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15 CFR Part 922





Regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Management 
Review: Blueprint for Restoration; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 922

[Docket No. 241204-0311]
RIN 0648-BJ14


Regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
Management Review: Blueprint for Restoration

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: As part of its Restoration Blueprint initiative, the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is issuing final 
regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS or 
sanctuary) that will expand the boundary of the sanctuary, update 
sanctuary-wide regulations, update the individual marine zones and 
their associated regulations, and revise the sanctuary's terms of 
designation. NOAA is also finalizing a revised management plan and 
final environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of this action. The 
final rule describes how NOAA will work to improve the condition of 
resources in FKNMS through a series of regulatory measures designed to 
reduce threats and, where appropriate, restore coral reefs, seagrasses, 
and other important habitats. The intended effect of this final rule is 
to manage and protect the living and heritage resources of FKNMS for 
the benefit of the public.

DATES: Effective Date: Pursuant to section 304(b) of the National 
Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1434(b)), the designation and 
regulations shall take effect and become final after the close of a 
review period of forty-five days of continuous session of Congress, 
beginning on the date on which this Federal rulemaking is published, 
which is January 17, 2025; however, if the Governor of the State of 
Florida certifies to the Secretary of Commerce during that same review 
period that any such regulation is unacceptable, the regulation(s) will 
not take effect in State waters of the sanctuary. The public can track 
days of the congressional session at the following website: https://www.congress.gov/days-in-session. NOAA will publish an announcement of 
the effective date of the final regulations in the Federal Register.
    Incorporation by reference: The incorporation by reference of 
certain material listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the 
Federal Register as of after the close of a review period of forty-five 
days of continuous session of Congress, beginning on the date on which 
this Federal rulemaking is published, which is January 17, 2025. NOAA 
will publish an announcement of the IBR approval date in the Federal 
Register.
    Delay of effective date: NOAA is delaying the effective date of 
Sec. Sec.  922.163(a)(5)(x) and 922.164(e)(3), (f)(2), (g)(1), and 
(h)(1) until January 19, 2027.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final EIS and management plan described in 
this rule, the Record of Decision (ROD), and additional background 
materials are available at https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/blueprint/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Dieveney, Policy Analyst, FKNMS, 
33 East Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040, 305-797-6818 phone, or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

1. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

    Designated in 1990, FKNMS was the ninth national marine sanctuary 
in the National Marine Sanctuary System. As one of the largest marine 
protected areas in the United States, FKNMS encompasses approximately 
3,800 square miles of coastal and ocean waters from the estuarine 
waters of South Florida along the Florida Keys archipelago to the Dry 
Tortugas, encompassing more than 1,700 islands. FKNMS provides habitats 
for more than 6,000 species of fishes, invertebrates, and plants, in 
addition to uniquely expansive and diverse seagrass and coral reef 
communities. Within the boundaries of the sanctuary lie spectacular, 
unique, and nationally significant marine resources including North 
America's only coral barrier reef, extensive seagrass beds, mangrove-
fringed islands, and more than 6,000 species of marine life. The 
sanctuary also protects pieces of our Nation's history such as 
shipwrecks and other archeological resources. This final rule follows 
NOAA's publication of a 2022 proposed rule and a 2019 draft EIS, which 
included a range of alternatives.
    The health of the marine environment around the Florida Keys and 
the health of the Florida Keys community in Monroe County, Florida, are 
inextricably linked. A declining marine environment puts the economy 
and jobs at risk. Relying on the existence and maintenance of a healthy 
marine environment, the Florida Keys support more than 82,874 residents 
and approximately 5.13 million visitors annually (Rockport Analytics, 
2019). Tourism value to the Florida Keys economy was estimated at $2.4 
billion (in 2018, the most recent year data were available), supporting 
43% of jobs and employment in Monroe County and sales tax paid by 
visitors to Monroe County made up roughly 59% of state and local tax 
receipts attributed to tourism (Rockport Analytics, 2019).

2. Need for the Rulemaking

    NOAA's management of FKNMS is directed by the purposes and policies 
of the NMSA and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and 
Protection Act (FKNMSPA, Public Law 101-605). The NMSA requires the 
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to evaluate the substantive progress 
toward implementing the management plan and goals for the sanctuary, 
especially the effectiveness of site-specific management techniques and 
strategies, and . . . revise the management plan and regulations as 
necessary to fulfill the purposes and policies of this chapter. (16 
U.S.C. 1434(e)). Those purposes and policies include:
     Provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated 
conservation and management of these marine areas, and activities 
affecting them, in a manner which complements existing regulatory 
authorities (16 U.S.C. 1431(b)(2));
     Maintain the natural biological communities in the 
national marine sanctuaries, and to protect, and, where appropriate, 
restore and enhance natural habitats, populations, and ecological 
processes (id. 1431(b)(3));
     Facilitate to the extent compatible with the primary 
objective of resource protection, all public and private uses of the 
resources of these marine areas not prohibited pursuant to other 
authorities (id. (b)(6));
     Develop and implement coordinated plans for the protection 
and management of these areas with appropriate Federal agencies, State 
and local governments . . . and other public and private interests 
concerned with the continuing health and resilience of these marine 
areas (id. 1431(b)(7)); and
     Create models of, and incentives for, ways to conserve and 
manage these areas, including the application of innovative management 
techniques (id. 1431(b)(8)).

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    The FKNMSPA directs NOAA to protect and preserve living and other 
resources of the Florida Keys marine environment, provide education on 
and interpretation of sanctuary resources to the public, and manage 
human uses of the sanctuary consistent with the FKNMSPA (Sec. 3, Pub. 
L. 101-605, 104 Stat. 3090).
    In order to ensure long-term resource viability and ecosystem 
function, NOAA is updating the FKNMS management framework to address 
current and future threats to sanctuary resources, such as diminished 
water quality originating from both within and outside the sanctuary, 
significant decrease in coral cover, and habitat degradation from 
vessel impacts including anchor damage, propeller-scarring, and 
groundings. Each of these threats has major implications for FKNMS.
    In addition, NOAA is updating FKNMS management efforts to respond 
to the 2011 FKNMS Condition Report,\1\ which concluded that resources 
in the Florida Keys were in fair to fair/poor condition and generally 
either stable or in decline. Since the release of the 2011 condition 
report, sanctuary resources have been further degraded by Hurricane 
Irma (2017), a serious and widespread coral disease outbreak, a 
seagrass die-off, and warming ocean temperatures as evident during the 
summer 2023 marine heat wave, among other threats.
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    Furthermore, during the comment phase on the draft documents for 
this action, the public emphasized the need for a more ecosystem-based 
management approach to better protect the region's marine resources. To 
that end, there was strong public support for sanctuary expansion and 
updated marine zones--actions that are consistent with the purposes and 
policies of the NMSA and the FKNMSPA. As a result, this final rule 
extends national marine sanctuary management actions to areas that have 
demonstrated biological and ecological connectivity with existing 
sanctuary resources and includes adaptive management strategies to 
better respond to changing conditions, use patterns, and emerging 
threats to resources.
    In addition to these regulatory updates, NOAA is enhancing 
research, restoration, and education efforts to conserve and restore 
these nationally significant sanctuary resources. These efforts, which 
are described in the final management plan, are critical for assessing 
changes occurring in the environment, fostering a stewardship ethic, 
and developing a better understanding of the ecosystem services that 
sanctuary resources provide for communities throughout the Florida 
Keys.
    In a parallel process, which involved a separate regulatory review 
aimed at creating consistency and streamlining national marine 
sanctuary regulations, on January 6, 2023, NOAA updated some of the 
regulations found at 15 CFR part 922 (88 FR 953 \2\). Part 922 includes 
general regulations applicable to all national marine sanctuaries 
(subparts A through E) and site-specific regulations that relate to 
each individual sanctuary (subparts F through T). All regulatory 
references to 15 CFR part 922 in this final rule conform with the 88 FR 
953 final rule.
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3. Incorporation by Reference

    The definitions in Sec.  922.162 for ``marine life species'' and 
``tropical fish'' incorporate by reference the same definitions under 
State of Florida regulations for Marine Life found at Florida 
Administrative Code (F.A.C.) 68B-42.001 and 68B-42.002. Specifically, 
under these Florida regulations, the definitions of ``marine life 
species'' and ``tropical fish'' in 68B-42.002 incorporate lists of 
species designated as ``restricted species'' found at 68B-42.001. Under 
Florida regulations, a fishing permit is required to target any species 
that falls under the definition of ``marine life species'' and 
``tropical fish.'' Similarly, sanctuary regulations at Sec.  
922.163(a)(12) require, among other things, that marine life species 
only be harvested from the sanctuary if authorized by a state permit or 
exemption. Sanctuary regulations at Sec.  922.164(b)(2) also prohibit 
the collection of tropical fish from within two management areas of the 
sanctuary that were formerly the Key Largo and Looe Key national marine 
sanctuaries. Florida regulations are readily accessible at https://www.flrules.org/. These Florida regulations are currently referenced in 
the existing sanctuary regulations; at this time NOAA is updating the 
language in order to comply with Office of Federal Register regulations 
for incorporation by reference found at 1 CFR part 51.

II. The Restoration Blueprint Process

1. Notice of Intent & Scoping

    On April 19, 2012, NOAA and the U.S. Department of the Interior's 
(DOI) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a notice of 
intent in the Federal Register. The notice informed the public of the 
proposal to develop a draft environmental impact statement (draft EIS), 
announced five public scoping meetings, and solicited public comment. 
NOAA and USFWS held public scoping meetings throughout the Florida 
Keys, in Ft. Myers and Miami and accepted written comments from April 
19, 2012, to June 29, 2012. The website provides a scoping comments 
summary document \3\ and original comments can be found at the 
regulations.gov docket for this notice of intent: NOAA-NOS-2012-0061.
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    In addition, as part of formal scoping, the FKNMS Sanctuary 
Advisory Council played a significant role throughout this review and 
the alternatives development process. Informed by their 2012 Regulatory 
and Marine Zone Alternatives Development Work Plan \4\ and input from 
four community working groups,\5\ the Sanctuary Advisory Council 
provided over 200 recommendations for the sanctuary superintendent as 
well as the USFWS Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex 
manager to consider when developing alternatives related to regulations 
and marine zones within the sanctuary. The website https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/review/workgroups.html provides more information 
and summary documents of the Sanctuary Advisory Council and working 
groups.
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participants, many of whom represented local, small Florida Keys 
businesses. For details see: https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/review/workgroups.html.
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2. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

    Following the NOI and scoping, in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the NMSA 
(16 U.S.C. 1434), NOAA prepared and released a draft EIS and updated 
draft management plan on (84 FR 45728, August 30, 2019). NOAA accepted 
public comments on the draft EIS from August 2019 to January 2020 and 
hosted six public hearings and two Sanctuary Advisory Council meetings 
to hear public comment. NOAA received comment from 1,213 distinct 
commenters during the public comment period and several letters and 
petitions with multiple signatories for a total of well over 35,000 
comments.

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    The draft EIS, also referred to as the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint, evaluated the environmental 
consequences of four specific alternatives and provided an in-depth 
resource assessment. The alternatives in the draft EIS considered 
sanctuary boundary expansion to protect ecologically connected 
habitats; proposed new or modified sanctuary-wide regulations; proposed 
to establish new and modify existing marine zones to protect additional 
sensitive and threatened coral reef, seagrass, hardbottom habitats and 
species dependent on these habitats; and included an updated draft 
management plan. The draft EIS alternatives aimed to address threats 
and protect sanctuary resources by separating conflicting uses and 
managing high intensity and concentrated use activities while still 
allowing sustainable uses compatible with FKNMS natural resource 
protection goals.
    A final EIS was prepared following the release of the 2022 Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) described below. The final EIS includes 
the four alternatives evaluated in the draft EIS, the 2022 NOPR 
proposal, and a preferred alternative. The preferred alternative in the 
final EIS matches the regulations in this rule. The final EIS was 
released on December 13, 2024 and is available at https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/blueprint/.
    All alternatives analyzed in the final EIS are consistent with 
NOAA's mission to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and 
resources, would further the FKNMS mission to ``protect the marine 
resources of the Florida Keys while facilitating human uses that are 
consistent with the primary objective of sanctuary resource 
protection,'' would provide for more comprehensive management and 
protection of important and vulnerable ecological and cultural 
resources in the Florida Keys, and would provide important 
opportunities for research and recovery of resources from observed 
impacts. No significant adverse impacts to the human environment were 
identified under any alternative considered in the final EIS.

3. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    The proposed rule combined individual aspects of each of the four 
alternatives presented in the draft EIS, was directly informed by the 
thousands of public and agency comments received on the draft EIS, and 
considered updated environmental and socioeconomic information.
    On July 18, 2022, NOAA published a NOPR modifying the FKNMS 
boundary, sanctuary-wide regulations, and marine zones and associated 
regulations (87 FR 42800). NOAA hosted five public comment meetings, 
throughout the Florida Keys and virtually, and accepted written 
comments from July 18, 2022, to October 26, 2022. NOAA accepted 
comments in the form of letters and written comments through electronic 
submissions to http://regulations.gov, letters submitted by mail, and 
both in-person and virtual public hearings. NOAA received 426 unique 
comments during the public comment period on the NOPR. All public 
comments on the proposed rule are available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NOS-2019-0094. NOAA's response to the 
public comments is set forth in Section V of this document.
    In addition to public comment, NOAA consulted with and received 
technical assistance and comment from several Federal agencies, fishery 
management councils (FMCs), and State agencies. A brief summary of 
engagement follows.
a. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Consultation
    USFWS has been engaged in the Restoration Blueprint process since 
NOAA and USFWS jointly published a Federal Register notice of intent on 
April 19, 2012, to notify the public of the agencies' intent to prepare 
a draft EIS and to initiate the scoping process. 77 FR 23425 (April 19, 
2012). USFWS participated in the public scoping events and relevant 
community working groups and provided subject matter expertise 
throughout development of the draft EIS, the proposed rule and this 
final rule. In addition, NOAA initiated informal Endangered Species Act 
(ESA) consultation with USFWS Ecological Services in August 2019 and 
received comment on June 22, 2020. In that comment letter, USFWS 
Ecological Services concurred with NOAA's determination that the 
proposed action is unlikely to adversely affect listed species or 
adversely modify critical habitat and noted that coordination with the 
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges would be ongoing in the 
development of the proposed and final rule. NOAA provided USFWS the 
proposed rule on July 18, 2022 and on February 21, 2024, a description 
of the minor changes anticipated to that rule following public comment. 
NOAA concluded that these updates to the regulations since publication 
of the draft EIS do not change NOAA's determination, and USFWS 
concurred on February 23, 2024.
b. Regional Fishery Management Council Consultation
    Pursuant to NMSA Section 304(a)(5), NOAA sent letters on August 22, 
2019, to initiate consultation with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council (GMFMC) and the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council (SAFMC) on potential regulatory changes that affect Federal 
fisheries. NOAA also provided multiple updates at the respective 
Council meetings and various advisory and technical committees over the 
course of the development of the draft EIS and throughout the public 
comment period following its release. Both the GMFMC and SAFMC 
submitted comment letters on the draft EIS on February 21, 2020 and 
March 13, 2020 respectively.
    NOAA continued to engage with and provide briefings for both FMCs 
and their individual advisory panels during the proposed rule public 
comment period. Both the GMFMC and SAFMC submitted comment letters on 
the proposed rule on February 15 and February 22, 2023, respectively, 
which are responded to below.
c. U.S. Department of Defense Coordination
    The Department of the Navy provided a summary of their operational 
environment and activities at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West during 
development of the 2019 draft EIS, in a comment letter on March 2, 
2020, and during development of the proposed and final rule. This 
information was used to inform the updated list of military activities 
that are exempted from NOAA regulations under 922.163(d) (see Appendix 
F of the final EIS).
d. State of Florida Coordination
    NOAA has worked closely with several Florida State agencies 
throughout the public scoping process, and development of the draft and 
final EISs and the proposed and final rule. Approximately 60 percent of 
the sanctuary is within Florida State waters, and the sanctuary is 
cooperatively managed with the State of Florida, with the Department of 
Environmental Protection (DEP) and Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Conservation Commission (FWC) as lead agencies. The Florida Department 
of State through the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is also 
a key resource management partner for sanctuary historical resources. 
NOAA coordinates with other State agencies as needed on topic-specific 
issues. Several co-trustee agreements outline a framework for this 
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management relationship. Finally, NOAA has evaluated this final rule to 
ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 307 of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act specifically in relation to the enforceable 
policies of Florida's Coastal Zone Management Program. NOAA submitted 
its consistency determination to the State on May 21, 2024.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    NOAA coordinated extensively with Florida DEP throughout the 
process. DEP was represented at most Sanctuary Advisory Council 
community working group meetings where they provided management 
perspective and resource status and use data and has an official seat 
on the Sanctuary Advisory Council. DEP submitted comment letters to 
NOAA on the 2019 draft EIS on May 1, 2020, and on the proposed rule on 
March 31, 2023.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
    Florida FWC staff has coordinated directly with sanctuary staff, 
notably with Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) 
experts assigned to provide scientific and technical support for each 
of the Sanctuary Advisory Council community working groups. Florida FWC 
staff also served as a co-chair to facilitate one of the working 
groups, and has an official seat on the Sanctuary Advisory Council. 
NOAA also provided multiple updates at FWC meetings over the course of 
the development of the 2019 draft EIS and throughout the public comment 
period. In addition, FWRI research findings directly informed various 
regulatory and zoning aspects of this final rule. FWC submitted a 
comment letter to NOAA on the 2019 draft EIS on April 29, 2020, and for 
the proposed rule on March 30, 2023.
Florida State Historic Preservation Office
    The Florida SHPO and Florida Division of Historical Resources staff 
have coordinated with FKNMS staff to review and develop an updated 
draft Programmatic Agreement under Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act regarding Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
Operations, Management, and Permitting (Programmatic Agreement), which 
was included in the draft EIS (Appendix C) for public comment. In 
addition, the SHPO submitted a comment letter to NOAA on the 2019 draft 
EIS on January 31, 2020, that noted the draft EIS Preferred Alternative 
(Alternative 3) would sufficiently address NOAA's National Historic 
Preservation Act Section 106 (54 U.S.C. 306108) responsibilities 
through implementation of the new management plan and Section 106 
Programmatic Agreement. On October 13, 2022, NOAA sent a follow-up 
letter to the SHPO notifying the SHPO of the publication of the NOPR 
and an updated management plan and providing a finding of no adverse 
effects to historic properties. The SHPO did not offer further comment.

