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Beach Vacation Rental Homes with Scalloping in Mind

The Florida bay scallop is a bivalve mollusk that grows and lives in seagrass beds in relatively shallow water, 4 to 10 feet deep. At one time scallops ranged abundantly from Palm Beach to Pensacola. Today, healthy populations can only be found in selected locations along Florida's west coast - principally St. Joseph Bay, and the area between the Suwannee and Weeki Wachee rivers. Scallops live about one year before either dying off naturally or being eaten by crabs, octopuses, or a variety of shellcrushing finfish. They spawn in the fall, and after about a two-week larval period, develop a small shell and settle onto seagrass blades where they continue to grow until late spring to early summer. They then fall from the grassblades and become free swimmers. Unlike oysters and clams, scallops are active swimmers. They click their shells together, forcing expelled water to propel them quite rapidly. Scallops are also prolific spawners - a single scallop can produce more than one million eggs per spawn.

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Rules and Regulations Include:
  • 2 Gallons whole scallops or 1 pint shucked meat per person
  • No more than 10 gallons whole or 1/2 gallon shucked per boat
  • A Florida saltwater fishing license is required for all non-residents and any Florida residents using a mask and snorkel fishing from a boat.
  • Please remember to always use a dive flag for you safety.
  • Don't take more than you want to shuck.
  • Spawning occurs in the fall, so let the small ones go!
Fishing license information may be obtained by calling the Gulf County Tax Collector's Office at (850) 229-6116.










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