Daily Open/Closed Status and Map

• Daily Open/Closed Status
• Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Map #62 [ 3 MB ]

Area Information

• 2-Digit Number & Name: 62 Pine Island Sound
• Map Number(s): 62
• County(s): Lee
• Boundaries: All waters of Pine Island Sound, Matlacha Pass, and San Carlos Bay. The area includes Tarpon Bay and the Caloosahatchee River west of a line from Piney Point to Jona Point.
• Types of Shellfish Present: Clam, Oyster
• Current Survey Date: March 14, 2019

Description of Management for Closures and Acres

6212 Pine Island Sound Conditionally Approved Section 1

Closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 6.23 inches.

Acres: 37,565

6222 Pine Island Sound Conditionally Approved Section 2 (North Matlacha Pass)

Closed when three-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 3.69 inches.

Acres: 7,459

6232 Pine Island Sound Conditionally Approved Section 3 (South Matlacha Pass)

Closed when three-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 3.69 inches.

Acres: 6,566

Pine Island Sound Prohibited

Acres: 31,960