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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: June 27, 2024) |
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68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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68B. Marine Fisheries |
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68B-7. Biscayne National Park |
1(1) Coral Reef Protection Areas ‒
7(a) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest any species of the families Palinuridae (spiny lobsters), Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters), or Synaxidae (furry lobsters) fr33om the Coral Reef Protection Areas. Except for persons in continuous transit through a Coral Protection Area aboard a vessel, no person shall possess any species of the families Palinuridae, Scyllaridae, or Synaxidae in or on the waters of the Coral Reef Protection Areas.
77(b) A person may not deploy a trap within the waters of the Coral Reef Protection Areas or harvest any marine organism from a trap within the waters of the Coral Reef Protection Areas.
111(c) For purposes of this subsection, the Coral Reef Protection Areas shall consist of 125all waters lying within the following geographical boundaries133:
1341. Fowey Rocks Lighthouse CRPA
139Point
140Latitude
141Longitude
1421
14325° 35.616' N
14680° 5.822' W
1492
15025° 35.567' N
15380° 5.592' W
1563
15725° 34.423' N
16080° 5.862' W
1634
16425° 34.468' N
16780° 6.093' W
1702. Alina’s Reef CRPA
174Point
175Latitude
176Longitude
1771
17825° 23.601' N
18180° 10.125' W
1842
18525° 23.284' N
18880° 9.563' W
1913
19225° 22.877' N
19580° 9.841' W
1984
19925° 23.194' N
20280° 10.402' W
2053. Marker 3 Reef CRPA
210Point
211Latitude
212Longitude
2131
21425° 22.534' N
21780° 9.679' W
2202
22125° 22.445' N
22480° 9.443' W
2273
22825° 21.965' N
23180° 9.663' W
2344
23525° 22.055' N
23880° 9.900' W
2414. Lob120 Reef CRPA
245Point
246Latitude
247Longitude
2481
24925° 21.687' N
25280° 11.311' W
2552
25625° 21.671' N
25980° 11.023' W
2623
26325° 21.257' N
26680° 11.048' W
2694
27025° 21.270' N
27380° 11.338' W
2765. Ball Bouy CRPA
280Point
281Latitude
282Longitude
2831
28425° 19.379' N
28780° 11.110' W
2902
29125° 19.044' N
29480° 10.775' W
2973
29825° 18.732' N
30180° 11.155' W
3044
30525° 19.067' N
30880° 11.489' W
311(2) Convoy Point Trap-Free Zone – A person may not deploy a trap or harvest any marine organism from a trap 332within waters described by the following geographical boundaries340: Beginning at a point at the southern end of the mouth of Mowry Canal (point 1:25° 28.195' N; 80° 36020.41361' W), then proceeding approximately 1,500 yards east to 25° 28.185' N; 80° 19.592' W (point 2), then approximately 760 yards south to 25° 27.811' N; 80° 19.598' W (point 3), then approximately 770 yards west to the shoreline at 25° 27.809' N; 80° 40620.02407' W (point 4), then running along the shoreline back to point 1.
420(3) No-Trawl Zones – No person may operate a trawl in 431waters lying within the following geographical boundaries438:
439(a) 440All waters inshore of a line running from a point at the northern border of BNP at 25° 36.139' N; 80° 15.725' W, to a point near the terminus of Turkey Point at 25° 26.354' N; 80° 19.006' W.
479(b) 480All waters of Biscayne National Park offshore of a line beginning at Biscayne National Park Boundary Light A (49925° 40.309' N; 80° 10.736' W505) and running through Biscayne Flats Daybeacon 3 (25° 39.765' N; 80° 11.018' W), Biscayne Channel Light 21 (25° 39.338' N; 80° 11.176' W), Safety Valve Bank Light 1 (25° 38.606' N; 80° 11.497' W), Safety Valve Bank Light 1A (25° 37.018' N; 80° 11.525' W), Safety Valve Bank Light 1B (25° 34.219' N; 80° 11.521' W), and Middle Featherbeds East Obstruction Daybeacon (25° 32.392' N; 80° 11.470' W), then running southeast to the northern edge of Boca Chita Key (25° 31.537' N; 80° 10.483' W), then running in a generally southern direction along the eastern boundaries of Sands Key, Elliott Key, and Old Rhodes Key to a point at the southeastern tip of Old Rhodes Key (25° 21.000' N; 80° 14.359' W), then running south to Broad Creek Daybeacon 3 at 25° 20.119' N; 80° 14.635' W.
643(4) Legare Anchorage Trap-Free Zone – A person may not deploy a trap or harvest any marine organism from a trap within the waters described by the following geographical boundaries:
673Point
674Latitude
675Longitude
6761
67725° 30.000' N
68080° 7.000' W
6832
68425° 30.000' N
68780° 8.000' W
6903
69125° 29.000' N
69480° 7.000' W
6974
69825° 29.000' N
70180° 8.000' W
704Rulemaking Authority Art. IV. Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV. Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 7-1-20, Amended 4-1-23.