III. Changes From Proposed to Final Rule

1. Sanctuary Boundary

    In this rule, NOAA is modifying the sanctuary boundary to expand 
the sanctuary's area from the existing 3,800 square miles to 4,539 
square miles but is not including the proposed expansion area in Pulley 
Ridge. The final sanctuary boundary is expanded to include the Area To 
Be Avoided (ATBA) regulatory zone and the Tortugas Region, as was 
proposed in the 2022 NOPR. Concurrent with considering boundary 
expansion to include Pulley Ridge, as noted in the proposed rule, the 
United States proposed that the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) designate a No Anchoring Area in the southern portion of Pulley 
Ridge, which was approved and implemented starting June 1, 2023 (IMO 
SN.1/Circ.342 \6\). Therefore, given the IMO action to protect these 
habitats from anchor damage from all vessels and the additional 
protections in place through GMFMC Habitat Area of Particular Concern 
(HAPC) regulations for fishing vessels, NOAA has determined that 
sanctuary expansion to include Pulley Ridge is not necessary at this 
time, and it is not included in this final rule.
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2. Sanctuary-Wide Regulations

a. Definitions
    NOAA amends the definitions for ``anchoring'' and ``no anchoring'' 
from the definition in the proposed rule to include an exception for 
allowing the use of a mooring buoy. Commenters raised concerns that the 
proposed definitions would prohibit use of a mooring buoy since a 
mooring buoy is technically anchored to the seabed. NOAA amends the 
definition for ``at risk of becoming derelict'' and ``deserting'' to 
align with the State of Florida definition, which was updated since 
release of the 2022 NOPR.
    NOAA amends the definition for ``traditional fishing'' to set the 
baseline of activities considered traditional to those fishing 
activities customarily conducted in the sanctuary as of the effective 
date of this rule. The NOPR had set the baseline of traditional fishing 
activities as those described in the 1996 Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary FMP/EIS (Vol. II), consistent with the existing regulation. 
This change is made based on comments received from the FWC, SAFMC, and 
GMFMC. This change is intended to define ``traditional fishing'' as 
those fishing activities customarily conducted in the sanctuary, as 
managed by the FWC in State waters and by NMFS in the EEZ, as of the 
effective date of this rule. Fishing regulations change, and by 
defining traditional fishing as those activities customarily conducted 
as of the effective date of this rule, NOAA does not intend to exclude 
fishing activities subject to routine changes to state and federal 
fishery management regulations. Routine changes include changes to size 
limits, bag limits, vessel limits, trip limits, possession limits, 
retention limits, quotas, harvest, catch limits, or catch targets and 
routine season modifications including in-season adjustments or 
closures. On the other hand, substantial changes to state and federal 
fishery management regulations for a fishing activity would make that 
activity no longer considered traditional fishing and the changes to 
that fishing activity would not be exempted from the corresponding 
sanctuary prohibition. Substantial changes include new or modified 
regulations that allow use of new gear types or methods or that modify 
allowable or authorized gear types or methods. Any future update to the 
traditional fishing definition would require a separate rulemaking in 
order to consider public comment and to conduct an environmental 
analysis under NEPA of the potential impacts of new or innovative gear 
types or fishing activities on sanctuary resources. NOAA would 
collaborate closely with, and rely on the expertise of, fishery 
managers for the FWC, FMCs, and NMFS when considering any updates to 
the definition of traditional fishing. Appendix G of the 2024 final EIS 
provides additional description of the fishing activities managed by 
the FWC in State waters and by NMFS in the EEZ that are intended to be 
considered traditional fishing.
    Between the draft and final rule, NOAA has added a definition for 
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derelict'' and ``deserting'' to align more clearly with the State of 
Florida's program for addressing derelict vessels and vessels at-risk 
of becoming derelict. The timelines for 24-hour notification and 
removal of such vessels within 72 hours of notification have been moved 
from the definition of ``deserting'' to the prohibition at 
922.163(a)(5)(viii) to reduce confusion and redundancy and to make it 
clearer that these timelines also apply to derelict vessels and vessels 
at risk of becoming derelict, regardless of whether the vessel is 
occupied.
b. Discharge and Deposit Regulation Exception
    Consistent with the proposed rule, NOAA updates the existing 
discharge and deposit regulation to explicitly prohibit the discharge 
or deposit of any material or other matter from a cruise ship, except 
cooling water, and to simplify and clarify terminology by removing the 
exception for ``exhaust gas'' and ``water generated by routine vessel 
operations.'' In response to public comment on the proposed rule, the 
final rule further clarifies the exception for the discharge or deposit 
of deck washdown by adding the term ``runoff'' to the list of 
exceptions, thereby allowing weather/rain runoff to be discharged or 
deposited into the sanctuary from a vessel other than a cruise ship.
c. Large Vessel Mooring Buoys
    As explained above in the DATES section of this document, NOAA is 
delaying the effective date for the large vessel mooring buoy 
requirement (Sec.  922.163(a)(5)(x)) for two years beyond the effective 
date of this final rule. The purpose of this delay is to provide NOAA 
with adequate time to finalize a mooring buoy plan, including numbers 
and locations of mooring buoys; to secure materials; and to install new 
mooring buoys. Until this provision is effective, large vessels may 
continue to use regular mooring buoys.
d. Temporary Regulation for Emergency and Adaptive Management
    With regard to the issuance of temporary emergency regulations, 
NOAA's final rule is the same as the proposed rule with one minor 
technical correction to 922.165(c)(2) which provides an opportunity for 
public comment after publication of a temporary emergency rule. As 
required under section 553 of the APA, NOAA will collect public comment 
before issuing an emergency rule and will delay the effective date by 
30 days, unless NOAA finds good cause that doing so is impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), 
(d)(3). The proposed rule provided that the Director shall receive 
public comments on the necessity for, and extent of, the temporary 
regulation for a period of 15 days after the effective date of 
notification. This final rule changes the word ``shall'' to ``may.'' 
NOAA may choose to collect public comment for 15 days after issuing an 
emergency temporary rule when, in NOAA's discretion, it determines that 
post-decision comment would be necessary and in the public interest, 
such as to inform potential modifications to the emergency or temporary 
response action and/or its duration. While NOAA has every intention of 
accepting public comment after publication of a temporary emergency 
rule whenever NOAA is unable to collect pre-publication notice and 
comment, there may be cases where public comment would not inform a 
further agency action and post-publication public comment would serve 
no agency or public interest.
e. Authorizations of Sunken Military Craft Act Permits
    Sunken military craft in FKNMS are administered by the respective 
Secretary concerned pursuant to the Sunken Military Craft Act. NOAA 
will develop an MOA with the appropriate agencies regarding 
collaboration on implementing the Sunken Military Craft Act. The ONMS 
Director will request approval from the respective Secretary concerned 
for any terms and conditions of ONMS authorizations that may involve 
sunken military craft in FKNMS.

3. Marine Zone Boundaries and Associated Marine Zone Regulations

a. Conservation Areas
    This final rule adopts the same boundaries and associated 
regulations for Conservation Areas as the proposed rule. In addition, 
as explained above in the DATES section of this document, NOAA is 
delaying the effective date for the prohibition on anchoring in CAs for 
two years beyond the effective date of this final rule. The purpose of 
this delay is to provide NOAA with adequate time to finalize a mooring 
buoy plan including numbers and locations of mooring buoys, secure 
materials, and install new mooring buoys. All other CA regulations will 
become effective as described in the DATES section above (i.e., after 
the close of a review period of forty-five days of continuous session 
of Congress).
b. Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs)
    In this final rule, NOAA modifies the size of two SPAs presented in 
the proposed rule. Turtle Rocks is modified slightly from 2.3 square 
miles in the proposed rule to 2.5 square miles in this final rule in 
order to align this SPA with the existing John Pennekamp Coral Reef 
State Park marine zone. Sombrero Key is modified from 0.52 square miles 
in the proposed rule to 0.33 square miles in this final rule. This 
change is made to focus SPA protection on the area with the greatest 
amount of coral and to exclude areas of primarily sandy bottom.
    In addition, as explained above in the DATES section of this 
document, NOAA is delaying the effective date for the prohibition on 
anchoring on SPAs for two years beyond the effective date of this final 
rule. The purpose of this delay is to provide NOAA with adequate time 
to finalize a mooring buoy plan, including numbers and locations of 
mooring buoys, to secure materials, and to install new mooring buoys. 
All other SPA regulations will become effective as of the effectiveness 
date of this final rule (i.e., after the close of a review period of 
forty-five days of continuous session of Congress), including 
eliminating the exception for catch and release fishing by trolling in 
Conch Reef, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Reef, and Sand Key SPAs, and 
stopping the practice of issuing permits for baitfishing in SPAs.
c. Restoration Areas
    The final rule includes two Nursery Restoration Areas in addition 
to the nine other restoration areas that were included in the proposed 
rule. These two areas were established and permitted as coral nursery 
sites after the proposed rule was released for comment. NOAA received 
comments requesting that these two nursery sites be included as Nursery 
Restoration Areas in this final rule. Both sites are in the Upper Keys 
region and are in Federal waters of the sanctuary. Key Largo Nursery 
Restoration Area is approximately 0.07 square miles (46.8 acres) and 
Islamorada Nursery Restoration Area is approximately 0.07 square miles 
(47.2 acres).
    In addition, as explained above in the DATES section of this 
document, NOAA is delaying the effective date for the prohibition on 
anchoring in SPAs for two years beyond the effective date of this final 
rule. Habitat and Nursery Restoration Areas apply the same prohibitions 
as SPAs, so the prohibition on anchoring in Restoration Areas will also 
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d. Wildlife Management Areas
    NOAA's final rule amends 9 WMAs from what was included in the 
proposed rule and eliminates two proposed new WMAs that were included 
in the proposed rule. Details follow.
     Crocodile Lake: In response to a request from USFWS, this 
zone is expanded slightly to include a rookery island.
     Barnes-Card Sound: In response to a request from FWC, the 
regulations applied in this zone are modified to be idle speed no wake 
instead of no motor.
     Eastern Lake Surprise: In response to a request from 
USFWS, the no entry area in the proposed rule is expanded to include 
the entire shoreline.
     Whitmore Bight: In response to a request from the Florida 
DEP and public comment, the no motor zone is expanded to include a John 
Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park no motor zone.
     Dove and Rodriguez Key: In response to public comment, the 
northern boundary is adjusted slightly, opening more area for general 
use.
     Tavernier Key: In response to public comment, the boundary 
is adjusted slightly, opening more area for general use, and this final 
rule does not include a no anchor regulation specific to this zone.
     Ashbey-Horseshoe Key: This area is within an existing 
Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve and Lignumvitae Key Botanical State 
Park no motor zone; therefore this rule does not include a new 
sanctuary marine zone at this site at this time.
     Channel Key Banks: In response to public comment and input 
from the FWC, this zone is modified slightly to better align with the 
bank habitat areas, to add a no entry area around Channel Key, and to 
open additional channels for normal operation.
     Red Bay Banks: In response to public comment and input 
from the FWC, this zone's boundary is modified slightly to better align 
with existing channels.
     East Content Keys and Upper Harbor Key Flats: In response 
to a request from the Florida DEP and FWC, this zone's southern 
boundary is expanded slightly to include additional islands.
     Howe Key: In response to input from the USFWS, Florida 
DEP, FWC and public comment, the regulation applied in this zone is 
changed from no entry (NOPR) to no motor (this final rule).
     Archer Key: Informed by public comment and requests from 
Florida DEP and FWC, this rule does not include a new marine zone at 
this site.

IV. Summary of all Final Regulations

    Based on public comments received between July and October 2023, 
internal deliberations, interagency consultations, meetings with 
constituent groups, and evaluation of this input with the USFWS and the 
State of Florida, with this final rule, NOAA is implementing the 
following measures.
    These sections are organized in the same way they were presented in 
the 2019 draft EIS and 2024 final EIS for the FKNMS Restoration 
Blueprint:
    1. sanctuary boundary;
    2. sanctuary-wide regulations;
    3. marine zone boundaries within the sanctuary; and
    4. marine zone regulations.
    A final management plan is included in the final EIS and is 
available at the address and website listed in the ADDRESSES section of 
this rule.

1. Sanctuary Boundary

    As noted above, pursuant to the procedures in FKNMSPA, Sec. 5(a) 
Pub. L. 101-605 and section 304(a) of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434(a),\7\ 
NOAA is modifying the sanctuary boundary to expand the sanctuary's area 
from 3,800 square miles to 4,539 square miles. The final sanctuary 
boundary is expanded to include the ATBA regulatory zone and the 
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modifications to the sanctuary boundary no later than the issuance 
of the draft EIS, which under section 7(a) was one of the documents 
required to be completed within 30 months of the passage of the Act. 
Section 5(a) of the FKNMSPA provides that FKNMS shall be managed and 
regulations enforced under all applicable provisions of such title 
III as if the Sanctuary had been designated under such title. NOAA 
published the draft EIS in 1995, and, in 1997 finalized the 
designation process by publishing the final EIS/management plan, 
regulations, and terms of designation. Accordingly, 5(d) no longer 
applies and, pursuant to NMSA section 304(a), NOAA follows the 
process required in section 304 of the NMSA to modify the terms of 
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    First, the boundary expansion to align with the ATBA will result in 
a consistent regulatory boundary, which is intended to provide clarity 
for mariners and additional ecosystem protections. The ATBA areas 
within the sanctuary were established through the FKNMSPA and prohibit 
operating any tank vessel or vessel over 50 meters length within 
specified areas to protect coral reef habitat from potential vessel 
impacts, including groundings. Second, the expansion in the Tortugas 
Region aligns with the existing particularly sensitive sea area (PSSA), 
established by the IMO in 2002. PSSAs are used to protect areas for 
special ecological, socioeconomic, or scientific reasons and areas that 
are vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities. This 
expansion provides additional protections for important ecological 
resources and the ecological connectivity in the region, particularly 
between Tortugas North and South Conservation Areas and Tortugas Bank. 
In addition, expansion in the Tortugas Region takes into account 
recently collected and compiled mapping coverage data and remotely 
operated vehicle imagery in the southern portion of the existing 
Tortugas South Ecological Reserve, which show unique and sensitive 
habitat features in this area.

