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Post by carlf on Aug 19, 2019 9:00:58 GMT -5
Not Pier Related (NPR):
Anyone ever do any clamming down in the South Tampa Shellfish Area, down around Terra Ceia?
Its listed as open right now, wondering if there are actually any clams down there to gather?
Thanks!
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Post by sigeptrooper02 on Aug 19, 2019 9:23:21 GMT -5
was fishing Johns pass maybe three weeks ago. There was a guy out there with his teenage daughter and they had snorkel gear on. I watched them go out to the first sand bar. After about an hour they came back with two sacks full. From a distance I could not see if they had clams or scallops, but they definitely came back with a nice haul in a short amount of time! as I don't do it myself, I have no idea if their catch was legal or not, but I thought I heard something about scallop season being open.
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Post by alaskaguy on Aug 19, 2019 11:50:11 GMT -5
Not Pier Related (NPR): Anyone ever do any clamming down in the South Tampa Shellfish Area, down around Terra Ceia? Its listed as open right now, wondering if there are actually any clams down there to gather? Thanks! I for one would not eat any shell fish out of the bay, or close in gulf, even if big brother says its safe. just me IMO |
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Post by parkpass on Aug 19, 2019 14:21:26 GMT -5
There are tons of clams down around the skyway area but I wouldn't call it south Tampa and consumption of bivalves taken from there is a huge health risk
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Post by willdawson84 on Aug 19, 2019 15:13:16 GMT -5
The ft desoto area used to be awsome for clams but that was more than 15 years ago i kinda agree now about not eating them because of water an bacterial issues 😞 i just remember the great family time we spent together gathering them
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Post by parkpass on Aug 19, 2019 19:14:28 GMT -5
I bet tears eats them....I see his asian friends collecting them in Jan.
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Post by carlf on Aug 19, 2019 19:37:04 GMT -5
As long as you cook them, bacteria is not a big concern. Red tide is another story, takes months to clear the toxins and cooking may not make some of them inert.
I know the Fort Desoto area is closed. I think Johns Pass is as well. Might wait until water is cooler and tides are lower in winter.
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Post by shadowxmas on Aug 19, 2019 21:50:39 GMT -5
I usually buy canned minced clams by Bumblebee or Snows. I will occasionally buy littleneck clams live from my local grocery store so I know they are safe and I steam them and add them to my angel hair and clam sauce.
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Post by Mackerelman on Aug 20, 2019 15:18:42 GMT -5
As everyone else is saying, I would not eat Any Shellfish out of Tampa Bay or even close to Tampa Bay in the Gulf due to the Past Red Tide Season & the Crap floating in our Local Waters at this time. It is just totally Unsafe at this time to eat them unless You Buy them like Shadowxmas is saying.
No wonder the Macks, Gags & Pinfish has left the Area.
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Post by parkpass on Aug 20, 2019 17:50:58 GMT -5
Just read an article on tbo..com, said St. Pete has pumped over 21mil gallons of improperly treated sewage into the aquifer since 2018, Tampa had a 30,000 gal spill this past weekend. There's no end in sight folks
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Post by Mackerelman on Aug 20, 2019 18:07:12 GMT -5
Everyone should be watching for more Crap Floating in the Water !
It's not going to be safe for anyone to eat Fish caught in the Bay.
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Post by carlf on Aug 20, 2019 19:26:52 GMT -5
Just read an article on tbo..com, said St. Pete has pumped over 21mil gallons of improperly treated sewage into the aquifer since 2018, Tampa had a 30,000 gal spill this past weekend. There's no end in sight folks Problem is we are the problem, every time we flush. Problems are real, solutions usually take money. We need more treatment plants with tertiary treatment. They aren’t cheap. But water quality is still better now than it was in the 60s and 70s. Hard to imagine with red tides, spills, etc., but it is. |
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Post by alaskaguy on Aug 20, 2019 22:11:30 GMT -5
But water quality is still better now than it was in the 60s and 70s. Hard to imagine with red tides, spills, etc., but it it. This is true, the bay was almost dead in 1975 when we moved to Alaska, The bay is heading down the wrong path. Global /change in weather is of bigger concern than most people think. Here in Alaska we are some of the first to see the change, We have had the hottest summer on record. some of the salmon rivers are 70 deg. Artic fish can not live in 70 deg water. |
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