Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: June 27, 2024) |
68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
68B. Marine Fisheries |
68B-42. Marine Life |
1(1) No person shall harvest any tropical ornamental marine life species or any tropical ornamental marine plant within 19Biscayne 20National Park, 22unless such person possesses a valid collecting permit issued by the superintendent of the park.
37(2) For purposes of this rule, the term “46Biscayne 47National Park49” shall mean all waters lying within the boundaries of the park as described in subsection 6568B-28.004(2), 66F.A.C.
67(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a person may not harvest or possess any tropical ornamental marine life species or any tropical ornamental marine plant within the 97Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area104.
105(a) For the purposes of this subsection, “Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area” means Phil Foster County Park in Palm Beach County and all waters lying within the following geographical boundary:
137Point
138Latitude
139Longitude
1401
14126°46.917'N
14280°2.713'W
1432
14426°46.917'N
14580°2.388'W
1463
14726°47.161'N
14880°2.382'W
1494
15026°47.161'N
15180°2.713'W
152(b) Tropical ornamental marine life species and tropical ornamental marine plants lawfully harvested outside the Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area may be transported directly through the Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area aboard a motorized vessel, provided that the vessel is in continuous and direct transit through the described area205.
206(c) Tropical ornamental marine life species and tropical ornamental marine plants lawfully harvested outside of the 222Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area 229may be landed within the described area only by motorized vessel at the public boat ramp or public docks located at Phil Foster County Park or at a private residence within the described area. Any tropical ornamental marine life species or tropical ornamental marine plant possessed within Phil Foster County Park pursuant to this paragraph must be maintained alive in a 290continuously circulating live well or aeration or oxygenation system of adequate size and capacity to maintain such harvested marine organisms in a healthy condition.
314(4) No person shall harvest or possess any octocorals in the following areas:
327(a) Federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of 28°35.100'North Latitude (due east of the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building, Cape Canaveral, FL).
353(b) Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern.
363(c) Pourtales Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern.
373(5) For the purposes of this rule, the term “Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern” shall mean 393the portion of the Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern that occurs south of 41028°35.110411' 412North Latitude, 414which includes 416all waters lying within the following geographical boundary 424beginning at point 1, following each point until point 53 is reached, then following the eastern boundary of the EEZ back to the point of beginning:
450Point451Latitude452Longitude
453145428°17'16"N 45679°0'0"W
458245928°35'06"N 46179°0'0"W
463346428°35'06"N 46679°49'18"W
468446928°30'37"N47179°48'35"W
473547428°14'00"N47679°46'20"W
478647928°11'41"N48179°46'12"W
483748428°08'02"N48679°45'45"W
488848928°01'20"N49179°45'20"W
493949427°58'13"N49679°44'51"W
4981049927°56'23"N50179°44'53"W
5031150427°49'40"N50679°44'25"W
5081250927°46'27"N51179°44'22"W
5131351427°42'00"N51679°44'33"W
5181451927°36'08"N52179°44'58"W
5231552427°30'00"N52679°45'29"W
5281652927°29'04"N53179°45'47"W
5331753427°27'05"N53679°45'54"W
5381853927°25'47"N54179°45'57"W
5431954427°19'46"N54679°45'14"W
5482054927°17'54"N55179°45'12"W
5532155427°12'28"N55679°45'00"W
5582255927°07'45"N56179°46'07"W
5632356427°04'47"N56679°46'29"W
5682456927°00'43"N57179°46'39"W
5732557426°58'43"N57679°46'28"W
5782657926°57'06"N58179°46'32"W
5832758426°49'58"N58679°46'54"W
5882858926°48'58"N59179°46'56"W
5932959426°47'01"N59679°47'09"W
5983059926°46'04"N60179°47'09"W
6033160426°35'09"N60679°48'01"W
6083260926°33'37"N61179°48'21"W
6133361426°27'56"N61679°49'09"W
6183461926°25'55"N62179°49'30"W
6233562426°21'05"N62679°50'03"W
6283662926°20'30"N63179°50'20"W
6333763426°18'56"N63679°50'17"W
6383863926°16'19"N64179°54'06"W
6433964426°13'48"N64679°54'48"W
6484064926°12'19"N65179°55'37"W
6534165426°10'57"N65679°57'05"W
6584265926°09'17"N66179°58'45"W
6634366426°07'11"N66680°00'22"W
6684466926°06'12"N67180°00'33"W
6734567426°03'26"N67680°01'02"W
6784667926°00'35"N68180°01'13"W
6834768425°49'10"N68680°00'38"W
6884868925°48'30"N69180°00'23"W
6934969425°46'42"N69679°59'14"W
6985069925°27'28"N70180°02'26"W
7035170425°24'06"N70680°01'44"W
7085270925°21'04"N71180°01'27"W
7135371425°21'04"N71679°42'04"W
718(6) For the purposes of this rule, the term “Pourtales Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern” shall mean all waters lying within the following geographical boundary coordinates:
747Point748Latitude749Longitude
750Origin75124°20'12"N75380°43'50"W
755175624°33'42"N75880°34'23"W
760276124°37'45"N76380°31'20"W
765376624°47'18"N76880°23'08"W
770477124°51'08"N77380°27'58"W
775577624°42'52"N77880°35'51"W
780678124°29'44"N78380°49'45"W
785778624°15'04"N78881°07'52"W
790879124°10'55"N79380°58'11"W
795Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, 801Fla. 802Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, 809Fla. 810Const. History–New 7-1-92, Formerly 46-42.0036, Amended 10-31-11, 4-13-17, 4-1-19.