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Pasco scallop season reopens Wednesday after temporary closure
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The recreational bay scallop harvest in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pasco County coastline will reopen Wednesday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Last month, Florida wildlife officials paused scalloping in the Pasco Zone after detecting high levels of the saxitoxin neurotoxin and Pyrodinium bahamense algae in the water. The closure affected all state waters south of the Pasco-Hernando county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in northern Pinellas County, including the Anclote River.
Read more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-scallop-season-reopens/67-8b07df93-3a94-45b5-a5dc-a21ea2436191