FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
68C-22.016Pinellas County Zones
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 40 No. 246, December 22, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
68C-22.016Pinellas County Zones.
(1) No change.
(2) The following year-round and seasonal zones are established, which include all associated and navigable tributaries, lakes, creeks, coves, bends, backwaters, canals, channels, boat basins, and other waterways unless otherwise designated or excluded. Coordinates used in the descriptions of zone boundaries are referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) using the HARN Florida GDL Albers projection.
(a) SLOW SPEED (year-round)
1. through 3. No change.
4. Johns Pass Area: All waters of Johns Pass and Boca Ciega Bay (excluding the residential canals and side waterways of Madeira Beach and Treasure Island) east of the centerline of the Gulf Boulevard (SR 699) Bridge, and west of the following line: Begin at a point (approximate latitude 27° 47' 43.5” North, approximate longitude 82° 46' 49.5” West) on the eastern shoreline of the island that contains Johns Pass Avenue, then bear 96° for a distance of approximately 2310 feet to a point (latitude 27° 47' 41.0” North, longitude 82° 46' 23.9” West) in the water near to the northeast of Little Bird Key, then bear 135° for a distance of approximately 3095 feet to another point (approximate latitude 27° 47' 19.1” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 59.8” West) in the water, then bear 202° to the line’s terminus on the northeastern shoreline of the peninsula that contains 126th Avenue;
5. through 8. No change.
(b) No change.
(c) SLOW SPEED (April 1 – October 31)
1. Indian Rocks Beach Area: All waters south of a line that bears 114° from a point (approximate latitude 27° 54' 29.1” North, approximate longitude 82° 50' 6.3” West) on the shoreline of the peninsula that contains Harbor Drive North to the western shoreline of the island that contains Buttonwood Lane, and north of the centerline of the Indian Rocks Beach / Walsingham Road (SR 688) Bridge, including the waters of McKay Creek west of the centerline of Indian Rocks Road, but excluding the marked channel of the Intracoastal Waterway and the following areas:
a. The basin between 20th Avenue and Harbor Drive, west of a line that bears 6° from a point (approximate latitude 27° 54' 17.4” North, approximate longitude 82° 50' 31.9” West) on the shoreline of the peninsula that contains 20th Avenue Parkway; and
b. The basins between 12th Avenue and 20th Avenue, west of a line that bears 46° from a point (approximate latitude 27° 53' 51.2” North, approximate longitude 82° 50' 26.1” West) on the shoreline of the peninsula that contains 12th Avenue to the shoreline of the peninsula that contains 20th Avenue;
2. Redington Shores Area: All waters east of a line that bears 189° from a point (approximate latitude 27° 50' 4.1” North, approximate longitude 82° 49' 49.8” West) on the southern shoreline of Conch Key (about 250 feet east of red Intracoastal Waterway channel marker 4), west of the peninsula that contains Oakhurst Drive, and north of the following line: Begin at the southern terminus of the aforementioned line from Conch Key, then run approximately 1500 feet east along the northern shoreline of the peninsula that contains 182nd Avenue East to the easternmost point (approximate latitude 27° 49' 56.0” North, approximate longitude 82° 49' 35.7” West) of the peninsula, then bear 28° for a distance of approximately 540 600 feet to a point (approximate latitude 27° 50' 0.6 1.1” North, approximate longitude 82° 49' 32.9 6” West) in the water on the northern boundary of the marked channel of the Intracoastal Waterway (about 220 230 feet east of red Intracoastal Waterway channel marker 2), then run in a southeasterly direction along the northern boundary of the marked channel of the Intracoastal Waterway bear 118° for a distance of approximately 2040 2050 feet to red Intracoastal Waterway channel marker 24 (approximate latitude 27° 49' 51.4” North, approximate longitude 82° 49' 12.5” West), then bear 102° to a point (approximate latitude 27° 49' 47.3” North, approximate longitude 82° 48' 52.5” West) on the northwestern shoreline of the large unnamed island south of Boca Ciega Millennium Park, then run along the northern and eastern shorelines of said island to a point (approximate latitude 27° 49' 40.2” North, approximate longitude 82° 48' 46.0” West) on its southeastern shoreline, then bear 113° to a point (approximate latitude 27° 49' 34.5” North, approximate longitude 82° 48' 31.2” West) on the northwestern shoreline of the unnamed island to the southeast, then run along the northern and eastern shorelines of said island to a point (approximate latitude 27° 49' 28.8” North, approximate longitude 82° 48' 24.1” West) on its southeastern shoreline, then bear 129° to the line’s terminus at a point on the western shoreline of the peninsula that contains Oakhurst Drive;
