The hunt is on: Scalloping season opens

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Contributor The 2026 recreational bay scallop season in the Fenholloway – Suwannee River Zone opens Monday, June 15 and will remain open through Labor Day (Sept. 7). This includes all state waters in Dixie County, a portion of Taylor County including the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee and a portion of Levy County. The daily bag limit from Monday, June 15 through Tuesday, June 30, in this area is one gallon of whole bay scallops in the shell or one cup shucked bay scallop meat per person, with a maximum of five gallons whole bay scallops in the shell or two pints (four cups) shucked bay scallop meat per vessel per da