2. Sanctuary-Wide Regulations

a. Live Rock Aquaculture
    The final rule is the same as the proposed rule, which maintains 
the current exception for live rock aquaculture from sanctuary-wide 
regulatory prohibitions if authorized by a Florida Sovereignty 
Submerged Land Live Rock Aquaculture Lease issued by the Florida 
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services in conjunction with 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via the Programmatic General Permit SAJ-
99, or a NMFS Aquacultured Live Rock permit, which is issued under the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) in 
conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via the Programmatic 
General Permit SAJ-71.
b. Discharge and Deposit Regulation Exception
    The final rule updates the existing discharge and deposit 
regulation to explicitly prohibit the discharge or deposit of any 
material or other matter from a cruise ship, except cooling water, and 
to simplify and clarify terminology by removing the exception for 
``exhaust gas'' and ``water generated by routine vessel operations.'' 
In response to public comment, the final rule provides an exception 
from the prohibition for the discharge or deposit of deck runoff for 
discharges from all vessels except cruise ships, thereby allowing 
weather/rain runoff to be discharged or deposited into the sanctuary. 
Each of these provisions are explained in more detail below.
    NOAA has a long history of regulating various discharges under the 
NMSA to ensure that the discharges do not degrade water quality within 
the sanctuary. These regulations are often more stringent than 
regulations promulgated under other State or Federal authorities, such 
as the Clean Water Act (CWA), to recognize that the unique resources of 
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deserve additional protections. When the original FKNMS regulations 
were promulgated in 1997, NOAA established prohibitions against 
discharging most material into the sanctuary, with limited and 
specified exceptions for bait or chum, biodegradable effluent from 
approved marine sanitation devices, graywater and deck washdown during 
routine vessel operations, and vessel cooling water and engine exhaust. 
In sanctuary zones, such as Sanctuary Preservation Areas and Ecological 
Reserves, NOAA established more stringent regulations to only allow 
discharge of vessel cooling water and engine exhaust. The 1997 
regulations also prohibited the discharge of material or other matter 
from outside the sanctuary that enters and injures a sanctuary 
resource. In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
established a No Discharge Zone under the CWA for vessel sewage in Key 
West, Florida, within State waters, in response to a petition from the 
State of Florida. The No Discharge Zone prohibited the discharge of 
untreated or treated vessel sewage, including from marine sanitation 
devices. Subsequently EPA expanded the No Discharge Zone to all State 
waters of the sanctuary (67 FR 35735 \8\; May 21, 2002). In 2010, NOAA 
removed the exception for discharges from marine sanitation devices in 
the entire sanctuary under the NMSA, thereby making all sanctuary 
waters a no discharge zone under the NMSA (75 FR 72655 \9\; Nov. 26, 
2010). Comments on NOAA's rulemaking at that time also supported 
banning harmful vessel graywater discharges, especially from large 
cruise ships and cargo vessels. While NOAA did not ban graywater 
discharges in 2010, NOAA responded by noting that additional water 
quality regulations may be considered in future FKNMS management plan 
reviews.
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    Under its NMSA authorities, NOAA now further restricts discharges 
from cruise ships while in the sanctuary. Specifically, the rule 
prohibits discharges or deposits of any material or other matter from a 
cruise ship except cooling water. This change results in prohibiting 
the discharges or deposits of graywater and deck washdown from cruise 
ships, which are currently exempt from the prohibitions. Cruise ships 
are among the largest vessels traversing the sanctuary and the source 
of a considerable volume of graywater discharges generated by carrying 
passengers (e.g., showers, laundry, sinks, kitchens). In addition, 
certain routine maintenance activities may occur while a cruise ship is 
in port within the sanctuary, including deck washdown, which may affect 
water quality. These routine maintenance activities could occur outside 
of the sanctuary in other less environmentally sensitive ports. 
Scientific literature discusses the adverse effects of various cruise 
ship discharges on the marine environment, including brine from 
desalination equipment, ballast water, and spa/pool water, among 
others. NOAA believes that it is feasible for cruise ships to 
successfully avoid discharging or depositing in sanctuary waters 
because cruise ship operations in sanctuary waters are limited to 
entering and leaving the port of Key West. In short, NOAA is 
prohibiting all discharges from cruise ships except for cooling water 
to avoid impacts to sanctuary resources and because it is feasible for 
cruise ships to avoid these discharges for the short period they are in 
the sanctuary waters. This final rule is informed by information 
received through coordination with the EPA, notably that agency's 
studies related to cruise ship discharges and vessel operations in 
other sensitive marine environments (classified as ``Waters Federally 
Protected wholly or in part for Conservation Purposes'' under the EPA 
Vessel General Permit). NOAA also considered information related to the 
successful management of cruise ship operations in certain national 
parks, including Glacier Bay, Alaska, where, through concession 
agreements, cruise ships operate with higher environmental standards 
when in park waters.
    NOAA is also banning discharges besides cooling water from cruise 
ships to prevent pollution from new and emerging technologies and 
activities that may result in discharges into ocean waters, such as the 
increased use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS). While recent 
technology such as engine exhaust gas scrubbers may help reduce air 
emissions from large vessel engines that use high sulfur fuels, 
including cruise ships, this results in the pollution being discharged 
in waste water from the EGCS open loop system. While the wash water may 
be treated before discharge, the discharge still contains metals, 
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and higher pH. The long-term 
accumulation of metals and hydrocarbons in estuaries or harbors is 
greater, and of more concern to scientists, than the long-term 
discharge of these contaminants in the open ocean (Teuchies et al., 
2020). Vessels with EGCS currently switch to low sulfur fuels in other 
areas where EGCS discharges are prohibited.
    NOAA will continue to provide an exception to the discharge and 
deposit prohibition for cooling water from all vessels, including 
cruise ships, because it is currently technologically infeasible for 
ships to operate without discharging or depositing cooling water. 
However, this exception does not apply if cooling water is mixed with 
other substances. In particular, cooling water that is mixed with any 
other substances, such as EGCS wash water, brine, and ballast water is 
prohibited.
    NOAA is removing the exception for exhaust gas from its discharge 
and deposit prohibitions for all vessels to reduce confusion that the 
exemption for exhaust gas was intended to exempt EGCS washwater, which 
it does not. NOAA does not exempt discharges of EGCS washwaters from 
the discharge and deposit prohibition. The original intent of this 
exception was to allow the discharge or deposit of boat engine wet 
exhaust, rather than exempting exhaust emissions or EGCS washwater. 
NOAA interprets the term ``cooling water'' to encompass boat engine wet 
exhaust, which is defined in the EPA Vessel General Permit (Section 
2.2.21) as the ambient water that is injected into the exhaust for 
cooling and noise reduction purposes and then discharged, typical of 
marine outboard engine operation.
    NOAA is also simplifying the exception for discharges and deposits 
of water generated by routine vessel operations. The current regulatory 
exception for discharges or deposits of ``water generated by routine 
vessel operations (e.g., deck wash down and graywater as defined in 
section 312 of the CWA), excluding oily wastes from bilge pumping,'' 
does not clearly define what types of discharges or deposits are 
allowed. Specifically, the term ``water generated by routine vessel 
operations'' is not defined in FKNMS or other agency rules (compared 
with the terminology used by the Clean Water Act for ``discharges 
incidental to the normal operation of a vessel''), creating ambiguity 
as to what, if any, additional discharges or deposits are meant to be 
excepted from the regulatory prohibition besides deck washdown and 
graywater. Based on a review of the original regulations and management 
plan for the sanctuary, NOAA believes the intention of this exception 
was simply to allow discharges or deposits of cooling water (including 
boat engine wet exhaust), deck washdown and runoff, and graywater, and 
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bilge wastes. At this time, NOAA is making technical corrections to the 
discharge and deposit exceptions to simplify this provision to clearly 
explain that cooling water, deck washdown and runoff, and graywater are 
allowable discharges and deposits from vessels other than cruise ships, 
but oily wastes from bilge pumping are not. Under this rule, the terms 
``cooling water,'' ``deck washdown and runoff,'' ``graywater,'' and 
``oily wastes from bilge pumping'' continue to have the same meaning as 
these terms hold under section 312 of the CWA and any implementing 
regulations, but NOAA believes that citing the CWA in the regulatory 
text is unnecessary. Discharges or deposits of fish and fish parts when 
part of a traditional fishing activity are allowed under another 
exception to the discharge and deposit prohibitions and will not 
change.
    Of note, on December 4, 2018, Congress passed the Vessel Incidental 
Discharge Act (VIDA) (Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018), CWA 312(p). VIDA requires the EPA to 
develop new national standards of performance for commercial vessel 
incidental discharges and the United States Coast Guard to develop 
corresponding implementing regulations. EPA published a final rule on 
October 9, 2024 (89 FR 82074), but at the time of publication of this 
final rule, implementing regulations for VIDA have not yet been 
promulgated by the United States Coast Guard. However, when those 
regulations are finalized, there will be additional discharge 
prohibitions placed on vessels operating in federally protected waters 
such as national marine sanctuaries. NOAA will review any VIDA 
implementing regulations to ensure they are consistent with the 
sanctuary's primary goal of resource protection (16 U.S.C. 1431(b)(6)) 
and to determine whether conforming changes to the sanctuary 
regulations may be necessary and appropriate.
c. Temporary Regulation for Emergency and Adaptive Management
    The final rule updates the existing regulations to allow for rapid, 
temporary rulemaking to facilitate time-sensitive, adaptive management 
and to respond to emergencies. First, this rule expands the time frame 
during which any temporary regulation could remain in place from 60 
days to six months, with the option for one additional extension of six 
months (rather than the currently authorized additional 60 days). This 
increased time frame is consistent with the emergency time frames 
outlined in section 305(c) of the MSA, as well as NOAA's regulations 
for other national marine sanctuaries. While NOAA is extending the 
potential time frame that a temporary regulation could be in effect, 
NOAA would consider the specific circumstances and craft any temporary 
regulation for the appropriate duration, which may be less than the 
maximum time allowed under this regulation. Second, this rule outlines 
three categories for which NOAA will issue temporary regulations (as 
outlined below in this section). Third, this rule sets out the 
procedure by which a temporary regulation would be promulgated, 
including the requirement that the agency provide a justification for 
the time sensitivity of the action to comply with the Administrative 
Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)). This procedure also (1) addresses 
notice and comment requirements, and (2) requires State approval for 
any temporary regulations proposed in State waters.
    NOAA identified three categories for temporary regulation to 
protect sanctuary resources when time is of the essence. The first 
category will allow for temporary regulations to prevent or minimize 
destruction of, loss of, or injury to sanctuary resources from any 
human-made or natural circumstances, including a concentration of human 
use, change in migratory or habitat use patterns, vessel impacts, 
natural disaster or similar emergency, disease, or bleaching. Second, 
temporary regulations may be used to initiate restoration, recovery, or 
other activities where a delay would undermine the success of the 
activity. Lastly, NOAA may use temporary regulations to initiate 
research where an unforeseen event produces an opportunity for 
scientific research that may be lost if it is not initiated 
immediately.
    Importantly, temporary regulations will only allow NOAA to shorten 
or bypass minimum public comment periods if NOAA makes a finding of 
good cause that such procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest pursuant to the APA, 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B). This finding must be made before promulgating a temporary 
regulation without following the full rulemaking procedures, including 
public notice and comment. While NOAA must make this required finding 
before promulgating a temporary regulation under this proposal, NOAA 
believes that all three of the temporary regulation categories will 
satisfy this good cause requirement because each of these categories 
requires NOAA to take rapid, immediate actions in order to address an 
important and time-sensitive environmental need. However, when any 
given issue arises, NOAA will review it on a case-by-case basis to 
determine if application of a temporary rule is consistent with the 
APA. Where the agency determines that time is available without 
jeopardizing the effectiveness of the action, NOAA will follow notice 
and comment procedures before taking action. Additionally, NOAA may 
choose to collect public comment for 15 days after issuing an emergency 
temporary rule when, in the agency's discretion, it determines that 
post-decision comment would be worthwhile, such as to inform potential 
modifications to the emergency or temporary response action.
    While NOAA is updating these regulations to allow greater 
responsiveness to emerging issues and in response to public comment, 
since FKNMS was designated in 1990, NOAA has only issued emergency 
regulations four times. In 1997, the emergency regulation was used to 
prohibit anchoring of vessels 50 meters or greater in an area of 
Tortugas Bank, which was subsequently established through a full 
rulemaking process. In 2002, an area of approximately 0.58 acres was 
identified as an area to avoid for a period of 104 days at the M/V 
Wellwood grounding site. In 2003, two areas totaling 425 acres were 
closed for a period of 60 days to prevent additional injury to living 
coral in an area impacted by a rapidly spreading coral disease 
outbreak. Most recently, in 2023 in response to extreme ocean 
temperatures, a 0.07 square mile temporary special use area was 
established to protect endangered corals relocated to a nursery in 
deeper water locations with conditions more conducive to coral 
survival. This emergency regulation was effective September 6 through 
November 6, 2023, and was extended for an additional 60-days until 
January 5, 2024.
d. Historical Resources Permitting
    The rule updates historical resource permitting by replacing the 
current survey/inventory, research/recovery, and deaccession/transfer 
permit categories with a new, single archaeological research permit 
category. This rule also defines the term ``archaeological research,'' 
explains criteria that must be met in order for NOAA to issue an 
archaeological research permit (including applicant qualifications), 
and prescribes certain conditions that will apply to these permits. 
This aligns sanctuary historical resource permitting with State 
permitting regulations for archaeological research promulgated under 
Chapter 1A-32, Florida Administrative Code, and optimizes compliance 
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Federal archaeology program.\10\ The Federal archaeology program is a 
general term used to encompass archeological activities on public land, 
as well as archaeological activities for federally financed, permitted, 
or licensed activities on non-federal land. Its foundation is based 
upon historic preservation laws like the National Historic Preservation 
Act and Archaeological Resources Protection Act. Dozens of Federal 
agencies, including NOAA, undertake archeological activities and 
contribute to the Federal archeology program. The Secretary of the 
Interior is charged with providing general guidance and coordination 
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    The single archaeological research permit category simplifies 
permitting research focused on historical resources in the sanctuary, 
including the State waters portion of the sanctuary. Research that 
results in adverse effects to historic properties would not qualify for 
a permit under this simplified permitting process. For example, adverse 
effects to historical resources may result from site excavation, in 
which case the proposed activity would need to be separately permitted 
by the State and sanctuary.
    The current permitting system is unnecessarily complicated and 
confusing to applicants as it artificially bisects the archaeological 
research process. Division of permits into either survey/inventory or 
research/recovery often resulted in insufficient research plans to meet 
project goals. The archaeological research permit category will require 
that applicants commit to following an explicit statement of objectives 
and that project methods be chosen to gather the information required 
to meet the stated objectives.
    This new archaeological research permit category also requires that 
an applicant be the project's supervising archaeologist whose 
qualifications meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional 
Qualification Standards for archaeology. This aligns with the required 
credentials for investigators receiving a State archaeological research 
permit under Chapter 1A-32, Florida Administrative Code. Additionally, 
this permit category requires that the supervising archaeologist be on 
site for any excavation and/or artifact recovery. As a result of these 
changes, NOAA believes that the quality of the research, both proposed 
and conducted, will be improved. NOAA anticipates that the reporting of 
research results will also be of higher quality when directed by a 
professional archaeologist with the required field experience. For the 
above reasons, NOAA believes that this new archaeological research 
permit category with associated application and review criteria will 
increase the protection of historical resources throughout the 
sanctuary.
    In addition to the above changes, this rule eliminates the permit 
category allowing for the deaccession/transfer of historical resources. 
Eliminating the deaccession/transfer of historical sanctuary resources 
is consistent with Chapter 1A-31, Florida Administrative Code, which 
states that the State of Florida will not issue permits for exploration 
and recovery of historic shipwreck sites by commercial salvors or for 
transferring objects recovered by commercial salvors for areas of 
FKNMS. Eliminating the deaccession/transfer permit category is also 
consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and 
Guidelines for Federal Agency Historic Preservation Programs and 
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which focus on the 
preservation and long-term curation of any recovered historical 
resources for the benefit of the public (as opposed to private 
ownership). Likewise, this approach is consistent with the Abandoned 
Shipwreck Act Guidelines, which recommend that, at a minimum, state-
owned shipwrecks located within a national marine sanctuary or in other 
areas (like habitat areas or coralline formations) protected under 
Federal or State statute, order, or regulation not be available for 
commercial salvage, treasure hunting or personal collecting. These 
Federal guidelines, and the statutes that underpin them, are part of 
the Federal archaeology program and align with NOAA's long-standing 
classification and protection of historical resources as sanctuary 
resources under the NMSA.
    To date, no deaccession/transfer permit has ever been issued and, 
as such, the impact of this change will be minimal. NOAA intends to 
continue engaging directly with current sanctuary historical resource 
permit holders and entities with pre-existing, valid rights of access 
to clarify how updated historical resource permitting regulations would 
or would not affect potential future activities.
e. Sunken Military Craft Act Permitting
    The Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004 (SMCA; Pub. L. 108-375, Title 
XIV, sections 1401 to 1408; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) preserves and protects 
from unauthorized disturbance all sunken military craft that are owned 
by the United States government, as well as foreign sunken military 
craft that lie within United States waters, as defined in the SMCA. 
Thousands of U.S. sunken military craft lie in waters around the world, 
many accessible to looters, treasure hunters, and others who may cause 
damage to them. These craft, and their associated contents, represent a 
collection of non-renewable and significant historical resources that 
often also serve as maritime graves, carry unexploded ordnance, or 
contain oil and other hazardous materials. By protecting sunken 
military craft, the SMCA helps reduce the potential for irreversible 
harm to these nationally important historical and cultural resources.
    Sunken military craft are administered under the SMCA by the 
respective secretaries of the various military departments and, in the 
case of a Coast Guard vessel, the Secretary of the Department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating.
    Sunken military craft are administered by the respective Secretary 
