the Treasure Coast Boat Racing Association has withdrawn its request for a temporary variance from a portion of the Martin County manatee protection rule (Rule 68C-22.024, Florida Administrative Code). The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Manatees

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
68C-22.024: Martin County Zones

Notice is hereby given THAT the Treasure Coast Boat Racing Association has withdrawn its request for a temporary variance from a portion of the Martin County manatee protection rule (Rule 68C-22.024, Florida Administrative Code). The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received the original request on March 16, 2010, and a notice of petition was published on April 2, 2010, in the Florida Administrative Weekly (Vol. 36, No. 13). The request had sought authorization to allow the applicant to hold a powerboat racing event between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., April 24-25, 2010, within a Slow Speed boat speed zone west of the Intracoastal Waterway channel and immediately north of the Jensen Beach Causeway. Activities would have involved hydroplane and Jersey skiffs style vessels operating at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Additional information can be obtained by contacting: Mr. Scott Calleson, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Imperiled Species Management Section (6A), 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600, [phone].