Found a map on a Florida FWC website that shows areas of the bay open to clamming - Has anyone had any recent experience or luck clamming ?
http://www.floridaaquaculture.com/pdfmaps/06.pdf
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KurtAdminSoWal2,474 postsJoined View profileMessageAdminThanks for posting - it says "shellfish". Does it say specifically "clams" on the website? Are oysters considered shellfish? What else? Mussels?
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justhavinfunBeach FanaticEastern Lake378 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticAuthorThanks for posting - it says "shellfish". Does it say specifically "clams" on the website? Are oysters considered shellfish? What else? Mussels?
Looks like the whole nine yards including all shellfish based upon the link below
Aquaculture Shellfish Harvesting Program, Division of AQUACULTURE - FDACS
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KurtAdminSoWal2,474 postsJoined View profileMessageAdminLooks like the whole nine yards including all shellfish based upon the link below
Aquaculture Shellfish Harvesting Program, Division of AQUACULTURE - FDACS
Thanks -
The term "shellfish" in this context is limited to oysters, clams and mussels. Most shellfish thrive in estuaries with mixtures of fresh and saltwater. Shellfish are filter feeders, which means that they get food and oxygen by pumping large quantities of water across their gills. During feeding, shellfish take in bacteria, viruses and chemical contaminants, and can concentrate these impurities in their digestive systems and tissues over 100 times the levels in the water. Because oysters, clams and mussels are often eaten raw and partially cooked, shellfish harvested from polluted areas are a health hazard if consumed. Diseases resulting from consumption of shellfish harvested from polluted waters include typhoid, hepatitis and salmonellosis.
Let us know what you find.
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florida girlBeach FanaticSanta Rosa Beach1,453 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticI used to pick up clams all the time, but I wouldn't eat anything from the bay now, there's oil in it.
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Matt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGBI used to pick up clams all the time, but I wouldn't eat anything from the bay now, there's oil in it.
Could you please post a link to your source?
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florida girlBeach FanaticSanta Rosa Beach1,453 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic‘IT'S NOT OVER': As year ends, officials reflect on oil spill | oil, ends, totality - Local News - WaltonSun.com
The photos of the Choctawhatchee Bay were taken in February of this year.
The photos of the Choctawhatchee Bay were taken in February of this year.
Matt JMatt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGB
Matt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGBWell lets go over this rationally.
1.) It's April not February or December.
2.) Those photos of marsh grass are very nice, but I can't identify any oil.
3.) The dispersant is gone, let that one go or at least give equal time to UFO's, Big Foot, and the Kennedy assassination.
1.) It's April not February or December.
2.) Those photos of marsh grass are very nice, but I can't identify any oil.
3.) The dispersant is gone, let that one go or at least give equal time to UFO's, Big Foot, and the Kennedy assassination.
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