concerned pursuant to the SMCA. The Secretary concerned is solely 
responsible for authorizing disturbance of sunken military craft under 
the SMCA, specifically for archaeological, historical, or educational 
purposes, and will consult with NOAA when considering permitting such 
activities. The Secretary concerned is also responsible for 
determinations of sunken military craft status and ownership, publicly 
disclosing the location of sunken military craft, and determining 
eligibility and nominating sunken military craft as historic properties 
to the National Register of Historic Places. Any agreements with 
foreign sovereigns regarding sunken military craft in U.S waters are 
negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the 
Secretary of the Navy, according to authorities vested in each by the 
SMCA. The final rule provides that the Secretary concerned or his or 
her designee and NOAA will ensure coordination and foster collaboration 
on any research, monitoring, and educational activities pertaining to 
sunken military craft located within the sanctuary system. The Director 
will request approval from the Secretary concerned for any terms and 
conditions of FKNMS authorizations that may involve sunken military 
craft.
f. Fish Feeding
    The final rule includes a new sanctuary-wide regulation prohibiting 
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species from any vessel and/or while diving and new definitions for 
``diving,'' and ``feeding.'' The terms ``attract'' and ``attracting'' 
are already defined in the National Marine Sanctuary System-wide 
regulations at 15 CFR 922.11. The regulatory text has been developed 
with additional input from agency staff with expertise in impacts to 
sharks and shark depredation, human safety concerns, and compliance and 
enforcement. NOAA does not provide a ``grandfather'' clause for current 
eco-tour/fish feeding operations (i.e., an exemption for pre-existing 
operators), although NOAA received some comments requesting such a 
provision. Instead, NOAA will consider issuing general permits to pre-
existing eco-tour/fish feeding operators who are able to satisfy all 
general permit application requirements. Any permits would contain 
specific terms and conditions to protect sanctuary resources.
    This new fish feeding regulation does not affect the existing 
regulatory exception that allows the discharge or deposit of fish, fish 
parts, chumming materials, or bait that is used or generated incidental 
to and while conducting traditional fishing in the sanctuary.
    As noted in the Changes from Proposed Rule to Final Rule section 
above, NOAA is modifying the regulatory definition for traditional 
fishing to set the baseline of activities considered traditional to the 
effective date of this rule. Any future update to the definition of 
``traditional fishing'' would be done through a separate rulemaking in 
order to consider public comment and to conduct an environmental 
analysis under NEPA of the potential impacts of new or innovative gear 
types or fisheries activities on sanctuary resources. NOAA would 
collaborate closely with, and rely on the expertise of, the FWC, FMCs, 
and NMFS when considering any updates to the list of traditional 
fishing activities.
g. Grounded, Deserted, and Derelict Vessels and Harmful Matter
    NOAA's final rule prohibits anchoring, mooring, operating, 
deserting, or occupying a derelict vessel or a vessel at risk of 
becoming derelict or deserting a vessel aground or adrift in the 
sanctuary. Deserted, aground, derelict, or at risk of becoming derelict 
vessels are subject to the same 24-hour notification requirements and 
must be removed from the sanctuary within 72 hours of such 
notification, unless the Director approves of an exception. This 
provision has been updated to align with the State of Florida's 
regulatory procedures for derelict vessels.
    Operators or owners of a vessel that strikes the seabed or runs 
aground must notify the Director within 24 hours of such incident 
regardless of whether or not sanctuary resources are injured. Vessels 
will be considered unlawfully deserted unless operators or owners of a 
vessel notify the Director within 24 hours of leaving a vessel 
unoccupied that is adrift or run aground or 24 hours after the Director 
has taken reasonable steps to notify the operator or owner of a vessel 
found adrift or aground. This definition of ``deserting'' will apply in 
FKNMS instead of the system-wide definition of ``deserting'' found in 
section 922.11.
    Vessels that are aground, deserted, derelict, or at risk of 
becoming derelict must be removed within 72 hours of the Director's 
notification absent extenuating circumstances like weather or safety or 
unless otherwise consistent with a removal plan approved by the 
Director. NOAA has chosen one deadline of 72 hours to be consistent 
with the State of Florida's requirements to remove grounded vessels 
under Florida's Coral Reef Protection Act, Florida Statute 403.93345. 
While the State of Florida has several different deadlines for removal 
of derelict vessels or vessels at risk of becoming derelict, NOAA 
adopts a 72-hour deadline for removing all such vessels for simplicity 
and consistency. NOAA intends to use its discretion to grant exceptions 
to the 72-hour deadline for safety, weather, and approved removal 
plans, to align with State removal deadlines, where appropriate.
    The final rule also prohibits leaving harmful matter aboard a 
grounded, deserted, derelict, or at risk of becoming derelict vessel. 
The term ``harmful matter'' is already defined in the National Marine 
Sanctuary System-wide regulations at 15 CFR 922.11.
h. Large Vessels Use of Mooring Buoys
    NOAA's final rule requires large vessels to use designated large 
vessel mooring buoys and all other vessels to use regular mooring 
buoys. An associated new definition for ``large vessel'' is also added. 
Mooring buoys serve as an important management tool in FKNMS, providing 
boaters the ability to moor their vessel safely and avoid damaging 
coral reefs and other important ecosystems. However, mooring buoy use 
by large vessels has been shown to damage the mooring buoy anchoring 
hardware and in some cases the substrate to which the hardware is 
secured. As explained above in the DATES section of this document, NOAA 
is delaying the effective date for the large vessel mooring buoy 
requirement for two years beyond the effective date of this final rule 
to provide NOAA with adequate time to finalize a mooring buoy plan, 
including numbers and locations of mooring buoys, to secure materials, 
and to install new mooring buoys. Until this provision is effective, 
large vessels may continue to use regular mooring buoys. Additional 
information about sanctuary mooring buoy management, including plans to 
engage user groups to help identify areas of use, numbers of users, and 
placement of mooring buoys, is included in the final management plan.
i. Technical Revisions to Sanctuary Regulations
    NOAA's final rule includes technical revisions and updates to 
regulatory definitions, terms, and provisions (see the general summary 
included in Appendix D of the final EIS). As this is the first 
comprehensive review of FKNMS regulations since they were implemented 
in 1997, NOAA has undertaken a thorough review of all existing 
regulations. These technical changes can be grouped in four broad 
categories described below.
    Definitions and Terms are updated for greater consistency with the 
F.A.C., National Marine Sanctuary System-wide regulations, other 
sanctuary-specific regulations, FKNMS regulations, and the revised 
management plan. For example, due to new regulations, several new terms 
and definitions are added including, but not limited to, ``anchoring,'' 
``derelict,'' ``at risk of becoming derelict,'' ``continuous transit,'' 
and ``deserting.'' Several terms that are no longer needed or are being 
replaced with new terms are eliminated, such as ``Ecological Reserve,'' 
``no access buffer,'' and ``closed.'' Terms that are now defined in 
National Marine Sanctuary System-wide regulations at 922.11 are 
removed, including ``seagrass'' and ``vessel.'' While the new National 
Marine Sanctuary System-wide definitions at 922.11 include a definition 
for ``deserting,'' this rule provides a modified version for the 
sanctuary to align with the State of Florida timelines and procedures 
for derelict vessels.
Changes Required for Consistency With the NMSA
    NOAA updates one and eliminates another regulatory provision to 
eliminate redundancy or confusion pertaining to the authority granted 
to State Governors under the NMSA. Under section 304(b)(1) of the NMSA, 
at the time of sanctuary designation, the Governor of any State in 
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partially or entirely within the state's seaward boundary may certify 
that the designation or any of its terms is unacceptable and the 
designation or unacceptable term will not take effect in State waters. 
Under 304(a)(4), the terms of designation may be modified only by the 
same procedures by which the original designation is made, which 
includes the procedures at 304(b)(1). In this rule, NOAA is eliminating 
the provisions at 922.163(g) and 922.164(f) because these provisions 
provide that new sanctuary regulations will not take effect in Florida 
State waters unless approved by the Board of Trustees of the Internal 
Improvement Trust Fund, and, regarding fishing regulations in the 
sanctuary, until established by the Florida Marine Fisheries 
Commission. These provisions inappropriately provided additional 
authorities to State entities, other than the Governor, that were not 
delegated to the states by Congress under the NMSA.
Military Exemption
    NOAA's final rule revises the existing military exemption 
regulation in two ways. First, NOAA updates the list of exempted 
military activities from the list found in the 1996 Final Environmental 
Impact Statement and Management Plan for the sanctuary to the 2024 
final EIS for the sanctuary. Second, NOAA clarifies the process for new 
military activities to be exempted from sanctuary prohibitions. Each 
change is described below.
    Current FKNMS regulations reference military activities conducted 
by the Department of Defense (DOD) in the sanctuary and, for certain 
military activities, provide an exemption from sanctuary prohibitions. 
The current exemptions for DOD military activities in the sanctuary 
reference existing classes of military activities that were conducted 
prior to the effective date of these regulations as identified in the 
Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan for the Sanctuary. 
NOAA has long interpreted this exemption to refer to the description of 
military activities contained in the 1996 FKNMS FEIS (Volume II, pages 
93-96), which was prepared prior to the effective date of the 1997 
regulations. Through this rule, NOAA is updating this exemption to 
include military activities currently conducted within the sanctuary 
that NOAA has determined are appropriate for exemption because the 
activities are not likely to injure sanctuary resources or will be 
carried out in a manner that avoids to the maximum extent practical any 
adverse impact on sanctuary resources and qualities. An updated list is 
provided in Appendix F of the final EIS that reflects current DOD 
activities conducted in the sanctuary that NOAA considers to be exempt. 
The updated list includes activities that are already exempt, the 
effects of which were analyzed in the 1996 FKNMS FEIS, and are 
considered in the 2024 final EIS. In addition, the updated list 
includes one new activity, the effects of which were analyzed in the 
Navy's 2018 Atlantic Fleet Testing and Training Environmental Impact 
Statement and is considered in the 2024 final EIS. The updated list of 
exemptions does not include DOD activities that occur outside of the 
sanctuary or DOD activities that occur inside the sanctuary but are not 
prohibited by FKNMS regulations. The updated exemptions apply to 
activities that occur within the current sanctuary boundary and 
boundary expansion area.
    NOAA commits to working with DOD to consider exempting new 
activities from the prohibitions. NOAA would use the same standard to 
exempt new activities as used to update the list of DOD exemptions in 
the 2024 final EIS. In other words, NOAA would exempt a new activity 
from the prohibitions if NOAA determines such activity is not likely to 
injure sanctuary resources or will be carried out in a manner that 
avoids to the maximum extent practical any adverse impact on sanctuary 
resources and qualities. Any changes to this list of exempted military 
activities would only occur after compliance with all applicable laws, 
such as the APA and NEPA, as necessary, and after public notice and 
comment, as applicable.
    NOAA has removed from the military exemption regulation reference 
to NMSA 304(d) Interagency Cooperation. The regulation previously 
referenced 304(d) as the mechanism for exempting new DOD activities 
from the prohibitions. However, NOAA has removed the reference to the 
304(d) Interagency Cooperation process because 304(d) applies to all 
Federal agency actions that are likely to destroy, cause the loss of, 
or injure sanctuary resources, including those conducted by DOD, 
regardless of whether the specific actions are prohibited by sanctuary 
regulations. Additionally, certain activities that DOD may seek to 
exempt from the prohibitions would not require 304(d) consultation if 
the activities are not likely to injure sanctuary resources (see also 
final EIS Appendix F).
    General Editorial changes are made to clarify, remove redundancy, 
and reorganize and simplify regulations where possible to make them 
easier to understand. These changes are solely editorial, grammatical, 
or stylistic, and no new requirements are established by these changes.
    Editorial changes to permitting regulations are made to reduce 
redundancy with National Marine Sanctuary System-wide permitting 
regulations (15 CFR part 922 subpart D), which were recently updated 
and consolidated (88 FR 953; January 6, 2023). These changes are solely 
editorial, and no new requirements are established by these changes.
    First, since the 1997 FKNMS regulations, NOAA has published 
application guidelines to aid potential applicants for permits in 
national marine sanctuaries. The application guidelines \11\ explain 
the necessary parts of an application and how to submit it. Updated 
National Marine Sanctuary System-wide regulations (15 CFR part 922 
subpart D) codify these requirements. As such, in this final rule, NOAA 
removes redundant application instructions from the FKNMS-specific 
regulations.
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    Second, this rule also includes two new general permit categories 
that are unique to FKNMS--one for Archaeological Research and one for 
Restoration--which are discussed in detail in other sections of this 
document. A third general permit category specific to FKNMS, activities 
that further FKNMS purposes, is found at 15 CFR part 922 subpart D. 
This final rule specifies only where different or additional 
information or procedures are needed for general permit categories that 
are unique to FKNMS (such as Tortugas North Conservation Area access 
permits).
    Lastly, this rule adds a provision for the certification of any 
valid lease, permit, license, or right of subsistence use or access 
that is in existence when the revised sanctuary terms of designation 
(see Section VI of this rule) become effective. Under National Marine 
Sanctuary System-wide regulations, NOAA currently has authority to 
certify such pre-existing rights of access or use (15 CFR 922.10). This 
rule adds procedures and criteria to clarify how NOAA would issue such 
certification permits for FKNMS. A certification permit would be 
available to persons holding such valid and pre-existing rights of 
access or use in the sanctuary expansion areas. Certification permits 
would also be available to persons holding valid and pre-existing 
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previously regulated but now will be regulated.
3. Marine Zone Boundaries and Associated Regulations Within the 
Sanctuary
    The final rule includes five marine zone types: Management Areas, 
Conservation Areas, Sanctuary Preservation Areas, Restoration Areas, 
and Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). This section includes a summary 
of the marine zones and associated regulations in this rule. In 
addition to marine zone-specific regulations, sanctuary-wide 
regulations apply within all marine zones of the sanctuary. Global 
Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for all marine zones included in 
NOAA's final rule can be found in Appendices C through I. An 
interactive map and updated individual marine zone maps are available 
at the website listed in the ADDRESSES section above in this rule.
a. Management Areas
    The final rule maintains the existing Key Largo and Looe Key marine 
zones as Management Areas. These two areas were designated as national 
marine sanctuaries in 1975 and 1981, respectively, which preceded 
designation of FKNMS and were therefore included within the FKNMS 
boundary and referred to as ``Existing Management Areas.'' With this 
rule, all marine zones established with the 1997 regulations could be 
considered existing; therefore this qualifier is removed from the Key 
Largo and Looe Key marine zones.
    In the final rule, the Key West and Great White Heron National 
Wildlife Refuges, which are currently referred to as Existing 
Management Areas, are referred to by their full names. Existing 
sanctuary regulations in the Key West and Great White Heron National 
Wildlife Refuges are maintained with the exception of a minor change to 
the area where personal watercraft are allowed (see part III, section 
4q. Personal Watercraft below).
b. Conservation Areas
    The final rule combines the existing Ecological Reserves and 
Special Use Areas (SUA) into one Conservation Area zone type and 
maintains and applies the existing SUA regulations prohibiting fishing, 
requiring continuous transit without interruption, and requiring 
stowage of gear in such areas. ``Conservation Area'' means an area of 
the sanctuary that provides natural spawning, nursery, and residence 
areas for the replenishment and genetic protection of marine life and 
protects and preserves groups of habitats and species, within which 
activities are subject to conditions, restrictions and prohibitions to 
achieve these objectives. These areas consist of contiguous, diverse 
habitats; protect a variety of sanctuary resources; and/or facilitate 
scientific research that promotes sanctuary management or recovery of 
sanctuary resources. In addition, these areas, with the exception of 
Western Sambo, have similar regulations, which are intended to provide 
the greatest level of protection to these contiguous habitats and areas 
set aside to support scientific research.
    The final rule includes six Conservation Areas, all of which are 
existing sanctuary marine zones. The final rule slightly expands the 
spatial area of three existing zones (Tennessee Reef, Western Sambo, 
and Tortugas South) and eliminates one zone (the existing Looe Key 
SUA). Western Sambo is also included as a Conservation Area with 
slightly different regulations as outlined below. With the exception of 
the zone name change to Conservation Area, NOAA makes no changes to the 
existing Conch Reef SUA, Eastern Sambo SUA, or Tortugas North 
Ecological Reserve. The Conservation Areas range in size from the 
smallest, Conch Reef, at 0.15 square miles to the largest, Tortugas 
North, at 109.05 square miles. The total area included in the six 
Conservation Areas is 213.11 square miles.
    A summary of the Conservation Areas included in this final rule and 
changes from current FKNMS zoning and regulations follows. Note that 
for all of the zones below, the zone name will be changed to 
Conservation Area.
     Conch Reef: No changes to the regulations or area.
     Tennessee Reef: No changes to regulations. This zone is 
extended to the 90-foot contour line to capture additional deep reef 
habitats.
     Looe Key: This existing SUA zone is eliminated. This area 
will, instead, be managed as part of the larger Looe Key Management 
Area, as described above in section 3.a. Management Areas.
     Eastern Sambo: No changes to the regulations or area.
     Western Sambo: This existing zone is extended to the 90-
foot contour line to capture additional deep reef habitats. In 
addition, no-anchor restrictions apply for the southern portion of the 
zone in the area of most prominent coral reef development. All other 
existing regulations in Western Sambo are maintained, including, but 
not limited to, prohibitions on discharging or depositing any matter or 
other material, fishing by any means, and harvesting any marine life. 
This is the only Conservation Area that allows access for snorkeling 
and diving.
     Tortugas North: No changes to the regulations or area. In 
addition, see part III, section 4. Additional Marine Zone Regulations, 
below, for information on administrative changes to Tortugas North 
Access Permit requirements.
     Tortugas South: No changes to the regulations. This zone 
is extended to the west by one mile along its entire length. This 
expansion captures additional habitat west of Riley's Hump that is 
known to support fish spawning aggregations and important deep reef 
habitats. Recently collected and compiled mapping coverage data and 
remotely operated vehicle (ROV) imagery show unique habitat features in 
this area, including rock escarpment formations and a well-defined 
ledge. These data also showed the presence of a diversity of fish 
species. Therefore, the final rule maintains the southern boundary of 
the Tortugas South Conservation Area as proposed despite some comments 
on the draft EIS.
c. Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs)
    The final rule includes 17 SPAs, defined as a discrete, 
biologically important area of the sanctuary within which activities 
are subject to conditions, restrictions, and prohibitions to avoid 
concentrations of uses that could result in significant declines in 
species populations or habitat, to reduce conflicts between uses, to 
protect areas that are critical for sustaining important marine species 
or habitats, or to provide opportunities for scientific research. The 
SPAs range in size from the smallest, Cheeca Rocks SPA, at 0.07 square 
miles to the largest, Carysfort Reef SPA, at 3.78 square miles. The 
total area included in the 17 SPAs is 12.14 square miles.
    SPA regulations included in this rule eliminate the current 
exception allowing catch and release fishing in four existing SPAs 
