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Later this month, Florida Fish and Wildlife commissioners are set to increase the bay scallop season in Pasco County from 10 to 40 days.

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Scalloping in Pasco County, Florida, scheduled to run through the rest of the season ending Aug. 18, has been paused due to toxins found in the water.

The scallop season in Pasco County is extended to 37 days this year instead of 10 on a trial basis, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

But careful, they pinch. After Pasco's first scalloping season in 24 years, county officials, fish and wildlife experts and Tampa Bay residents are hopeful that it will become an annual event.

Last year, it was extended to 37 days, and then this month, the FWC reviewed the season and produced a report that says the scallop population in Pasco would be able to support an even longer season.

The Pasco Zone will reopen to bay scallop harvest this week following a temporary closure.

The scallop season in Pasco County has been extended this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Thursday.