Published on: 22954000. The purpose of these rule amendments is to define the Gulf County scallop zone and set long-term scallop season dates for this zone based on community needs and input by modifying the regulations found in 68B-18, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
The effect of these rules will be to modify the long-term scallop season dates for the newly-defined Gulf County (including St. Joseph Bay) scallop zone to open on August 16 and continue through September 24 each year, beginning in 2021.
Published on: 22841577. The purpose of this rule development notice is to address rule amendments for Gulf County (including St. Joseph Bay) bay scallop season dates. The effect of the rule amendment would define a new bay scallop harvest zone within the allowable harvest area and modify long-term bay scallop season dates for the newly defined Gulf County zone.
Published on: 21701051. The purpose of this rule amendment is to create regionally-specific bay scallop seasons based on community needs and input throughout the harvest area by modifying the regulations found in 68B-18, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
The effect of this rule will be to extend the bay scallop open harvest area through Pasco County, set long-term bay scallop season dates throughout the open harvest area, implement reduced bay scallop harvest limits during June for the area open to harvest prior to July 1, and allow for the direct transit of legally-harvested bay scallops across closed areas.
Published on: 21427608. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for bay scallops in the 2019 calendar year as a result of stock assessments or management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 18444567. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for scallops in the 2017 calendar year as a result of stock assessments or management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 14004877. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for bay scallops in the 2014 calendar year as a result of stock assessments or other management or enforcement requirements, or to address amendments resulting from the agency’s comprehensive review of Division 68B.
Published on: 12989384. The purpose of this rule amendment is to standardize the format and rule language in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (Commission) bay scallops rules. The bay scallop Chapter (68B-18) has been reformatted to simplify the rule language, making it easier to understand and improving the enforceability of the regulations. This rulemaking is part of a rule cleanup effort of Division 68B that will standardize chapters by using the same format for each rule that regulates species, making specific provisions easier to find. Additionally, rule language has been clarified and outdated language has been removed.
The effect of this amendment will be improved rule clarity and enforceability and simplified rule language, making the language easier to understand. This rule amendment will not affect the meaning of the rule nor change the intent of the rule.