(Conch Reef, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, and Sand Key). In addition, 
anchoring is prohibited in all SPAs. This final rule includes a new 
definition for ``anchoring,'' which means securing a vessel to the 
seabed by any means except when using a mooring buoy. All other 
existing SPA regulations remain, including, but not limited to, 
prohibitions on discharging or depositing any matter except cooling 
water, fishing by any means, and harvesting any marine life. Consistent 
regulations throughout SPAs are intended to clarify for the public what 
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and to facilitate enforcement and management. Finally, the management 
practice of issuing permits allowing baitfishing in all SPAs will be 
phased out over a 3-year period.
    As explained above in the DATES section of this document, NOAA is 
delaying the effective date for the no anchoring regulation in all SPAs 
(Sec.  922.164(e)(3)) for two years beyond the effective date of this 
final rule. The purpose of this delay is to provide NOAA with adequate 
time to finalize a mooring buoy plan, including numbers and locations 
of mooring buoys, to secure materials, and to install new mooring 
buoys. The no anchoring prohibition will likewise be delayed for 
Habitat and Nursery Restoration Areas under sections 922.164(g)(1), 
(h)(1), which apply the SPA prohibitions. All other SPA regulations 
will become effective as of the effectiveness date of this final rule 
(i.e., after the close of a review period of forty-five days of 
continuous session of Congress), including eliminating the exception 
for catch and release fishing by trolling in Conch Reef, Alligator 
Reef, Sombrero Reef, and Sand Key SPAs and stopping the practice of 
issuing permits for baitfishing in SPAs. A summary of Sanctuary 
Preservation Areas included in the final rule follows (listed northeast 
to southwest). For all of the zones listed below, the SPA regulations 
as outlined above and at 15 CFR 922.164(e) will apply.
     Turtle Rocks: This rule establishes a new SPA.
     Carysfort Reef: This existing SPA is expanded to the 90-
foot contour to include additional deep reef habitat.
     The Elbow: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Key Largo Dry Rocks-Grecian Rocks: The final rule connects 
two existing SPAs into a single SPA.
     Molasses Reef: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Conch Reef: Existing SPA; no boundary change. The 
regulatory exception that allows catch and release fishing by trolling 
in the SPA is removed.
     Davis Reef: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Hen and Chickens Reef: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Cheeca Rocks: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Alligator Reef: This existing SPA is expanded to the 90-
foot contour to include additional deep reef habitat. The regulatory 
exception that allows catch and release fishing by trolling in the SPA 
is removed.
     Turtle Shoal: This rule establishes a new SPA.
     Coffins Patch: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Sombrero Key: This existing SPA is expanded slightly to 
include remnant elkhorn corals, a species listed under the Endangered 
Species Act. The regulatory exception that allows catch and release 
fishing by trolling in the SPA is removed.
     Newfound Harbor Key: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Looe Key: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Eastern Dry Rocks: Existing SPA; no boundary change.
     Sand Key: Existing SPA; no boundary change. The regulatory 
exception that allows catch and release fishing by trolling in the SPA 
is removed.
d. Restoration Areas
    Given the increase in important habitat restoration activities in 
the sanctuary over the past two decades, NOAA's final rule includes a 
new Restoration Area zone type to support species or habitat recovery. 
The zone includes two distinct designations:
     Nursery Restoration Area zone type encompasses existing 
nursery areas and are regulated similar to Conservation Areas to 
provide the highest level of protection to sensitive corals and other 
organisms while they are being propagated. These regulations prohibit, 
among other things, fishing, anchoring, and discharges or deposits and 
require that vessels remain in transit through the area.
     Habitat Restoration Area zone type protects sites where 
active transplanting and restoration activities are ongoing. These 
areas are managed with the same regulations that apply to SPAs to 
provide for access and educational opportunities while prohibiting, 
among other things, fishing, anchoring, and discharges or deposits.
    As explained above in the DATES section of this document, NOAA is 
delaying the effective date for the no anchoring regulation for all 
SPAs (Sec.  922.164(e)(3)) for two years beyond the effective date of 
this final rule. This delay will apply to the no anchoring prohibition 
for Habitat Restoration Zones, which apply the SPA regulations.
i. Nursery Restoration Areas
    Specifically, this final rule includes eleven Nursery Restoration 
Areas with regulations prohibiting, among other things, fishing, 
anchoring, and discharges or deposits, and requiring that vessels 
remain in transit through the area. All Nursery Restoration Areas are 
very small (individual zones are approximately 70 acres (0.1 square 
miles)) and are designed to protect the underwater nursery structures 
and associated corals growing on them with a 200-yard buffer. The total 
area of Nursery Restoration Areas is 748.8 acres (1.17 square miles).
    NOAA establishes all existing, permitted coral nurseries as 
distinct Nursery Restoration Areas. The following existing, permitted 
coral nurseries are included in the final rule as distinct Nursery 
Restoration Areas (listed northeast to southwest):
     Carysfort Reef
     Key Largo: This area was established and permitted as a 
coral nursery site after the proposed rule was released for comment. 
NOAA received comments requesting that this site be included as a 
Nursery Restoration Area in this final rule. Key Largo Nursery 
Restoration Area, approximately 0.07 square miles (46.8 acres), is in 
Federal waters of the Upper Keys region of the sanctuary.
     Pickles Reef West
     Islamorada: This area was established and permitted as a 
coral nursery site after the proposed rule was released for comment. 
NOAA received comments requesting that this site be included as a 
Nursery Restoration Area in this final rule. Islamorada Nursery 
Restoration Area, approximately 0.07 square miles (47.2 acres), is in 
Federal waters of the Upper Keys region of the sanctuary.
     The Elbow Reef
     Marathon
     Middle Keys
     Looe Key East
     Looe Key West
     Key West
     Sand Key
ii. Habitat Restoration Areas
    NOAA is also establishing four new Habitat Restoration Areas to 
protect existing, permitted active coral reef restoration sites. All 
Habitat Restoration Areas are small, ranging from 5 to 220 acres (<0.01 
to 0.35 square miles), with an average size of 85 acres (0.13 square 
miles), and are designed to protect sites supporting active coral 
restoration with a 200-yard buffer. The total area of Habitat 
Restoration Areas is 339 acres (0.53 square miles). The final rule 
establishes the following Habitat Restoration Areas with regulations 
prohibiting, among other things, fishing, anchoring, and discharges or 
deposits:
     Horseshoe Reef
     Pickles Reef East
     Cheeca Rocks East
     Cheeca Rocks South
    In this rule all Habitat Restoration Areas protect active coral 
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restoration; however, NOAA does not intend to limit application of this 
new zone type to coral restoration activities only. The Habitat 
Restoration Area zone type could be applied in the future in any area 
to support and facilitate restoration of other degraded habitats or 
species (e.g., seagrass, hardbottom, etc.). In addition, a framework 
for establishing short-term, time-sensitive protections to support 
critical management including habitat restoration is described in the 
updated temporary regulation for emergency and adaptive management (see 
part IV, section 2. Sanctuary-wide Regulations above and the full 
regulatory text included in 15 CFR 922.165.) Additional information 
about how this zone type may be used in the future can be found in the 
final management plan. Future nursery and habitat restoration area site 
locations, sizes, and duration will be informed by site-specific 
habitat restoration plans, which could be prepared as part of a disease 
response or Restoration permit application.
    Finally, to further facilitate habitat restoration and to 
complement this zone type, this rule includes a new category of general 
permit for Restoration.
e. Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
    The final rule includes 44 WMAs, defined as an area of the 
sanctuary in which various access and use restrictions are applied to 
manage, protect, preserve, and minimize disturbance to sanctuary 
wildlife resources, including, but not limited to, endangered or 
threatened species or the habitats, special places, or conditions on 
which they rely. Access and use restrictions applied in WMAs address 
the specific protections necessary to minimize disturbances to 
sanctuary habitats and wildlife and are therefore tailored for the 
specific location and resource need. In addition, these access and use 
restrictions may be for a limited or seasonal time period. These WMAs 
aim to balance resource protection with compatible uses. This final 
rule generally favors sanctuary resource protection over access where 
biological and impact data demonstrate a need; however, the least 
restrictive access regulations and zone size needed to meet the 
resource protection goals are applied.
    The final rule includes no change and/or only minor technical 
modifications to existing regulations for nine existing WMAs, spatial 
and/or regulatory modifications for 15 existing WMAs, and 20 new WMAs. 
In addition, the final rule eliminates three existing WMAs. The average 
size of WMAs (excluding the existing Tortugas Bank zone) is 0.62 square 
miles, ranging from 0.01 to 6.37 square miles (the newly established 
Pelican Shoal WMA and Marquesas Turtle WMA, respectively). The total 
area included in WMAs is 64.87 square miles of which 32.23 square miles 
is the existing Tortugas Bank no anchor zone.
    Nine of the twenty-eight existing WMAs have no spatial or 
regulatory changes, or only minor technical changes, in this rule. The 
minor technical changes include (1) spatial changes that clarify 
exceptions to access regulations for certain channels and (2) 
regulatory changes in zone access terminology such that the existing 
``no access buffer'' and ``closed'' regulations are changed to ``no 
entry'' to be consistent with the intent of the regulation and with 
State regulations.
    NOAA is eliminating the existing no access buffer and closed zone 
regulations and is replacing them with a no entry regulation that has 
the same effect. The existing no access buffer zones are portions of 
the sanctuary where vessels are prohibited from entering regardless of 
the method of propulsion. In general practice, the no access buffer, 
closed, and no entry regulations have similar intent. In addition, this 
change in nomenclature creates consistency in application of this 
regulation throughout the sanctuary and aligns with State regulations. 
In addition to the zones discussed in this section, the no-access 
buffer zones at Crocodile Lake and Marquesas Keys WMAs are eliminated; 
however, both of these WMAs have additional minor spatial and/or 
regulatory changes and are more fully discussed in the section below.
    The WMAs in this rule with no spatial or regulatory changes, or 
only minor technical changes, follow:
     Horseshoe Key: This is an existing 300 foot no access 
buffer zone with the island closed by the USFWS to decrease disturbance 
to nesting and roosting birds. NOAA is making a technical update to 
change the existing no access buffer regulation to no entry.
     West Content Keys: This is an existing zone with idle 
speed no wake in selected creeks and no access buffer in one cove to 
decrease disturbance to shorebirds using the area for nesting and 
foraging. NOAA is making a technical update to change the existing no 
access buffer regulation to no entry.
     Sawyer Key: This is an existing zone where the tidal 
creeks on the south side are closed to decrease disturbance to nesting 
birds. NOAA is making a technical update to change the existing closed 
regulation to no entry.
     East Harbor Key: This is an existing 300 foot no access 
buffer zone to decrease disturbance to various resting and nesting 
birds. NOAA is making a technical update to change the existing no 
access buffer regulation to no entry.
     Cayo Agua Keys: This is an existing zone with idle speed 
no wake in all navigable creeks to decrease disturbance to nesting and 
roosting birds, including great white heron, osprey, and the large 
numbers of resting shorebirds. There is no change from the status quo.
     Big Mullet Key: This is an existing 300 foot no motor zone 
around the island to decrease disturbance to nesting birds and resting 
shorebirds. There is no change from the status quo.
     Little Mullet Key: This is an existing 300 foot no access 
buffer zone to decrease disturbance to nesting, roosting, and foraging 
birds and shallow seagrass flats around the island, which exhibit prop 
scarring. NOAA is making a technical update to change the existing no 
access buffer regulation to no entry.
     Pelican Shoal: This is an existing no access buffer zone 
to decrease disturbance to nesting roseate terns and is an area that is 
thought to be the last active ground-breeding location for this ESA-
listed species in Florida. Additionally, this is an FWC Critical 
Wildlife Area that was established in 1990. NOAA is making a technical 
update to change the existing no access buffer regulation to no entry.
     Tortugas Bank: This is an existing sanctuary zone 
prohibiting anchoring by vessels over 50 meters in length, which 
protects coral and hardbottom habitats on Tortugas Bank from anchor 
damage. NOAA is making no change in the spatial area or regulations for 
this zone.
    As noted above, WMAs protect important habitats and species 
dependent on those habitats with access and use restrictions tailored 
for the specific location and resource need. Listed below 
(approximately northeast to southwest) are existing WMAs with changes 
to spatial boundaries, regulations, or a combination of both. Informed 
by public and agency comments, and additional data on resources and 
human uses, the final rule refines the spatial areas included in WMAs 
and the specific regulations that apply to most efficiently protect 
sanctuary resources while allowing the greatest level of use compatible 
with the resource protection goals.
     Crocodile Lake: This existing March 1 to October 1 no 
access buffer WMA is modified to become a year-round no entry zone 
except for Steamboat Creek. The final rule expands the WMA slightly to 
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nesting site. The portion of the existing Crocodile Lake WMA on the 
northwestern shoreline of Eastern Lake Surprise becomes part of the 
Eastern Lake Surprise WMA as it is contiguous with that area.
     Eastern Lake Surprise: This existing WMA is modified to 
include a no entry area along the western shoreline that is currently 
part of the Crocodile Lake WMA. In the canal and basin on the southeast 
side of Eastern Lake Surprise, the existing regulations are changed 
from idle speed no wake to no entry; in addition, the no entry 
regulation is extended along the entire shoreline.
     Dove and Rodriguez Keys: These two existing WMAs are 
combined to create one no motor zone WMA. The existing regulation that 
closes two small islands near Dove Key is eliminated.
     Tavernier Key: This is an existing no motor zone. The 
final rule maintains the no motor regulation with exceptions for 
Tavernier Creek and the unnamed channel to the northeast leading to it.
     Snake Creek: This existing no motor zone is extended to 
the west along the shoreline up to but not including the existing 
Monroe County no motor zone. An exception to the no motor regulations 
is made for Snake Creek itself and the three channels providing access 
to Windley Key.
     Cotton Key: This existing no motor zone is extended to 
include an area west of Cotton Key that exhibits prop scarring.
     East Content Keys and Upper Harbor Key Flats: East Content 
Keys and Upper Harbor Key Flats are both existing marine zones. East 
Content Keys WMA consists of an existing small idle speed no wake zone 
in the largest tidal creek. This final rule applies additional idle 
speed no wake regulations in the remaining tidal creeks at East Content 
Keys. In addition, the seagrass flats to the east, north, and south of 
East Content Key, extending beyond Upper Harbor Key, are designated as 
idle speed no wake as this area exhibits scarring. Upper Harbor Keys 
WMA is an existing 300-foot no access zone around the entire island. 
NOAA is making a technical update to change the existing no access 
buffer regulation to no entry. This zone will be encompassed within the 
larger East Content Keys and Upper Harbor Key Flats idle speed no wake 
WMA.
     Snipe Keys: This existing marine zone is modified with the 
addition of a no entry area, which is an important roosting area for 
magnificent frigatebirds that are easily disturbed by motorized and 
non-motorized boat traffic. The existing no motor and idle speed no 
wake areas will not change.
     Mud Keys: This existing marine zone includes idle speed no 
wake and closed areas within the channels. This final rule updates this 
to idle speed no wake in all channels.
     Lower Harbor Keys: This existing zone includes idle speed 
no wake in selected tidal creeks. This final rule expands the idle 
speed no wake area to further protect and decrease disturbance to 
various nesting, roosting, and wading birds.
     Bay Keys: This existing marine zone is modified by 
expanding the current idle speed no wake area in the channel leading to 
the northwest island, maintaining that island as no motor, and includes 
an additional adjacent island to the southeast as no motor.
     Cottrell Key: This existing no motor zone is changed to a 
no entry zone to decrease disturbance to nesting and roosting birds. 
Cottrell Key has one of the highest annual counts of nesting great 
white herons in the Lower Keys, and serves as an important island for 
other nesting, roosting and foraging birds.
     Woman Key: This existing zone, which currently includes 
one-half of the beach and sand spit as closed, is changed to no entry 
and expanded to include 300-feet offshore of the beach to further 
decrease disturbance to nesting and roosting birds and ESA-listed sea 
turtles, which may be impacted during nesting by high concentrations of 
visitors.
     Boca Grande Key: This existing zone currently includes a 
closed area on the south half of the beach and the island is closed by 
the USFWS. In this final rule, the WMA is changed to no entry and 
expanded to include 300-feet offshore of the beach to decrease 
disturbance to nesting and roosting birds and ESA-listed sea turtles, 
which may be impacted during nesting by high concentrations of 
visitors.
     Marquesas Keys: This is an existing zone with a 300-foot 
no motor regulation around three keys, a 300-foot no access buffer zone 
around one island (all on the western side of Mooney Harbor), and idle 
speed no wake in a southwest tidal creek. NOAA's final rule maintains 
all of these areas; however, the no motor and no access buffer zones 
are changed to no entry, and one additional island on the south end of 
Mooney Harbor is added as no entry.
    NOAA's final rule includes 20 new WMAs, eleven of these fall within 
USFWS National Wildlife Refuge boundaries, nine of which specifically 
serve to protect USFWS trust species (e.g., species for which the 
Refuge was established to protect and/or Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
species).
     Barnes-Card Sound: This final rule establishes a new idle 
speed no wake WMA.
     Whitmore Bight: This final rule establishes a new no motor 
WMA that includes an area along the shoreline in John Pennekamp State 
Coral Reef Park that includes the State Park managed no motor zone.
     Pelican Key: This final rule establishes a new no entry 
WMA.
     Pigeon Key: This final rule establishes a new no entry 
WMA.
     Channel Key Banks: This final rule establishes a new idle 
speed no wake WMA. This final rule allows exceptions for normal 
operation in established channels and includes Channel Key as a no 
entry area.
     Red Bay Bank: This final rule establishes a new idle speed 
no wake WMA.
     Marathon Oceanside Shoreline: This final rule establishes 
a new idle speed no wake WMA with exceptions for established channels.
     East Bahia Honda Key: This final rule establishes a new no 
motor WMA.
     West Bahia Honda Key: This final rule establishes a new no 
motor WMA.
     Little Pine Key Mangrove: This final rule establishes a 
new no entry WMA.
     Water Key Mangroves: This final rule establishes a new no 
entry WMA.
     Howe Key Mangrove: This final rule establishes a new no 
motor WMA.
     Torch Key Mangroves: This final rule establishes a new no 
entry WMA.
     Crane Key: This final rule establishes a new no entry WMA.
     Northeast Tarpon Belly Keys: This final rule establishes a 
new no motor WMA.
     Happy Jack Key: This final rule establishes a new no entry 
WMA.
     Western Dry Rocks: This final rule establishes a new WMA 
that will mirror newly established FWC regulations \12\ (February 2021) 
with a seasonal no fishing prohibition from April 1 to July 31 and a no 
anchor regulation during this same seasonal time period.
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     Barracuda Keys: This final rule establishes a new idle 
speed no wake WMA.
     Ballast and Man Keys Flats: This final rule establishes a 
new idle speed no wake WMA.
     Marquesas Turtle: This final rule establishes a new idle 
speed no wake WMA.
    This final rule does not include two WMAs that were included in the 
2022 NOPR:
     Archer Key: This final rule does not include a new 
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this site due to comments received from the public and requests from 
Florida DEP and FWC.
     Ashbey-Horseshoe Key: This final rule does not include a 
new sanctuary marine zone at this site. This area is an existing no 
motor zone within Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve and Lignumvitae Key 
Botanical State Park therefore this rule does not include a new 
sanctuary marine zone at this site at this time.

