Thursday, June 20, 2013

Area 1652 closing to Oyster harvesting at sunset today

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is temporarily closing area the conditionally approved Apalachicola Summer Shellfish Harvest Area #1652  

The Department of Agriculture found high fecal coliform levels during a recent water sampling.

The closed area is north of the Apalachicola Bridge.

The Department of Agriculture will continue taking water samples from the area.
If you have any further questions concerning the closure of shellfish harvesting areas please contact Carrie Jones or Jeff Wren at (850)653-8317.  The Division of Aquaculture's Daily Status report is found on the internet at  www.FloridaAquaculture.com under the shellfish harvesting tab.  In the event the daily status report cannot be accessed due to server problems, a detailed pre-recorded message of open and closed shellfish harvest areas is available 24 hours a day by calling (850)653-8317

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