Daily Open/Closed Status and Maps

• Daily Open/Closed Status
• Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #15A [ 433.3 kB ] (Winter) Winter Months: November-February
• Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #15B [ 471.6 kB ] (Spring/Fall) Spring/Fall Months: March-June, October

Area Information

• 2-Digit Number & Name: 15 Indian Lagoon
• Map Number(s): 15A, 15B, 15C
• County(s): Gulf
• Boundaries: All waters of Indian Lagoon west of the easternmost tip of Indian Peninsula
• Types of Shellfish Present: Oyster
• Current Survey Date: December 4, 2015

Description of Management for Closures and Acres

Winter Months (November-February) Map #15A

1542 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone A Winter Nov.-Feb.

Closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 1.65 inches.

Acres: 301

1552 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Zone B Winter Nov.-Feb.

Closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 0.38 inches.

Acres: 207

1506 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Restricted Winter Nov.-Feb.

Closed by FDACS at all times except during supervised shellfish relay operations with approved participants. When open for relay operations, the area will be closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 2.33 inches.

Acres: 135

Indian Lagoon Prohibited Winter Nov.-Feb.

Acres: 62

Spring/Fall Months (March–June, October) Map #15B

1512 Indian Lagoon Conditionally Approved Spring/Fall Mar.-June, Oct.

Close when two-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 3.09 inches or Apalachicola River same day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 59,497 cubic feet per second.

 Acres: 651

Indian Lagoon Prohibited Spring/Fall

 Acres: 62