winter Nov-Feb |
| through October 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1612 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
| through August 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1622 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
| though August 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1632 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
| through August 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1642 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved East Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
| through August 31st | |
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| OPEN | 1652 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved June-Aug |
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| OPEN | 1662 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Approved June-Aug |
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| OPEN | 2002 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Approved Oct-Jun |
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| Seasonally closed | 2212 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Winter Oct-Mar |
| through Sep 30th | |
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| Seasonally closed | 2222 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Winter Oct-Mar |
| through Sep 30th | |
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| Seasonally closed | 2232 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 1 Spring Apr, May, Sept |
| through August 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 2242 Wakulla County Conditionally Approved Zone 2 Spring Apr, May, Sept |
| through August 31st | |
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| CLOSED Administrative | 2302 St. Marks Conditionally Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
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| STATUS ****************| APPROVED AREAS ****************************************************************|
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| Precautionary Closure | 1401 St. Joseph Bay Approved |
| due to harmful algae | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1601 Apalachicola Bay System Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
| through August 31st | |
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| Seasonally closed | 1611 Apalachicola Bay System Approved Jan-May, Sept-Dec |
| through August 31st | |
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| OPEN 1621 Apalachicola Bay Approved June-August |
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| OPEN | 1671 Apalachicola Bay System Approved June-August |
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| OPEN | 1801 Alligator Harbor Approved |
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| STATUS ****************| CONDITIONALLY RESTRICTED AND PROHIBITED AREAS *********************************|
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| CLOSED | 1506 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Restricted |
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| CLOSED | 1606 Apalachicola Bay Conditionally Restricted |
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| CLOSED | 2006 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Restricted |
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| CLOSED | 2206 Wakulla Conditionally Restricted |
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| The open/closed status for the above areas is also available by calling the Central Gulf Coast District |
| Office in Apalachicola @ 850/653-8317. If the current phone status message is unavailable due to
|inclement weather, call the following number for changes in status for areas from Gulf County east to |
|Wakulla County: 321/984-4890. *EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 2013, commercial harvest of oysters in Apalachicola
|Bay will be closed on Fridays and Saturdays* |
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| Industry Notes: |
| Next red tide water samples tentatively scheduled: |
| Most recent red tide cell counts: |
| Most recent red tide meat sample results: |
| Red tide meat samples tentatively scheduled: |
| Weekly FC Test Schedule: All Summer Stations - #14, #15, #16, #18 |
| Weekly FC Test Schedule: All Winter Stations - #14; #15; #16; #18; #20; #22 |
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|Cell counts: Cell count refers to the total number of Karenia brevis red tide organisms per liter of |
|seawater. Greater than 5,000 cells per liter causes a shellfish harvesting area to close or remain |
|closed. Mouse Units: Information that results from tests run on shellfish meat samples. Samples testing |
|less than 20 mouse units (<20 MU) are considered non-toxic. Samples testing 20 or more mouse units are |
|considered toxic. Reopening a shellfish harvesting area closed to red tide requires test results with |
|less than 5,000 Karenia brevis cells per liter AND less than 20 mouse units. |
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