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Table 1
Clean Cull Oyster Harvest Area, Harvest Dates, Harvest Gear, and Daily Bushel Limits
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Harvest Area
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Harvest Dates
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Harvest Gear
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Daily Individual Bushel Limit
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Daily Vessel Bushel Limit
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Great Wicomico River Rotation Area 1
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December 1, 2023, through January 31, 2024, and February 15, 2024, through February 29, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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James River Area 1 and 2
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October 15, 2023, through February 29, 2024, and March 16, 2024 through March 31, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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James River
Area 3
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November 1, 2023, through March 15, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Middle Ground
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November 1, 2023, through November 15, 2023
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Rappahannock River Rotation Area 1
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March 1, 2024, through March 15, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Rappahannock River Area 8
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January 1, 2024, through January 31 February 14, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Rappahannock River Area 7
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December 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Rappahannock River Rotation Area 4 2
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October 15, 2023, through October 31, 2023 February 15, 2024, through February 29, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Rappahannock River Rotation Area 6
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November 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023, and February 1, 2024, through February 29, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Upper Chesapeake Bay - Blackberry Hangs Area
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February 1, 2024, through February 29, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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York River Rotation Area 1
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November 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023, and February 15, 2024, through February 29, 2024
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Hand Scrape
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8
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16
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Coan River Area
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October 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Corrotoman Hand Tong Area
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October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Indian Creek
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March 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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James River Area 1 and 2
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March 1, 2024, through March 15, 2024, and April 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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James River
Area 3
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March 16, 2024, through April 30, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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James River Seed Area, including the James River Seed Area, including the Deep Water Shoal State Replenishment Seed Area
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October 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Little Wicomico River
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October 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Milford Haven
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November 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Nomini Creek Area
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October 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Pocomoke Sound Area Public Ground 9 and 10
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November 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Rappahannock River Area 9
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October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Yeocomico River Area
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October 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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York River Hand Tong Area
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November 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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York River Rotation Area 1
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October 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, and December 1, 2023, through February 15, 2024, and March 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024
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Hand Tong
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14
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28
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Beasley Bay Area
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March 1, 2024, through March 15, 2024
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Oyster Dredge
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8
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16
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California Rock Area
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November 15, 2023, through November 30, 2023
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Oyster Dredge
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8
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16
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Pocomoke Sound Rotation Area 1
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December 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024
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Oyster Dredge
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8
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16
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Tangier Sound Rotation Area 1
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December 1, 2023, through February 29 March 15, 2024
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Oyster Dredge
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8
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16
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Larsons Bay Area
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December 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024
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Patent Tong
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8
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16
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Deep Rock Area
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November 1, 2023, through February 29 March 31, 2024
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Patent Tong
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8
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16
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Rappahannock River Rotation Area 1
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October 15, 2023, through January 31 February 29, 2024
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Patent Tong
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8
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16
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Seaside Eastern Shore
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November 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024
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By Hand or Hand Tong
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14
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28
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