The bay harvest scallop season is returning to Pasco County this summer.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has granted the county a 10-day bay scallop harvest season that will take place the third Friday in July moving forward. This year’s season will run from July 19 through July 28.
Harvest areas include all state waters south of the Hernando-Pasco county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in northern Pinellas County, as well as all waters of the Anclote River.
Scalloping regulations and safety include the following:
- Scallops may be collected by hand, or with a landing or dip net
- Daily Bag Limit:2 gallons of whole bay scallops in shell or 1 pint of bay scallop meat per person; maximum of 10 gallons of whole bay scallops in shell, or half-gallon bay scallop meat per vessel
- Commercial harvest is prohibited: recreational harvesters need a Florida saltwater fishing license to harvest bay scallops, unless they are exempt from needing a license or have a no-cost shoreline fishing license and are wading from shore to collect scallops.
For information on bay scallop harvest zones, regulations, and fishing license requirements, visit MyFWC.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/bay-scallops/.
