Suwannee Sound #28: Shellfish Management Information
Daily Open/Closed Status and Maps
- Daily Open/Closed Status
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Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #28A (Spring/Summer)
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Spring/Summer Months: February–May, September -
Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #28B (Winter)
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Winter Months: October–January
Area Information
2-Digit Number & Name | 28 Suwannee Sound |
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Map Number(s) | 28A, 28B |
County(s) | Dixie, Levy |
Boundaries | All waters from a pole on the shoreline north of Bumblebee Creek at o29.3651 o83.1905 south to Raleigh Island and west to the Natural Resource Boundary, 9 miles offshore |
Types of Shellfish Present | Clam, Oyster |
Current Survey Date | February 21, 2018 |
Description of Management for Closures and Acres
Spring/Summer (February-May, and September)
2802 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved
Closed when Suwannee River stage at Manatee Springs State Park two day previous exceeds 4.45 feet.
Acres: 70,619
Suwannee Sound Prohibited
Acres: 26,252
Winter (October-January)
2812 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved
Closed when one-day rainfall recorded at the Cedar Key Forestry Tower, Rosewood, FL, exceeds 0.43 inches or when the Suwannee River stage recorded at Manatee Springs Park one day previous exceeds 3.80 feet.
Acres: 69,767
Suwannee Sound Prohibited
Acres: 27,104
