Section 68B-42.0036 - Closed Areas(1) No person shall harvest any tropical ornamental marine life species or any tropical ornamental marine plant within Biscayne National Park, unless such person possesses a valid collecting permit issued by the superintendent of the park.(2) For purposes of this rule, the term "Biscayne National Park" shall mean all waters lying within the boundaries of the park as described in subsection 68B-28.004(2), F.A.C.(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 Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area. (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: Point | Latitude | Longitude |
1 | 26°46.917'N | 80°2.713'W |
2 | 26°46.917'N | 80°2.388'W |
3 | 26°47.161'N | 80°2.382'W |
4 | 26°47.161'N | 80°2.713'W |
(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 area.(c) Tropical ornamental marine life species and tropical ornamental marine plants lawfully harvested outside of the Blue Heron Bridge Special Marine Life Area may 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 continuously circulating live well or aeration or oxygenation system of adequate size and capacity to maintain such harvested marine organisms in a healthy condition.(4) No person shall harvest or possess any octocorals in the following areas:(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).(b) Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern.(c) Pourtales Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern.(5) For the purposes of this rule, the term "Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern" shall mean the portion of the Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat Area of Particular Concern that occurs south of 28°35.110' North Latitude, which includes all waters lying within the following geographical boundary beginning 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: Point | Latitude | Longitude |
1 | 28°17'16"N | 79°0'0"W |
2 | 28°35'06"N | 79°0'0"W |
3 | 28°35'06"N | 79°49'18"W |
4 | 28°30'37"N | 79°48'35"W |
5 | 28°14'00"N | 79°46'20"W |
6 | 28°11'41"N | 79°46'12"W |
7 | 28°08'02"N | 79°45'45"W |
8 | 28°01'20"N | 79°45'20"W |
9 | 27°58'13"N | 79°44'51"W |
10 | 27°56'23"N | 79°44'53"W |
11 | 27°49'40"N | 79°44'25"W |
12 | 27°46'27"N | 79°44'22"W |
13 | 27°42'00"N | 79°44'33"W |
14 | 27°36'08"N | 79°44'58"W |
15 | 27°30'00"N | 79°45'29"W |
16 | 27°29'04"N | 79°45'47"W |
17 | 27°27'05"N | 79°45'54"W |
18 | 27°25'47"N | 79°45'57"W |
19 | 27°19'46"N | 79°45'14"W |
20 | 27°17'54"N | 79°45'12"W |
21 | 27°12'28"N | 79°45'00"W |
22 | 27°07'45"N | 79°46'07"W |
23 | 27°04'47"N | 79°46'29"W |
24 | 27°00'43"N | 79°46'39"W |
25 | 26°58'43"N | 79°46'28"W |
26 | 26°57'06"N | 79°46'32"W |
27 | 26°49'58"N | 79°46'54"W |
28 | 26°48'58"N | 79°46'56"W |
29 | 26°47'01"N | 79°47'09"W |
30 | 26°46'04"N | 79°47'09"W |
31 | 26°35'09"N | 79°48'01"W |
32 | 26°33'37"N | 79°48'21"W |
33 | 26°27'56"N | 79°49'09"W |
34 | 26°25'55"N | 79°49'30"W |
35 | 26°21'05"N | 79°50'03"W |
36 | 26°20'30"N | 79°50'20"W |
37 | 26°18'56"N | 79°50'17"W |
38 | 26°16'19"N | 79°54'06"W |
39 | 26°13'48"N | 79°54'48"W |
40 | 26°12'19"N | 79°55'37"W |
41 | 26°10'57"N | 79°57'05"W |
42 | 26°09'17"N | 79°58'45"W |
43 | 26°07'11"N | 80°00'22"W |
44 | 26°06'12"N | 80°00'33"W |
45 | 26°03'26"N | 80°01'02"W |
46 | 26°00'35"N | 80°01'13"W |
47 | 25°49'10"N | 80°00'38"W |
48 | 25°48'30"N | 80°00'23"W |
49 | 25°46'42"N | 79°59'14"W |
50 | 25°27'28"N | 80°02'26"W |
51 | 25°24'06"N | 80°01'44"W |
52 | 25°21'04"N | 80°01'27"W |
53 | 25°21'04"N | 79°42'04"W |
(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: Point | Latitude | Longitude |
Origin | 24°20'12"N | 80°43'50"W |
1 | 24°33'42"N | 80°34'23"W |
2 | 24°37'45"N | 80°31'20"W |
3 | 24°47'18"N | 80°23'08"W |
4 | 24°51'08"N | 80°27'58"W |
5 | 24°42'52"N | 80°35'51"W |
6 | 24°29'44"N | 80°49'45"W |
7 | 24°15'04"N | 81°07'52"W |
8 | 24°10'55"N | 80°58'11"W |
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-42.0036
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 7-1-92, Formerly 46-42.0036, Amended 10-31-11, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 060, March 28, 2017 effective 4/13/2017, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 054, March 19, 2019 effective 4/1/2019.New 7-1-92, Formerly 46-42.0036, Amended 10-31-11, 4-13-17, 4-1-19.