Purpose


These amendments propose to reclassify the West Bay, Alligator Harbor, Myakka River and South Volusia shellfish harvesting areas. Sanitary surveys have been conducted that evaluated current information on pollution sources and bacteriological water quality, and recommends reclassification of the West Bay, Alligator Harbor, Myakka River and South Volusia shellfish harvesting areas. This amendment further proposes to make a minor change to the boundary of three shellfish areas. The effect would be to increase the acres available to shell fishing and to decrease the number of days the areas would be closed statewide.