3. No change.
4. Long Bayou, Dog Leg Key Area: All waters east of the following line: Begin at a point (latitude 27° 48' 6.1” North, longitude 82° 45' 52.7” West) in the water west of Dog Leg Key and east of Bay Pines channel marker 16, then bear 176° for a distance of approximately 325 feet to another point (approximate latitude 27° 48' 2.9” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 52.5” West) in the water, then bear 143° for a distance of approximately 3130 feet to Jungle Beach channel marker 7 (approximate latitude 27° 47' 37.9” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 31.8” West), then bear 154° for a distance of approximately 1580 feet to another point (approximate latitude 27° 47' 23.8” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 24.3” West) in the water, then bear 141° to the line’s terminus at a point (approximate latitude 27° 47' 18.6” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 19.7” West) in the water approximately 315 feet west of the eastern shoreline of Boca Ciega Bay just to the north of the Jungle Prada boat ramp, south of the following line: Begin at a point (approximate latitude 27° 48' 9.2” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 27.4” West) on the eastern shoreline of Long Bayou (near 33rd Avenue North), then bear 260° to a the easternmost point on the eastern shoreline of Dog Leg Key, then run along the southern shoreline of Dog Leg Key to a its westernmost point on the western shoreline, then bear approximately 257° for a distance of approximately 370 to the line’s terminus at the aforementioned point in the water east of Bay Pines channel marker 16, and north of a line that bears 275° from a point (approximate latitude 27° 47' 18.3” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 16.2” West) on the eastern shoreline of Boca Ciega Bay just to the north of the Jungle Prada boat ramp;
5. No change.
6. 79th Street South, South Pasadena Area: All waters south of a line that bears 231° from a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 44.4” North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 30.1” West) on the eastern shoreline of Boca Ciega Bay (near the southwesterly extension of Villa Grande Avenue South) to the eastern shoreline of the peninsula that contains 9th Avenue South (including those waters in the basin between 9th Avenue South and 10th Avenue South and in the basin between 10th Avenue South and 79th Street South), and north of the following line: Begin at a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 18.1” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 2.6” West) on the southern shoreline of the peninsula that contains the southernmost section of 79th Street South, then bear 134° to the northernmost point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 16.4” North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 0.7” West) of Deadman Key, then run along the eastern shoreline of Deadman Key to a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 9.9” North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 56.8” West) on the shoreline, then bear 90° to the westernmost point of the island that contains Sun Island Drive South, then run along the northwestern and northern shorelines bear 92° to a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 15.6” North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 42.9” West) on the northwestern shoreline of the peninsula that contains the northern extension of Sun Island Drive South, then run along the northern shoreline of said peninsula to a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 15.6” North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 40.1” West) on its northeastern shoreline, then bear 93° to a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 15.3” North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 36.1” West) on the northwestern shoreline of the peninsula that contains Bay Island Drive South, then run along the northern shoreline of said peninsula to a point (approximate latitude 27° 45' 15.2” North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 33.5” West) on its northeastern shoreline, then bear 90° to the line’s terminus on the eastern shoreline of Boca Ciega Bay (about 250 feet north of Huffman Way);
7. through 10. No change.
(d) No change.
(3) Commercial Fishing Permits: The following provisions pertain to the issuance of permits to allow individuals engaged in commercial fishing activities to operate their vessels in specified areas at speeds greater than the speed limits established under subsection (2) above. Procedures related to the application for and the review and issuance of these permits are as set forth in Rule 68C-22.003, F.A.C.
(a) Permits shall be limited as follows:
1. Permits shall only be available for the zones or portions of zones described under subparagraphs (2)(a)2., (2)(a)4., (2)(a)5., (2)(a)7, (2)(c)1. through (2)(c)5, and (2)(c)7. through (2)(c)10., above;
2. Permits shall not apply on weekends or on the holidays identified in Section 110.117, F.S.; and,
3. Permits shall only apply to commercial fishing activities for the setting of nets to encircle fish, and shall only allow speeds up to 20 mph.
(b) Permit applications may be obtained from the Commission’s Law Enforcement office at 5110 Gandy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, or by contacting the Commission’s Imperiled Species Management Section at 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600 (e-mail: ManateeZonePermit@MyFWC.com; 850-922-4330).
(4)(3) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 379.2431(2) FS. Law Implemented 379.2431(2) FS. History–New 1-5-05, Amended ________.
