Santa Rosa shellfish waters reopened for harvesting

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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — An area of Santa Rosa shellfish harvesting waters has reopened, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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According to an FDACS news release, #0232 East Bay in the Santa Rosa Shellfish Harvest Area is now open, effective sunrise on Aug. 8.

The area had been closed because of high counts of fecal coliform, but water tests now show the water meets National Shellfish Sanitation Program standards and is safe for harvesting…

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