LYNN HAVEN -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is temporarily closing area 1012 in the western part of North Bay and area 1022 in the eastern part of North Bay to the harvest of oysters, clams and mussels.
The areas close at sunset on Saturday. Closings are based on water samples.
In this context, “shellfish” does not include scallops, shrimp or crabs.
For more information about the closings, contact 850-236-2200. For questions about scallop harvesting, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 850-487-0554.