Apalachicola Bay #16: Shellfish Management Information

Daily Open/Closed Status and Map

• Daily Open/Closed Status
• Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #16B (Summer) [ 741.9 kB ]  Summer Months: June-August
• Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #16A (Winter) [ 413.3 kB ]  Winter Months:January-May, September-December

Area Information

Description of Management for Closures and Acres

Winter Months (January–May, September–December) Map #16A

1611 and 1601 Apalachicola Bay System Approved Jan.–May, Oct.–Dec.

Closed during emergency conditions, including hurricanes, tropical storms, sewage discharges, red tide and illnesses or when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 11.62 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 153,000 cubic feet per second (= stage of 25.28 feet).

Acres: 31,755

1612 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

Closed when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 4.37 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 25,132 cubic feet per second (= stage of 11.22 feet).

Acres: 6,645

1622 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally Approved Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

Closed when Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 39,706 cubic feet per second (= stage of 15.65 feet).

Acres: 22,713

1632 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

Closed when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 1.49 inches.

Acres: 331

1642 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

Closed when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 5.23 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 51,210 cubic feet per second = stage of 17.83 feet.

Acres: 6,344

1605 Apalachicola Bay System Restricted Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

Closed by FDACS at all times except during supervised shellfish relay operations with approved participants.

Closed during emergency conditions, when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 14.0 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 153,000 cubic feet per second (= stage of 25.28 feet).

Acres: 11,139

Apalachicola Bay System Prohibited Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

Acres: 11,285

Shellfish Lease Numbers 609, 672, and 981 in the Apalachicola Bay System Approved Area During Winter, Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

The waters of these leases are managed with the criteria used to manage the 1612 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved area during winter months of January through June and October through December.

Shellfish Lease Numbers 551, 551B, 580, and 582 in the Apalachicola Bay System 1612 Conditionally Approved Area During Winter, Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

The waters of these leases are managed with the criteria used to manage the 1612 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved area during winter months of January through June and October through December.

Shellfish Lease Number 525 in the Apalachicola Bay System 1632 Conditionally Approved Area During Winter, Jan.–May, Sept.–Dec.

The waters of this lease are managed with the criteria used to manage the 1632 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved area during winter months of January through June and October through December.

Summer Months (June-August) Map #16B

1621 Apalachicola Bay System Approved Summer, June–Aug.

Close during emergency conditions, including hurricanes, tropical storms, sewage discharges, red tide and illnesses or when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 7.46 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 153,000 cubic feet per second (= stage of 25.28 feet).

Acres: 10,545

1671 Apalachicola Bay System Approved June–Aug.

Close during emergency conditions, including hurricanes, tropical storms, sewage discharges, red tide and illnesses or when three-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 7.46 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 153,000 cubic feet per second (= stage of 25.28 feet).

Acres: 1,897

1652 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved June–Aug.

Close when five-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 2.69 inches or Apalachicola River same day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second (= stage of 12.91 feet).

Acres: 3,658

1662 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved June–Aug.

Close when five-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 4.99 inches or Apalachicola River same day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second (= stage of 12.91 feet).

Acres: 9,199

Apalachicola Bay System Prohibited June–Aug.

Acres: 11,285

Shellfish Lease Numbers 525, 551, 551B, 580, 582, 609, 672 and 981, Which Are Located West of a Line Drawn from Green Point to Sikes Cut and East of the Westernmost Point of St. Vincent Island During Summer, June–Aug.

The waters of these leases are managed with the criteria used to manage the 1611 Apalachicola Bay System approved area during winter months of January through June and October through December.