Daily Open/Closed Status and Map

• Daily Open/Closed Status
• Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #02 [ 1.4 MB ]

Area Information

• 2-Digit Number & Name: 02 Pensacola Bay System
• Map Number(s): 02
• County(s): Escambia, Santa Rosa
• Boundaries: All waters south of the Escambia and Blackwater rivers, west of the East Bay River in East Bay, west of Sharp Point in Santa Rosa Sound, and east of Magazine Point
• Types of Shellfish Present: Oyster
• Current Survey Date: January 3, 2023

Description of Management for Closures and Acres

0222 Pensacola Bay Conditionally Approved Escambia Bay

Closed when Escambia River discharge measured at Century, Florida, exceeds 15,456 cubic feet per second or cumulative five-day rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 3.35 inches.

Acres: 14,269

0232 Pensacola Bay Conditionally Approved East Bay

Closed when Yellow River stage measured at Milton, Florida, exceeds 40.54 feet or cumulative five-day rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 3.80 inches.

Acres: 19,238

Pensacola Bay Prohibited Escambia Bay and East Bay

Acres: 57,559