4. Additional Marine Zone Regulations

a. Motorized Personal Watercraft
    NOAA's final rule includes regulatory changes to allow motorized 
personal watercraft (PWC) operation in a small portion of the Key West 
National Wildlife Refuge, west of the Key West main ship channel around 
marker G13, where PWC operation is otherwise prohibited.
b. Tortugas North Access Permits
    The final rule streamlines the permit application process for 
persons wishing to enter the Tortugas North Conservation Area. The 
current regulation requires that access permits must be requested at 
least 72 hours, but no earlier than one month, before the date that 
access is requested. This final rule removes the current requirement to 
request access permits no earlier than one month before the date of 
entrance to the area and removes the requirement to notify FKNMS before 
entering and upon leaving the area. The requirement to request an 
access permit at least 72 hours in advance will remain.
c. Catch and Release Fishing by Trolling in Four SPAs
    The final rule eliminates the exception allowing catch and release 
fishing by trolling in four SPAs (Conch Reef, Alligator Reef, Sombrero 
Key, and Sand Key). Over two decades of management experience with 
marine zones in the sanctuary points to providing zones with consistent 
and clear regulations and indicates that user compliance is greatly 
reduced and enforcement greatly hindered when exceptions to regulations 
in specific zones are provided.
d. Bait Fishing Permits
    NOAA is eliminating over a three-year period the practice of 
issuing bait fishing permits of any kind in all SPAs. As noted above, 
over two decades of management experience with marine zones in the 
sanctuary points to providing zones with consistent and clear 
regulations and indicates that user compliance is greatly reduced and 
enforcement greatly hindered when exceptions to regulations in specific 
zones are provided.

5. Sanctuary Management Plan

    The final EIS includes a final revised management plan. The 
management plan, which includes non-regulatory actions, complements and 
further supports this rulemaking. The management plan actions are 
largely focused on understanding and improving the condition of 
sanctuary resources by reducing threats and addressing emerging issues. 
Actions also include engaging with and strengthening partnerships to 
address issues and impacts that occur outside the sanctuary boundary 
and fall within the jurisdiction or authority of partner Federal or 
State agencies. A copy of the final management plan is available at the 
address and website listed in the ADDRESSES section of this rule.

V. Changes to the Sanctuary Terms of Designation

1. Summary of Changes to the Terms of Designation

    Section 304(a)(4) of the NMSA requires that the terms of 
designation for national marine sanctuaries include: (1) the geographic 
area of the sanctuary; (2) the characteristics of the area that give it 
conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, research, 
educational, or aesthetic value; and (3) the types of activities 
subject to regulation by NOAA to protect those characteristics. Section 
304(a)(4) also specifies that the terms of designation may be modified 
only by the same procedures by which the original designation was made, 
including public notice and comment, and preparation of an EIS. Terms 
of designation include the geographic area of the sanctuary, 
characteristics of the area that give it value, and the types of 
activities that will be subject to regulation. Therefore, the revised 
FKNMS terms of designation set forth below:
    1. Modify Article I (``Designation and Effect'') to include the 
expanded sanctuary boundary;
    2. Modify Article II (``Description of the Area'') by changing the 
geographic description and size of the sanctuary;
    3. Modify Article III (``Characteristics of the Area That Give it 
Particular Value'') by updating the size of the sanctuary and the 
description of the special resources contained within it;
    4. Modify Article IV (``Scope of Regulation'') by simplifying 
descriptions of the categories of activities that may be subject to 
regulation. As originally drafted, the Terms of Designation contain a 
level of detail similar to, if not the same, as the regulations. 
Instead, NOAA proposes to provide broad categories of activities to be 
more consistent with the legislative intent of section 304(a)(4) of the 
NMSA to merely identify the ``types of activities'' and rely on the 
regulations themselves to provide the specific regulatory details (see 
e.g., 15 CFR 922.163). Otherwise, the ``Scope of Regulation'' section 
would be duplicative of the regulations and serve no purpose. By 
simplifying the activity descriptions, NOAA is not broadening in any 
way the scope of the regulations and is not adding any new or different 
activities to be subject to regulation. The regulations themselves 
contain the operative language and only the regulations are 
enforceable;
    5. Modify Article V (``Effect on Leases, Permits, Licenses, and 
Rights'') by modifying language to be consistent with section 304(c) of 
the NMSA related to any valid lease, permit, license, approval, or 
other authorization or right in existence prior to the effective date 
of the revised terms of designation, and to cite the correct section of 
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries regulations for certifying such 
valid rights; and
    6. Modify the ``Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary 
Coordinates'' to include the expanded sanctuary boundary.
Terms of Designation for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Article I. Designation and Effect
    On November 16, 1990, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
and Protection Act (FKNMSPA), Pub. L. 101-605 (16 U.S.C. 1433 note), 
became law. That Act designated an area of waters and submerged lands, 
including the living and nonliving resources within those waters, as 
described therein, as the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
(sanctuary). The FKNMSPA specifies that the sanctuary, is designated . 
. . under title III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). The Sanctuary shall be managed 
and regulations enforced under all applicable provisions of such title 
III as if the Sanctuary had been designated under such title. FKNMSA 
Sec. 5(a). In 2001, pursuant to the procedures outlined in section 304 
of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434, the boundary of the sanctuary was expanded 
to include important coral reefs and other resources in two areas west 
of the Dry Tortugas National Park, including Sherwood Forest and 
Riley's Hump. In 2024, the boundary of the sanctuary was further 
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north of the existing northern extent of the sanctuary, offshore of 
Miami-Dade County, to align with the Area To Be Avoided, (b) seaward of 
the existing southern boundary of the sanctuary to align with the ATBA, 
(c) at the far western end of the existing sanctuary boundary, to 
extend by approximately one mile westward and encompass the outer 
boundaries of the Tortugas South Conservation Area (formerly the 
Tortugas South Ecological Reserve) and square off the sanctuary 
boundary in its northwestern corner.
    Section 304 of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434, authorizes the Secretary 
of Commerce to issue such regulations as are necessary and reasonable 
to implement the designation, including managing and protecting the 
conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, 
educational, cultural, archaeological or aesthetic resources and 
qualities of a national marine sanctuary. Section 1 of Article IV of 
the Terms of Designation lists activities of the type that are 
presently being regulated or may have to be regulated in the future in 
order to protect sanctuary resources and qualities. Listing in section 
1 does not mean that a type of activity will be regulated in the 
future; however, if a type of activity is not listed, it may not be 
regulated, except on an emergency basis, unless section 1 is amended, 
following the procedures for designation of a sanctuary set forth in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 304 of the NMSA, to include the type 
of activity.
Article II. Description of the Area
    The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary boundary encompasses a 
total of approximately 3,427 square nautical miles (4,539 square 
statute miles) of coastal, ocean, and Gulf of Mexico waters, and the 
submerged lands thereunder, surrounding the Florida Keys in south 
Florida. The northernmost point of the sanctuary lies just east of 
Miami and Key Biscayne. The contiguous area boundary on the Atlantic 
Ocean side of the Florida Keys runs south from just north of Biscayne 
National Park generally curving in a southwesterly direction along the 
Florida Keys archipelago until southwest of the Dry Tortugas and 
Loggerhead Key. The contiguous area boundary on the Gulf of Mexico side 
of the Florida Keys continues from this southwestern point to the north 
approximately 32 miles until it reaches a point northwest of Loggerhead 
Key and the Dry Tortugas. The boundary then continues east to 
approximately 8 miles north of Cottrell Key, and then from there it 
continues generally to the northeast to just north of Sprigger Bank. 
The boundary then generally approximates the southeastern Everglades 
National Park boundary until it continues along the western shore of 
Manatee Bay, Barnes Sound, and Card Sound. The boundary then generally 
approximates the southern boundary of Biscayne National Park and 
continues to do so north along the park's eastern boundary until it 
reaches the sanctuary's northeastern most point.
    The landward boundary of the contiguous sanctuary area is the 
shoreline as defined by the mean high-water line. The Dry Tortugas 
National Park is not included within the sanctuary and the inner 
sanctuary boundary in this location is coterminous with this national 
park boundary. The sanctuary boundary encompasses the entire Florida 
coral reef tract, all of the mangrove islands of the Florida Keys, and 
some of the seagrass meadows of the Florida Keys. The precise boundary 
of the sanctuary is set forth at the end of this Designation Document.
Article III. Characteristics of the Area That Give it Particular Value
    The Florida Keys extend approximately 223 miles southwest from the 
southern tip of the Florida peninsula. Adjacent to the Florida Keys 
land mass are located spectacular unique, nationally significant marine 
environments, including seagrass meadows, mangrove islands, and 
extensive living coral reefs. These marine environments support rich 
biological communities possessing extensive conservation, recreational, 
commercial, ecological, historical, research, educational, and 
aesthetic values which give this area special national significance. 
These environments are the marine equivalent of tropical rain forests 
in that they support high levels of biodiversity, are fragile and 
easily susceptible to damage from human activities, and possess high 
value to humans if properly conserved. These marine environments are 
subject to damage and loss of their ecological integrity from a variety 
of sources of disturbance.
    The Florida Keys are a limestone island archipelago. The Keys are 
located at the southern edge of the Florida Plateau, a large carbonate 
platform made of a depth of up to 7000 meters of marine sediments, 
which have been accumulating for 150 million years and which have been 
structurally modified by subsidence and sea level fluctuation. The Keys 
region is generally divided into five distinct areas: the Florida reef 
tract, one of the world's largest coral reef tracts and the only 
barrier reef in the United States; Florida Bay, a large, shallow 
seagrass-dominated estuary and world-famous game fishing region that 
sits at the interface between the Florida Everglades and the Florida 
Reef Tract; the Southwest Continental Shelf; the Straits of Florida; 
and the Keys themselves.
    The sanctuary contains one of North America's most diverse 
assemblages of terrestrial, estuarine, and marine fauna and flora. In 
addition to the Florida reef tract, the sanctuary includes thousands of 
patch reefs, various hardbottom habitats, mangrove fringed shorelines 
and mangrove islands, and a substantial portion of one of the world's 
largest seagrass communities that covers 3.6 million acres of the 
nearshore marine environment in south Florida. These diverse habitats 
provide shelter and food for thousands of species of marine plants and 
animals, including more than 50 species of animals identified under 
Federal or State law as endangered or threatened. The Keys were at one 
time a major seafaring center for European and American trade routes to 
the Caribbean, and submerged cultural and historic resources (i.e., 
shipwrecks) abound in the surrounding waters. In addition, the 
sanctuary contains substantial archaeological resources of pre-European 
cultures.
    The uniqueness of the marine environment draws multitudes of 
visitors to the Keys. The major industry in the Florida Keys is 
tourism, including activities related to the Keys' marine resources, 
such as dive shops, charter fishing and dive boats and marinas, as well 
as hotels and restaurants. The abundance of the resources also supports 
a large commercial fishing employment sector.
    The number of visitors to the Keys grows each year, with a 
concomitant increase in the number of residents, homes, jobs, and 
businesses. As population grows and the Keys accommodate ever-
increasing resource use pressures, the quality and quantity of 
sanctuary resources are increasingly threatened. These pressures 
require coordinated and comprehensive monitoring and researching of the 
Florida Keys' region.
Article IV. Scope of Regulations
Section 1. Activities Subject to Regulation
    The following activities are subject to regulation under the NMSA, 
either throughout the entire sanctuary or within identified portions of 
it or, as indicated, in areas beyond the boundary of the sanctuary, to 
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include prohibitions to ensure the protection and management of the 
conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, 
educational, cultural, archaeological or aesthetic resources and 
qualities of the area (e.g., 15 CFR 922.163). Because an activity is 
listed here does not mean that such activity is being or will be 
regulated. Listing an activity here means that the Secretary of 
Commerce can regulate the activity in accordance with all applicable 
laws without going through the designation procedures required by 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 304 of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434(a) 
and (b). Further, no regulation issued under the authority of the NMSA 
may take effect in Florida State waters within the sanctuary if the 
Governor of the State of Florida certifies to the Secretary of Commerce 
that such regulation is unacceptable within the forty-five day review 
period specified in NMSA.
    Activities Subject to Regulation:
    1. Mineral or hydrocarbon exploration, development, or production;
    2. Destroying, causing the loss of, or injuring coral or live rock 
or attempting to do so;
    3. Altering or placing any structure, object, or other material on 
the seabed, except as authorized by appropriate permits or as part of 
lawful fishing;
    4. Discharging or depositing any material or discharging or 
depositing any material beyond the sanctuary that then enters the 
sanctuary and injures a sanctuary resource or quality;
    5. Operating a vessel, including anchoring, in a manner that may 
destroy, cause the loss of, or injure sanctuary resources or property 
or in a manner that may injure or endanger the life of sanctuary users;
    6. Diving in a manner that could harm sanctuary resources, 
sanctuary property, or other users of the sanctuary;
    7. Stocking within the sanctuary or releasing within or from beyond 
the boundary of the sanctuary any non-native or exotic species;
    8. Defacing, marking, or damaging in any way or displacing, 
removing, or tampering with any markers, signs, notices, placards, 
navigational aids, monuments, stakes, posts, mooring buoys, boundary 
buoys, trap buoys, or scientific equipment;
    9. Moving, removing, injuring, preserving, curating, and managing 
historic resources;
    10. Taking, removing, moving, catching, collecting, harvesting, 
feeding, attracting, injuring, destroying, or causing the loss of or 
attempting to take, remove, move, catch, collect, harvest, feed, 
attract, injure, destroy, or cause the loss of any sanctuary resource;
    11. Conducting or attempting to conduct any manner of activities 
within specially designated marine areas, including removing, injuring, 
or disturbing any living or dead organism or bottom formation; 
possessing or using certain fishing gear; operating or anchoring 
vessels; entering areas; and diving;
    12. Harvesting marine life species;
    13. Possessing or using explosives, electrical charges, or toxic 
substances within the sanctuary, or using explosives, electrical 
charges, or toxic substances beyond the sanctuary that then enter the 
sanctuary and injure a sanctuary resource or quality;
    14. Abandoning fishing gear or vessels and removing (including 
salvaging) fishing gear and grounded, derelict, or abandoned vessels;
    15. Maintaining or deserting a derelict vessel or vessel at risk of 
becoming derelict and leaving harmful matter aboard a grounded or 
deserted vessel; and,
    16. Interfering with any enforcement action.
Section 2. Emergency and/or temporary regulation.
    Any and all activities are subject to immediate emergency and/or 
temporary regulation, including any not listed in Section 1 of this 
article.
Article V. Effect on Leases, Permits, Licenses, and Rights
    Pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of section 304 of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 
1434(c)(1), a person may conduct an activity prohibited by sanctuary 
regulations if such activity is specifically authorized by a valid 
Federal, State, or local lease, permit, license, approval, or other 
authorization or right in existence prior to the effective date of 
these revised terms of designation, provided that the holder of the 
lease, permit, license, approval, or other authorization complies with 
the procedures outlined in this subpart and subpart E.
    However, in no event may the Secretary of Commerce or his or her 
designee issue any form of approval for the: (1) exploration, leasing, 
development, or production of minerals or hydrocarbons; (2) disposal of 
dredged material within the sanctuary other than in connection with 
beach renourishment or sanctuary restoration projects; or (3) discharge 
of untreated or primary treated sewage. Any purported authorizations 
issued by other authorities for any of these activities within the 
sanctuary shall be invalid.
Article VI. Alteration of this Designation
    The terms of designation, as defined in paragraph (a) of section 
304 of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434(a), may be modified only by the 
procedures outlined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 304 of the 
NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1434(a) and (b), including public hearings, 
consultation with interested Federal, State, and local government 
agencies, review by the appropriate congressional committees, review by 
the Governor of the State of Florida, and approval by the Secretary of 
Commerce, or his or her designee. No designation, term of designation, 
or implementing regulation may take effect in Florida State waters 
within the sanctuary if the Governor of the State of Florida certifies 
to the Secretary of Commerce that such designation, term of 
designation, or regulation is unacceptable within the forty-five day 
review period specified in NMSA.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
    The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary) encompasses 
an area of 3,427 square nautical miles (4,539 square miles) of coastal, 
ocean, and Gulf of Mexico waters and the submerged lands thereunder 
from the boundary to the shoreline as defined by the mean high water 
tidal datum surrounding the Florida Keys in southern Florida. The 
precise boundary coordinates are listed in Appendix I to this Subpart.
    The sanctuary boundary begins approximately 4 miles east of the 
northern extent of Key Biscayne at Point 1 and continues roughly south 
and then southwest and west in numerical order to Point 15 
approximately 27 miles SW of Loggerhead Key. From Point 15 the 
sanctuary boundary continues north to Point 17 which is approximately 
18 miles NW of Loggerhead Key and then continues roughly east in 
numerical order to Point 23 just north of Sprigger Bank. From Point 23 
the boundary continues in numerical order roughly SE to Point 26 just 
north of Old Dan Bank. From Point 26 the boundary continues NE in 
numerical order through Bowlegs Cut and Steamboat Channel to Point 42 
near the southern entrance to Cowpens Cut west of Plantation Key.
    From Point 42 the boundary continues towards Point 43 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline roughly NNE until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 44 and Point 45.

