Oyster, Eastern

Oysters size measured as greatest dimension.

Bag Limit = 2 60-pound bags per harvester or per vessel whichever is less.

Dixie, Wakulla, and Levy counties closed June, July, August. All other areas closed July, August, September.

Harvest from approved shellfish harvest areas only - you MUST go to Florida Shellfish Harvesting Areas to verify allowable harvest areas.

Aplachicola Bay: Harvest of all wild oysters from Apalachicola Bay is temporarily suspended and on-the-water possession of wild oyster harvesting equipment (tongs) is prohibited. This does not apply to oyster aquaculture operations. [Apalachicola Bay includes St. George Sound, East Bay, Apalachicola Bay, and St. Vincent Sound and their canals, channels, rivers and creeks; and Indian Lagoon and its canals, channels, rivers and creeks.]