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Florida Opening of 2017 Gulf County Bay Scallop Season Still Postponed

by TBC Press on 08/07/17

The bay scallop season off Gulf County remains postponed due to a naturally occurring algae bloom in St. Joseph Bay. The season postponement will continue until scallop samples test safe for human consumption. The bay scallop season off Gulf County was slated to open July 25, but this season was postponed in all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County through the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County. All other areas currently open for bay scallop recreational harvest remain unaffected, including... READ MORE

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