Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68B - Marine Fisheries
Chapter 68B-28 - SPONGES
Section 68B-28.0061 - Harvest of Commercial Sponge by Diving
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68B-28.0061
Current through Reg. 50, No. 249, December 24, 2024
(1) Prohibited Harvest of Commercial Sponge by Diving - Except in the areas described in paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(b), a person may not harvest a commercial sponge from Florida Waters by diving.
(2) Areas Open to the Harvest of Commercial Sponge by Diving -
(a)
A person may harvest a commercial sponge by diving in the Florida Waters north
of a line extended due west from the southernmost point of Egmont Key,
northward and westward to the north-south line represented by
85°21'23.04'', which meets the coast near the Cape San Blas
lighthouse.
(b) A person may
harvest a commercial sponge by diving in the Florida Waters beyond three
nautical miles from the shoreline south of a line extended due west from the
southernmost point of Egmont Key, southward and eastward to a line extended due
west from the coastal boundary between Monroe and Collier Counties (25°, 48
min. N. latitude).
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 9-1-13.
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