Daily Open/Closed Status of Shellfish Harvest Areas for the Southern Gulf: From Boca Ciega Bay in Pinellas County to Ten Thousand Islands in Collier County This table of open/closed status was published at 3:00 pm EST May 8th, 2023 and will remain in effect until there is a change in status. Closures become effective at sunset and re-openings become effective at sunrise Commercial shellfish harvesters must abide by all monthly harvest time/temperature regulations pursuant to Rule 5L-1. Daily status is also available from the Southern Gulf Coast field office located in Port Charlotte by calling 941-613-0954      For FWC Commercial Regulations please visit https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/commercial/oysters/ For FWC Recreational Regulations please visit http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/shellfish/ Harvest of any shellfish species is prohibited year-round in waters not meeting approved or conditionally approved classification, including any unclassified waters. For classification maps please visit https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Aquaculture/Shellfish-Harvesting-Area-Classification/Shellfish-Harvesting-Area-Information and click on area number of interest. The harvest of wild oysters is prohibited per FWC July 1^st through September 30^th except in Wakulla, Dixie and Levy counties harvest areas where the harvest of wild oysters is closed June 1^st through August 30^th. Open/Close status during these months are for aquaculture leases and wild clam harvest only.
Boca Ciega Bay SHA# 42	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
4202 Boca Ciega Bay Conditionally Approved	CLOSED	Year Round	Administrative
Lower Tampa Bay SHA# 48	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
4802 Lower Tampa Bay Conditionally Approved	Aquaculture OPEN	5/9/2023
	Public Reefs CLOSED	12/6/2022	Karenia brevis
Sarasota Bay SHA# 54	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
5402 Sarasota Bay Conditionally Approved	CLOSED	Year Round	Administrative
Lemon Bay SHA# 56	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
5602 Lemon Bay Conditionally Approved	CLOSED	11/2/2022	Karenia brevis
Gasparilla Sound SHA# 58	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
5802 Gasparilla Sound Conditionally Approved	Aquaculture Leases CLOSED	11/1/22	Karenia brevis
	Public Reefs CLOSED	11/1/22	Karenia brevis
Myakka River SHA# 60	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
6002 Myakka River Conditionally Approved	OPEN	11/14/2022
Pine Island Sound SHA# 62	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
6212 Pine Island Section 1 Conditionally Approved	Aquaculture Leases CLOSED	11/15/2022	Karenia brevis
	Public Reef CLOSED	10/24/2022	Karenia brevis
6222 Pine Island Section 2 (North Matlacha Pass) Conditionally Approved	OPEN	4/21/2023
6232 Pine Island Section 3 (South Matlacha Pass) Conditionally Approved	CLOSED	12/1/2022	Karenia brevis
Ten Thousand Islands SHA# 66	Status	Date	Reason/Notes
6602 Ten Thousand Islands Conditionally Approved	OPEN	5/3/2023
Industry Notes: Weekly FC test schedule:  4202: Administrative Closed 4802: rise AUZ 12/9/22; set AUZ 12/13/22; rise AUZ 4/20/23; set AUZ 5/5/23; rise AUZ 5/9/23 5402: Administrative Closed 5602: rise 1/15/22; set 5/8/22; rise 5/27/22; set 9/10/22; rise 9/16/22; set 9/27/22; set 11/2/22 RT 5802: set AUZ 3/1/21; rise AUZ/SHA 12/16/21; set 7/12/22; rise 7/14/22; set 9/27/22; set 11/1/22 RT 6002: rise 10/23/21; set 5/4/22; rise 5/8/22; set 7/1/22; rise 7/16/22; set 9/11/22; rise 11/14/22 6212: rise 6/5/22; set 7/12/22; rise 7/14/22; set 9/27/22; set 10/24/22 RT; set AUZ 11/15/2022 RT   6222: set 6/20/22;rise 6/24/22; set 9/27/22; rise 1/13/23; set 2/14/2023 PRT; rise 4/21/23     6232: rise 7/17/21; set 6/4/22; rise 6/10/22; set 6/20/22; rise 6/24/22; set 9/27/22; set 12/1/22 RT    6602: rise 10/21/22; set 11/15/22 PRT; set 11/29/22 RT; rise 1/11/23; set 1/12/23 PRT; rise 5/3/23 **Weather Permitting** For my information on Red Tide in Florida please visit: http://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/ http://www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/5657/97320/FDACS-P-00080.pdf