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Join us along the Nature Coast of Steinhatchee, FL for 5 days of Scalloping during the last week of Scallop Season 2025. Come along for the adventure as we snorkel to gather scallops and see all the awesome marine life living in this underwater paradise offshore in the Gulf Coast of Old Florida. We'll check out where we stayed - Fiddler's Restaurant & Resort, where we launched the boat - Steinhatchee Boat Ramp, where we ate - Roy's Diner, Fiddler's Restaurant & Stoney's Pizza, & where we visited - Steinhatchee Falls. #scallops #florida #catchcleancook

This video chronicles a 5-day scalloping trip in Steinhatchee, Florida, during the last week of the 2025 scallop season. The hosts share their experiences scalloping, explore the local area, and highlight the marine life they encounter (0:00-1:01:28).

Here's a breakdown of their adventure:

Scalloping Details
They launched their boat from the Steinhatchee Boat Landing, noting a small fee for launching ($5 for residents, $10 for non-residents) (0:57-1:47).
They recommend having a depth finder for navigating the shallow Gulf waters (2:50-3:04).
Essential snorkeling gear includes a snorkel with a valve to prevent water entry and toothpaste to prevent mask fogging (3:18-3:45).
They emphasize the importance of having a dive flag positioned above the highest point of the boat (3:45-4:13).
Their first day yielded about a gallon of scallops (7:02-7:04), with a significant find of 22 scallops in 5-8 feet of water, compared to fewer in shallower areas (9:12-9:28).
They demonstrate how to clean scallops by opening them on the darker side and peeling away the innards (58:13-58:58).
They explain that scallops should be kept alive until ready for cleaning and not left in cold water (51:24-51:44).

Accommodation and Dining
They stayed at Fiddler's Restaurant and Resort in an affordable efficiency room (9:50-10:19).
They dined at Roy's Restaurant, which operates out of food trucks due to hurricane damage (13:35-13:57), and Fiddler's Restaurant (43:30-44:12), as well as Stoney's Pizza (59:43-1:01:04).

Hurricane Helene's Impact
The video highlights the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, showing destroyed structures like the former Roy's Restaurant (13:35-13:57) and a Marathon gas station/Subway (14:54-15:05). They encourage visitors to support the local economy (2:25-2:28).

Marine Life Encounters
They frequently encountered sea urchins (7:26-7:32, 19:47-20:53) and lightning whelks (7:23-7:26, 26:01-27:50), observing hermit crabs inhabiting empty shells (7:49-7:58, 26:28-26:30, 48:02-48:26) & an octopus (48:40-49:38).
Other sightings included a flounder (30:09-30:14), pin fish (30:19-30:23), and Atlantic spadefish (30:27-30:31).
They also found various shells like tulip shells (7:20-7:23), sunray Venus shells (39:18-39:19), and sand dollars (39:12-40:50).