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    From this intersection the boundary continues NNE to Point 45 and 
then roughly NE in numerical order to Point 61 just west of Hammer 
Point in Tavernier, FL. From Point 61 the boundary continues in 
numerical order roughly north and then NW to Point 64 just west of 
Pigeon Key. From Point 64 the boundary continues in numerical order 
roughly NE then NNE through Baker Cut to Point 69. From Point 69 the 
boundary continues in numerical order roughly NE through Buttonwood 
Sound to Point 73.
    From Point 73 the boundary continues towards Point 74 until it 
intersects the shoreline near the southern entrance to Grouper Creek 
west of Key Largo, FL. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline NE along Grouper Creek until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 75 and Point 76. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 76 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline roughly east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 77 and Point 
78.
    From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 78 and then 
roughly ESE in numerical order through Tarpon Basin to Point 85. From 
Point 85 the boundary continues NE and then NW to Point 92.
    From Point 92 the boundary continues towards Point 93 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline roughly north along Dusenberry Creek until it intersects 
the line segment formed between Point 94 and Point 95.
    From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 95 and then 
NE in numerical order through Blackwater Sound to Point 102 south of 
the entrance to Jewfish Creek.
    From Point 102 the boundary continues towards Point 103 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline roughly NNE and then NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 104 and Point 105. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 105 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly NNE and then roughly west along southwestern Barnes Sound and 
around Division Point until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 106 and Point 107 near Manatee Creek east of Long Sound. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 107 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly NNW until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 108 and Point 109. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 109 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline roughly east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 109 and 110. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 110 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly north and then NE until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 111 and Point 112. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 112 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline roughly east and then north around Bay Point and then 
west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 113 and 
Point 114. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
114 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline north along the western side of Manatee 
Bay until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 115 and 
Point 116. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
116 until it intersects the shoreline.
    From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline around 
northern Manatee Bay and Barnes Sound until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 117 and Point 118. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 118 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly to the SE south of FL State Route 905A--Card Sound Road then NW 
and roughly north along western Little Card Sound and then Card Sound 
cutting off the mouths of canals and drainage ditches until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 119 and Point 120 
south of Midnight Pass. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to Point 120 and then roughly SE to each successive point in numerical 
order approximating the southern boundary of Biscayne National Park to 
Point 142 approximately 3 miles ENE of Turtle Rocks. From Point 142 the 
boundary continues roughly N to each successive point in numerical 
order ending at Point 158.
    The inner landward sanctuary boundary is defined by and follows the 
shoreline where not already specified in the description above.
    Dry Tortugas National Park is not included within the FKNMS and the 
inner sanctuary boundary in this area is coterminous with this national 
park boundary and begins at Point DT1 and continues in numerical order 
counterclockwise around the national park ending at Point DT10.

VI. Response to Comments

    NOAA collected comments on the 2019 draft EIS as well as the 2022 
proposed rule. For the purposes of full transparency and 
responsiveness, the following section addresses all of these comments. 
The subject matter of each comment category is first summarized, 
followed by NOAA's response. Responses may refer to portions of the 
regulations, management plan, or EIS that NOAA modified as a result of 
comments it received. Comments and responses are organized primarily by 
applicable regulation or to a few cross-cutting categories of comments.

General

    Comment 1: NOAA received comments that opposed any additional 
regulatory action and called for no change to the current regulations 
and management plan.
    Response: As described in Section I.2 above, NOAA determined it was 
necessary to update the FKNMS management framework, including modifying 
regulations, in order to ensure long-term resource viability and 
ecosystem function and to address current and future threats to 
sanctuary resources such as diminished water quality originating from 
both within and outside the sanctuary, significant decrease in coral 
cover, and habitat degradation from vessel impacts including anchor 
damage, propeller-scarring, and groundings. Each of these threats has 
major implications for FKNMS. In addition, the 2011 FKNMS Condition 
Report \13\ concluded that resources in the Florida Keys appear to be 
in fair to fair/poor condition and are generally either stable or in 
decline. Since the release of the 2011 condition report, sanctuary 
resources have been further degraded by Hurricane Irma (2017), a 
serious and widespread coral disease outbreak, a seagrass die-off, and 
warming ocean temperatures as evident during the summer 2023 marine 
heat wave, among other threats. New regulations are necessary to 
address these conditions.
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Sanctuary Boundary

    Comment 2: NOAA received comments supporting the sanctuary boundary 
expansion alternative to include the ATBA, the Tortugas region,

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and Pulley Ridge. Comments noted support for sanctuary-wide boundary 
expansion to reduce confusion and create consistency, particularly 
through the ATBA boundary expansion. Comments acknowledged the need for 
greater ecological protection in the Florida Keys that could be 
achieved through boundary expansion, particularly by including the 
entire Tortugas region and Pulley Ridge. NOAA received comments 
opposing the sanctuary boundary expansion alternatives, largely due to 
concern about loss of access for traditional fishing activities.
    Response: NOAA's action to include the final preferred alternative 
aligns the sanctuary boundary with the ATBA boundary to create a 
consistent geographic and regulatory boundary. In addition, including 
the ATBA and the Tortugas region provides additional protections for 
the resources that are present in the expanded area, including those 
that are ecologically connected. In response to concerns about 
sanctuary boundary expansion resulting in loss of fishing access, the 
boundary expansion does not affect activities that are considered 
traditional fishing as defined at 15 CFR 922.162.
    Comment 3: NOAA received comments supporting and opposing expanding 
the sanctuary boundary to include a distinct unit at Pulley Ridge. 
Comments in support noted its value as the deepest known 
photosynthesizing coral reef off the continental U.S. with physical and 
biological connections to the Florida Keys. Comments in opposition 
noted this area is already regulated as a HAPC with associated GMFMC 
regulations and requested that NOAA pursue other avenues to protect the 
area from all vessel anchoring.
    Response: The final rule does not include Pulley Ridge in the 
sanctuary boundary. The existing HAPC with associated GMFMC regulations 
prohibits, among other things, anchoring by fishing vessels. NOAA's 
purpose for proposing a designation of a new unit in Pulley Ridge was 
to protect important mesophotic reef habitat from anchoring by all 
vessels. Concurrent with considering boundary expansion to include 
Pulley Ridge, as noted in the proposed rule, the United States proposed 
that the IMO designate a No Anchoring Area in the southern portion of 
Pulley Ridge, which was approved and implemented starting June 1, 2023 
(IMO SN.1/Circ.342). The IMO designation has prohibited all anchoring 
on Pulley Ridge and, therefore, the need for additional regulation by 
NOAA is greatly reduced. Finally, given that this area of Pulley Ridge 
is managed as a HAPC with associated fishing regulations under the MSA, 
the final rule does not restrict fishing in this area.
    Comment 4: NOAA received comments that opposed any change to the 
sanctuary boundary citing reasons including (1) the lack of sufficient 
enforcement; (2) concern of restricting use/access for the public, 
particularly for commercial fishing and most notably shrimp fishing; 
(3) budget and management limitations; and (4) socioeconomic 
consequences to certain industries.
    Response: NOAA considered all of these concerns throughout the 
Restoration Blueprint process, including at the draft EIS and draft 
management plan phase, the notice of proposed rulemaking, the final EIS 
and final management plan, and in this final rule. Specifically, (1) 
enforcement is identified as one of six management priorities in the 
final management plan (see the priorities section and activities 3.3.1 
and 5.3.2). NOAA/ONMS will work with partners to enhance enforcement 
capacity to achieve visible resource protection benefits. ONMS is also 
committed to enhancing public knowledge, understanding, and compliance 
through establishing consistent regulations, where feasible, and 
targeted education and interpretation of those regulations. These 
efforts will strengthen enforcement of the final regulations. (2) 
Public access, including fishing access, is not affected by expanding 
the sanctuary boundary. Sanctuary-wide regulations will apply, which 
may affect how someone operates (e.g., prohibition on impact to the 
seabed) but do not affect access. Specific to fishing activity, 
exemptions from specific sanctuary-wide regulations exist for 
traditional fishing activities, the definition for which is updated in 
the final rule. (3) NOAA will address resource limitations by 
identifying priorities towards which resources will be directed. NOAA's 
final management plan includes a suite of six management priorities and 
Appendix I outlines a prioritization framework that initially evaluates 
cost and level of effort needed followed by consideration of the 
following five factors: importance, impact, feasibility, requirements, 
and connection to one of the six priority themes. In addition, NOAA 
will continue to work with partners that play an essential role in how 
the sanctuary conducts its operations and programs. Appendix II 
includes a list of representative partners. (4) As summarized in the 
2022 Socioeconomic Report (Schwarzmann et.al., 2022), the estimated 
economic effects of the 2022 NOPR alternative are not considered 
significant under section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 12866. Estimated 
losses to small businesses in the commercial fishing and recreational 
for-hire fishing sectors resulting from proposed boundary changes are 
expected to be less than 1% of average revenue with the exception of 
the lobster fishery, which may experience a loss of roughly 2%. In this 
final rule, NOAA is selecting a smaller sanctuary boundary expansion 
than the 2022 NOPR Alternative; therefore, socioeconomic impacts are 
expected to be less than what was estimated in the 2022 Socioeconomic 
Report.

