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
http://www.floridaaquaculture.com/pdfmaps/06.pdf
Thanks 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
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.
I used to pick up clams all the time, but I wouldn't eat anything from the bay now, there's oil in it.