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Spiny2017 spiny lobster seasons the two-daysoon sport season Gulf County scallop season postponed

lobster season opens with start recreational

As a precautionary measure due to a naturally occurring algae bloom in St. Joseph

July 26 and 27, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which Bay that affects shellfish, the bay scallop harvest originally scheduled to begin on July 25th

starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31, 2018.

in Gulf County waters will be temporarily postponed. This postponement includes all state

Planning on catching some of these tasty crustaceans? Here is what you need to know before waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County through the westernmost point of St.

Vincent Island in Franklin County. This does not impact other areas currently open for a

Where to harvest

recreational harvest. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is

Know where you can go. Lobster harvest is always prohibited in Everglades Na- working closely with partners on this postponement including the Florida Department of

tional Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanc- Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which has also issued a precautionary clo-

tuary, certain areas of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and no-take areas in the sure for the harvest of clams, mussels and oysters in St. Joseph Bay.

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. During the two-day season, all harvest of lobster is

prohibited throughout John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Visit MyFWC.com/Fishing

and click on "Saltwater," "Recreational Regulations," "Lobster" and "Regulations for Rec-

reational Harvest and Lobster Information for Monroe County" to learn more about areas in

Monroe County that are open to spiny lobster harvest.

Stick to the bag and possession limits so there will be enough lobsters for all your

friends and family. During the two-day spiny lobster sport season, recreational harvesters

can take up to six lobsters per person daily in Monroe County and Biscayne National Park

waters or 12 lobsters per person daily in other Florida waters. You may possess no more than

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