Pausing Pasco Scalloping

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, file photo, scallop meat is shucked at sea off Harpswell, Maine. Scallop prices could plunge in 2018 because fishermen are on track to harvest a high number and imports are up. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

By Ann Kelly

August 07, 2025 at 6:18 am EDT

If you have plans to go scalloping in the Pasco Zone, hang on. There’s a contamination issue the season has been paused.

This area includes all state waters south of the Hernando-Pasco county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in due to contamination. For more check the FWC site.

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