PASCO COUNTY, Fla — Get your masks, snorkels and fins ready as the 2025 recreational scalloping season is underway. The season started Thursday and will run until Aug. 18, giving scallopers a chance ...

Snorkelers searching for scallops congregate over seagrass beds as lookouts keep watch onboard their boats. Courtesy Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS Florida bay scallop season has started, and seafood lovers ...

Florida's bay scallop season has opened with varying dates depending on the county. Safety precautions, including float plans and diver-down flags, are crucial for scallop harvesting. Sustainable ...

Florida bay scallop season has started, and seafood lovers from across the state are already venturing off the coasts of Taylor and Dixie counties, where recreational harvesting is permitted now ...

Florida’s recreational scalloping season began June 15 with shores off Dixie County and part of Taylor County opening for harvest and those along other Gulf Coast counties soon to follow. The season ...

In 2023, more than 40,000 people visited Pasco County during the scallop harvest. Tim Gayson shows off scallop he caught shortly after diving into his first time scalloping in Florida's Gulf Coast in ...