Area 1611 of the
Apalachicola Bay will close at sunset today.
Area 1611 is the
approved Winter Shellfish Harvesting Area – it is being closed as a precaution
because of the possible presence of red tide.
Red tide was found in
pretty high concentrations from a water sample taken at Indian Pass.
There have also been
reports of fish kills near Indian Pass beach.
Water samples will
continue to be collected and analyzed for the area until managers are sure the
water is safe for oyster harvesting.
Red
Tide is a organism that in large enough concentrations releases a neurotoxin
that can kill fish and even affect humans.
It was
last seen in Franklin County in 2005, when it closed the Apalachicola bay to
oyster harvesting for nearly 6 months.
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