Sanctuary-Wide Regulations

    Comment 5: Commenters requested NOAA consider adding an exception 
to the proposed anchoring definition to include an exemption for push 
poles and power poles.
    Response: NOAA's final rule prohibits anchoring in all SPAs, 
Habitat Restoration Areas, and Conservation Areas, except in the 
Western Sambo Conservation Area. Given that these areas prohibit take 
(i.e., fishing) and the use of push poles and power poles is not 
commonplace, the final rule does not modify the anchoring definition to 
allow exceptions. The final rule does not regulate anchoring for 
nearshore WMAs, where push poles and power poles are more commonplace. 
See the response to comments in the WMA section.
    Comment 6: NOAA received comments requesting a definition for 
trolling given the existing exception for catch and release fishing by 
trolling in 4 SPAs and the proposal to include a ``trolling only'' zone 
at the proposed Western Dry Rocks (Alternatives 2 and 3).
    Response: The final rule does not include any provisions related to 
trolling, so a definition is not needed.
    Comment 7: NOAA received comments opposing the proposed update to 
the traditional fishing definition. Commenters requested that the 
definition more fully capture existing fishing regulations promulgated 
by State and Federal authorities and allow for the future development 
and use of innovative gear types intended to reduce impacts on FKNMS 
resources. Commenters also recommended that the final rule include the 
complete definition of traditional fishing, instead of being included 
as a reference to another section or document.
    Response: After further consideration and close coordination with 
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the GMFMC, and 
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SAFMC, NOAA agrees with the recommendation to capture existing fishing 
practices in the definition of traditional fishing rather than limiting 
the definition to activities that were in existence as of 1997. NOAA 
has included an updated definition for ``traditional fishing'' in the 
final rule that includes fishing activities taking place as of the 
effective date of this final rule.
    NOAA provides further guidance in final EIS Appendix G that 
includes an updated description of the current fisheries managed by the 
FWC in State waters and by NMFS in the EEZ. The traditional fishing 
activities described in Appendix G are currently occurring in this 
sanctuary subject to FWC/NMFS regulation and will remain subject to the 
sanctuary's marine zone regulations where additional protections are 
needed to address impacts of traditional fishing activities on 
sanctuary resources.
    NOAA agrees that it may be appropriate to update the traditional 
fishing definition in the future, particularly to recognize new or 
innovative gear types that become widely used and are demonstrated to 
reduce impacts to sanctuary resources. Any update to the definition and 
the fishing activities that are considered traditional fishing would be 
done through a separate rulemaking in order to consider public comment 
and to conduct an environmental analysis under NEPA of the potential 
impacts of new or innovative gear types or fisheries activities on 
sanctuary resources. New or innovative gear types, along with other new 
or modified fishing activities, would continue to require sanctuary 
permits or authorization while they are being tested. NOAA would 
collaborate closely with, and rely on the expertise of, FWC and the 
FMCs when considering any updates to the definition of traditional 
fishing activities.
Discharge and Deposit Regulation Exception
    Comment 8: NOAA received comments strongly supporting a specific 
regulation to limit discharges from cruise ships and asserting that 
cruise ship discharges are a significant cause of water quality 
problems in the FKNMS. Specific comments requested clarification about 
exceptions from the discharge prohibitions for certain discharges 
(e.g., rainwater, ballast water) from cruise ships. Commenters also 
requested that NOAA continually review this provision to see if 
technology advances warrant additional or modified discharge 
regulations. Commenters also stated that discharges from cruise ships 
are sufficiently regulated by the U.S. EPA, including through the CWA 
and VIDA. Finally, commenters claimed there is no scientific support 
for prohibiting exhaust gas cleaning system discharges and no need to 
rely on the precautionary principle.
    Response: NOAA has updated and clarified the cruise ship discharge 
and deposit prohibition in this final rule to more clearly prohibit 
discharging or depositing of any material or other matter from a cruise 
ship except cooling water. NOAA determined that other alternatives, 
which proposed instead to specify certain discharges that would be 
allowed by cruise ships (e.g., ``clean wash water''), would be 
extremely difficult to define based on changing industry standards. The 
use of such terms could be interpreted differently among stakeholders, 
which could create compliance and enforcement challenges. EPA has 
recently issued a final rule setting national standards of performance 
for commercial vessel incidental discharges, but these standards will 
not be effective until the United States Coast Guard has promulgated 
implementing regulations. Additionally, the sanctuary was designated by 
Congress, in part, for the purpose of protecting water quality, and 
sanctuary regulations have long imposed more stringent vessel discharge 
standards than the CWA. For instance, the sanctuary's current discharge 
and deposit prohibition, which provides a limited exception for certain 
routine vessel discharges, was promulgated almost ten years before EPA 
began regulating incidental vessel discharges in 2007.
    Discharges of EGCS wash water contain PAH's, higher pH water, and 
heavy metals. EPA's national standards for discharge of EGCS wash water 
is based largely on the IMO 2015 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning 
Systems (Resolution MEPC.259(68)), but these standards may not be 
sufficiently protective for FKNMS. Although the degree of harm of these 
releases depends on the local environmental conditions, scientific 
studies indicate a cause for concern of impacts to sensitive ecosystems 
such as FKNMS (Teuchies et al., 2020). NOAA does not require scientific 
certainty to prohibit EGCS wash water discharges. While EPA's 
regulations do not ban EGCS wash water, a ban narrowly tailored to 
cruise ships in FKNMS is feasible. Cruise ships spend a short time 
traveling in the Sanctuary to visit Key West, and cruise ships 
currently switch to low sulfur fuels when entering harbors and ports 
where EGCS discharges are prohibited. Though low-sulfur fuel is more 
costly, cruise ships spend a very short time traveling through the 
sanctuary to visit Key West. This regulatory change meets the express 
purpose of the Act to facilitate uses in the sanctuary to the extent 
compatible with the primary objective of resource protection by, in 
this case, considering the low economic impact on cruise ships and the 
risk of harm to sanctuary resources. 16 U.S.C. 1431(b)(6).
    Comment 9: NOAA received comments raising concerns about compliance 
with the prohibition of discharges from cruise ships and enforcement of 
violations. Specifically, commenters noted that this regulation lacks 
the appropriate enforcement mechanism and mandatory penalty 
consequences.
    Response: Cruise ships are subject to a comprehensive system of 
regulation and oversight. State and Federal agencies may conduct 
announced and unannounced inspections and enforce compliance with State 
and Federal laws and regulations. A cruise ship found to be in 
violation of the sanctuary's discharge and deposit prohibition could be 
subject to civil penalties under the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1437(d), or, in 
some cases, criminal prosecution. If a discharge and deposit results in 
destruction, loss of, or injury to sanctuary resources, a cruise ship 
may also be liable for resulting response costs and damages under 16 
U.S.C. 1443.
    Comment 10: NOAA received public comments requesting that proposed 
discharge prohibition for cruise ships be extended to all commercial 
vessels over 79 feet.
    Response: NOAA appreciates these comments and considered them 
carefully. Cruise ships are a unique source of a considerable volume of 
greywater discharges generated by carrying passengers (i.e., showers, 
laundry, sinks, kitchens, etc.) and have the ability to refrain from 
discharging during their short time in the sanctuary. NOAA may consider 
extending this discharge prohibition to other large vessels in a future 
rulemaking after evaluating water quality monitoring data and assessing 
the types, numbers, and sizes of vessels present in FKNMS.
    Comment 11: NOAA received comments recommending that a regulation 
be added to specifically address turbidity (e.g., suspended sediments 
in the water column) generated from cruise ships and other large 
vessels.
    Response: NOAA's final rule was designed to limit discharges of 
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because these discharges are well studied as having potential adverse 
effects on water quality, and cruise ships are capable of reducing 
these discharges while in the sanctuary. More study is needed to weigh 
the costs and benefits of any regulation aimed at reducing turbidity 
from cruise ship transit. Ship-caused turbidity could have localized 
impacts to sanctuary resources in the vicinity of the transit channel. 
It is unclear if measures to address those impacts could be taken other 
than reducing the size or frequency of cruise ships entering Key West, 
which could have measurable economic impacts.
    Additionally, the Florida DEP is responsible for reviewing, 
establishing and revising water quality standards, including turbidity. 
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act, DEP conducts a comprehensive 
review of water quality standards every three years. The Water Quality 
Protection Program (WQPP) may invite additional review, discussion and 
recommendations about proposed or adopted revisions to water quality 
standards that impact waters of the Florida Keys.
    Comment 12: NOAA received comments acknowledging that in some cases 
vessels provide affordable housing options. These commenters were 
concerned about the use of these vessels as homes, the use of vessels 
as overnight rentals, and the potential environmental impact of 
discharge from such vessels if they aren't regulated specifically.
    Response: NOAA acknowledges the reality of vessels serving as 
affordable housing and that the use of vessels as short-term rentals 
could potentially cause harm to the environment from discharges from 
residential uses. However, NOAA already regulates vessel discharges, 
regardless of the duration of a visit. State waters of the Florida Keys 
have been designated as a No Discharge Zone since 2002. This 
designation was extended into Federal waters in 2010, and current 
sanctuary regulations prohibit the discharge or deposit of any material 
or other matter into the sanctuary, with limited exceptions. NOAA 
continues to work with the FKNMS Water Quality Protection Program 
(WQPP) (established through the FKNMSPA and administered by the U.S. 
EPA and the State of Florida's DEP in cooperation with NOAA), its 
partners, and the community to support outreach to vessel owners about 
sanctuary discharge regulations and options for marine sanitation 
device pump out. NOAA also continues to support NOAA OLE, FWC, and USCG 
enforcement efforts related to discharge. See also the comments and 
responses to Overnight Mooring Buoys.
Temporary Regulation for Emergency and Adaptive Management
    Comment 13: NOAA received comments supporting an expanded time 
frame for the existing emergency regulation to allow increased 
responsiveness to emergencies and emerging issues that would benefit 
from immediate management action. NOAA also received comments 
expressing concerns that an increased time frame could subvert the 
public comment process required for rulemaking. Commenters also 
suggested that the sanctuary consider different time frames for 
sanctuary-wide versus marine zone-specific emergencies. Finally, NOAA 
received comments that ``emergency'' was not clearly defined which 
raised uncertainty about the drivers that would potentially allow for 
greater flexibility in modifying zones to address changing resource 
management needs.
    Response: The final rule includes a new regulatory framework for 
temporary emergency rules that was developed in response to public 
comments. The final rule includes an increased time frame for the 
Temporary Regulation for Emergency and Adaptive Management in order to 
provide the greatest level of flexibility to NOAA for responding to 
emergency management needs in the sanctuary. While NOAA's final rule 
has a maximum time frame (six months with one six-month extension), 
NOAA will consider shorter time frames where appropriate to meet 
management needs. In addition, this extended time frame provides 
sufficient time for NOAA to go through a full rulemaking process if the 
situation warranted. An increased time frame also aligns with the 
emergency time frames outlined in section 305(c) of the MSA. This 
increased time frame is also consistent with other national marine 
sanctuaries that have emergency regulations.
    In addition, the final rule addresses the comments in a number of 
ways. Specifically:
     To address concerns about subverting the public notice and 
comment process, NOAA is making clear that the existing APA 
requirements--to provide for prior notice and opportunity for public 
comment, unless NOAA can demonstrate good cause apply to these 
emergency rulemakings;
     To respond to questions regarding what NOAA would consider 
an emergency, the agency has identified categories for which temporary 
regulations may be promulgated. NOAA believes it is clearer and more 
efficient to establish well-defined categories, criteria, and processes 
for temporary regulations to respond to time-sensitive needs to manage 
sanctuary resources, rather than attempt to define ``emergency;'' and
     With respect to concerns raised about application of 
emergency action in State waters, the final rule explicitly 
acknowledges that temporary regulations shall be subject to the 
Governor's review pursuant to section 304(b)(1) of the NMSA.
Historical Resources Permitting
    Comment 14: NOAA received comments supporting updating historical 
resource permits to align with the State process, noting that historic 
resources are nonrenewable resources and NOAA has an obligation to 
manage them as such. Comments specifically acknowledged that aligning 
NOAA's historical resource permits with Florida's archaeological 
research permit standards should make the permitting process more 
efficient for researchers working in the State waters of the sanctuary. 
Some commenters noted that this alignment would in turn serve to 
increase protection of FKNMS historical resources.
    Response: NOAA agrees and is updating the historical resource 
permits for these reasons. The current permitting system is 
unnecessarily complicated and confusing to applicants as it 
artificially bisects the archaeological research process into either 
survey/inventory or research/recovery, often resulting in insufficient 
research plans to meet project goals. The archaeological research 
permit category requires that applicants commit to following an 
explicit statement of objectives and that project methods be chosen to 
gather the information required to meet the stated objectives. The 
quality of the research, both proposed and conducted, will be improved 
by these changes, and the reporting of research results will also be of 
higher quality when directed by a professional archaeologist with the 
required education and experience. Finally, the archaeological research 
permit category with associated application and review criteria will 
increase the protection of historical resources throughout the 
sanctuary. These changes support the agency's efforts to meet National 
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) responsibilities in combination with 
the new management plan and the proposed NHPA Programmatic Agreement 
for FKNMS Operations, Management, and Permitting. NOAA concludes only 
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result from increasing regulation of historic resource permitting.
    Comment 15: NOAA received comments opposing changes to the 
historical resource permit categories due to the potential impact to 
private property rights for those involved in salvage of historic 
shipwrecks. NOAA also received comments that organizations holding 
Federal Admiralty Court rights of access should not be exempt from 
updated historical resource permitting regulations. More generally, 
NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing historic shipwreck 
salvage and the resulting removal of historical resources from the 
sanctuary for private gain. Commenters in support of the status quo 
indicated a belief that private sector salvage was a better way to 
preserve historical resources. Comments opposing historic shipwreck 
salvage were supportive of NOAA's proposal to remove current permitting 
provisions allowing for the deaccession/transfer of sanctuary 
artifacts.
    Response: Holders of pre-existing, valid admiralty rights are not 
required to obtain a deaccession/transfer permit under the current 
sanctuary policies, and, as such, will not be affected by the 
elimination of this permit category in the final rule. In the 1996 
FKNMS final management plan and final environmental impact statement 
(Vol. 2, pg. 99), NOAA recognized that admiralty rights of access to 
specific historic shipwrecks had been granted by Federal courts to 
certain organizations and individuals prior to congressional 
designation of the sanctuary. NOAA continues to recognize such rights 
of access for those organizations and individuals that have continued 
to maintain the underlying admiralty rights and will recognize any 
right to seek adjudication of title to articles of salvage in 
accordance with the entities' admiralty rights.
    The removal of a deaccession/transfer permit category for those 
without Federal Admiralty rights is consistent with Federal 
archaeological preservation laws, collectively referred to as the 
Federal Archaeology Program, which promote the ``in place'' 
conservation of archaeological sites on public lands, rather than 
private salvage/recovery. Furthermore, archaeological excavation and 
artifact recovery from public lands should be undertaken for public 
benefit to answer specific research questions. The resulting artifact 
collections should be maintained intact for future study. NOAA's 
changes to FKNMS historical resource permitting categories in the final 
rule aligns FKNMS regulations with these national historic preservation 
standards.
    Those holding pre-existing, valid admiralty rights are not exempt 
from regulation or other historic resource permitting requirements. In 
accordance with section 304(c) of the NMSA and ONMS regulations at 15 
CFR 922.10 and 922.167, these rights of access are subject to 
regulation and restriction by NOAA and must be carried out in a manner 
consistent with other applicable laws such as the Abandoned Shipwreck 
Act (ASA), ASA guidelines, NHPA, NMSA, and FKNMSPA.
    Comment 16: NOAA received comments specifically related to the 
Draft NHPA Programmatic Agreement for FKNMS Operations, Management, and 
Permitting, which was included in Appendix C of the 2019 draft EIS. 
Commenters expressed frustration that the previous NHPA Programmatic 
Agreement had expired prior to the development and implementation of an 
updated version. Commenters expressed concern that this updated draft 
was not fairly publicly vetted and approved with full consultation of 
the relevant Florida State offices. Some commenters indicated a desire 
to have the draft agreement made available through a separate public 
review process.
    Response: NOAA has been working with the State of Florida and the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) since 2015 to develop 
a NHPA Programmatic Agreement for FKNMS Operations, Management, and 
Permitting. NHPA implementing regulations under 36 CFR 800.14(b)(2)(ii) 
require the agency official to arrange for public participation 
appropriate to the subject matter and scope of the proposed agreement. 
NOAA determined that the 2019 draft EIS process would be a suitable way 
to notify the public of the draft programmatic agreement and receive 
public comment. In addition to public meetings during which NOAA 
presented information about its management update, including the draft 
programmatic agreement, NOAA also held a meeting with FKNMS historical 
resource permittees and former permittees to make them aware of the 
2019 draft EIS/draft programmatic agreement and associated public 
comment period. NOAA believes that the 5-month public comment period 
offered for the 2019 draft EIS/draft programmatic agreement was 
sufficient. NOAA, with FKNMS Sanctuary Advisory Council Submerged 
Cultural Resources members, hosted a special meeting just following 
release of the draft EIS in 2019 to further engage the interested 
public on issues related to the Programmatic Agreement. Since that 
time, NOAA, the State of Florida and the ACHP have been finalizing the 
agreement.
Fish Feeding
    Comment 17: NOAA received comments that generally supported the 
proposal to prohibit feeding and attracting of fish, including sharks, 
or other marine species, from any vessel or while diving in the 
sanctuary, consistently in State and Federal waters. Specifically, 
comments opposed shark feeding for entertainment purposes, citing 
safety concerns of mixing feeding sharks with fishing, swimming, and 
snorkeling activities. Commenters also noted concern about habituating 
sharks to feeding and how that affects their behavior. NOAA also 
received comments that opposed this proposed regulation because of the 
potential loss of eco-tourism and educational opportunities and 
questioned the impacts of fish and shark feeding on the environment, 
human safety, and fish and shark behavior.
    Response: NOAA determined the benefits of prohibiting fish feeding 
outweigh the potential costs to eco-tourism or educational 
opportunities. NOAA considered impacts to sharks and shark depredation, 
human safety concerns, and compliance and enforcement. In order to 
minimize the impacts to current eco-tourism and educational businesses 
that utilize fish feeding, NOAA will consider issuing general permits 
to pre-existing eco-tour operators. However, in order to minimize the 
negative impacts of fish feeding, this exception will only apply to 
pre-existing companies with the goal of phasing out the practice, and 
permit applicants must satisfy all general permit application 
requirements. Any permits would contain specific terms and conditions 
to protect sanctuary resources.
    Comment 18: NOAA received comments questioning the difference 
between the prohibition of feeding fish for attracting and viewing 
purposes but allowing the use of bait in traditional fishing activities 
and the impact these activities have on the environment and fish 
behavior.
    Response: This regulation was developed due to concerns about the 
safety of divers, swimmers, and the effects of concentrating and 
training predatory fish to associate humans with food. Moray eels, 
sharks, barracuda, groupers and a host of other species can pose an 
increased danger to divers as a result of hand-feeding. In addition, 
hand feeding generally occurs in the same locations, days, and time 
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creates a habitual feeding station for marine life. This is in contrast 
to fishing activity that is generally less regular and consistent in 
locations, times, and schedule. Marine species conditioned to being fed 
begin anticipating meals, which interrupts natural feeding cycles and 
can result in negative behavior and health impacts including that hand-
fed fish are especially vulnerable to predators. The existing exemption 
for the discharge or deposit of fish, fish parts, chumming materials or 
bait used or generated incidental to and while conducting traditional 
fishing activities will be maintained. A description of activities 
considered traditional fishing is included in Appendix G of the final 
EIS.
    Comment 19: NOAA received comments requesting that shore-based fish 
feeding be regulated, including that all business-scale feeding of 
tarpon and other species should be fully prohibited noting the 
habituation of a wild animal.
    Response: NOAA has decided not to regulate shore-based activity at 
this time due to the large number of shore-based fish feeding venues. 
These venues are mostly small-scale, coin operated operations with a 
handful of larger-scale operations at points throughout the sanctuary, 
which would be difficult to control and manage to ensure compliance.
Grounded and Deserted Vessels, and Harmful Matter
    Comment 20: NOAA received comments supporting the proposal 
providing the sanctuary greater authority to address grounded and 
deserted vessels. Commenters noted that NOAA should ensure that 
definitions and application of any proposed regulations are consistent 
with the State of Florida regulations and enforcement authorities. NOAA 
also received comments acknowledging that enforcement of a new 
regulation could prove challenging given the number of deserted vessels 
in the sanctuary and broad geographic area where they are found. NOAA 
received comments supporting additional coordination with the towing 
and salvage operators to develop best practices for vessel removal 
recognizing that sometimes additional damage can occur during the 
removal process.
    Response: NOAA agrees with the need for the sanctuary to have its 
own specific regulations to respond to the threat of deserted vessels 
and harmful matter. The final rule is consistent with State 
regulations. NOAA will continue to work in partnership with the State 
of Florida, Monroe County, the U.S. Coast Guard and others due to the 
challenging scope of this issue. Finally, the management plan includes 
additional details for how NOAA will engage with towing and salvage 
operators to develop best management practices and a permitting process 
for removing grounded and deserted vessels (See Appendix A, Activity 
3.3.4).
Large Vessels Mooring Buoys
    Comment 21: NOAA received comments that support delineating large 
and small vessel mooring buoys. Commenters requested clarification 
about the size delineation including length, combined length of rafted 
vessels, and vessel tonnage. Some comments supported this regulation 
and the potential application to limit access to sensitive areas that 
have been damaged by overcrowding and intensive use. Commenters also 
recommended boater education courses to increase boater knowledge 
regarding proper use of and regulations associated with mooring buoys. 
Commenters raised concern about the number of large vessel mooring 
buoys and if that would be sufficient to meet demand.
    Response: NOAA agrees with comments about delineating mooring buoys 
based on vessel sizes and provides further clarification in the 
definition for ``large vessel'' in the rule. In addition, large vessel 
mooring buoys include a sticker indicating the vessel length that can 
use such buoys. The management plan includes activities related to 
review and update of the sanctuary mooring buoy program including plans 
to engage user groups to help identify areas of use, numbers of users, 
and placement of mooring buoys. Finally, the sanctuary website includes 
information and tutorials about the proper use of mooring buoys, 
information is included in the Bluestar Program education materials, 
and the sanctuary has a voluntary boater education course and 
participates in and provides sanctuary specific content for boater 
training courses hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and others.
Live Rock Aquaculture
    Comment 22: NOAA received comments that supported the development 
of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture 
and Consumer Services (FDACS) and NMFS for better coordination of this 
activity. Commenters opposed the requirement of an additional sanctuary 
permit for live rock aquaculture operations.
    Response: NOAA agrees and the final rule does not include an 
additional sanctuary permit for live rock aquaculture. The final 
management plan includes activity 3.2.3 calling for the development of 
a Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida FDACS and NMFS for better 
coordination of this activity.
    Comment 23: NOAA received specific comments requesting that 
existing live rock aquaculture sites be considered when evaluating the 
final marine zone locations, regulations, and continued access for 
existing permitted live rock aquaculture operators.
    Response: NOAA has evaluated the existing live rock aquaculture 
site locations in relation to the proposed new or modified marine 
zones. Currently, there is only one marine zone where live rock 
aquaculture occurs (in the vicinity of the proposed new Tavernier 
Nursery Restoration Area). Due to the fact that the Tavernier Nursery 
Restoration Area is proposed transit only, the live rock aquaculturist 
will need to obtain a sanctuary permit to enter and operate in this 
zone. In addition, for this site, and more generally, live rock 
aquaculture practitioners must have a valid State license or Federal 
permit to operate. As long as they have a copy of this documentation 
and a sanctuary permit on their vessel if and when operating in the 
sanctuary marine zone, enforcement action will not be taken with 
respect to lawful and authorized live rock aquaculture operations 
within this marine zone. NOAA and FWC will ensure that their 
enforcement officers are aware that valid State license or Federal 
permit holders may continue to conduct this activity as licensed or 
permitted.
Overnight Use of Mooring Buoys
    Comment 24: NOAA received comments that were generally not 
supportive of prohibiting overnight use of mooring buoys, largely due 
to issues of public safety (e.g., safe harbor during storms), public 
access, and enforcement. Some public comments, however, highlighted 
concern about new and increasing practice of anchored and moored 
vessels being used for overnight accommodation (e.g., vacation rental 
by owner) and possible impacts from such use, including prohibited 
discharges. Comments also include alternative proposals including 
limiting visitors to a maximum 14-day stay to prevent long-term use of 
moorings.
    Response: Mooring buoys are intended to increase boating 
accessibility while reducing impact to critical and sensitive sanctuary 
resources caused by anchoring. In the EIS, NOAA considered an 
alternative that would prohibit use of mooring buoys overnight in 
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about impacts of longer term uses such as increased discharges and 
increased impacts on sanctuary resources, like harvesting of fish. In 
response to safety concerns, in this alternative NOAA also considered 
an exception to this regulation for vessels seeking safe harbor. The 
benefits of this alternative would be to facilitate equitable access to 
the mooring buoys and to ensure compliance with sanctuary rules while 
at mooring buoys while continuing to allow overnight use for safety. 
However, NOAA does not restrict overnight use in the final rule in 
response to public and agency comments that were generally not 
supportive of prohibiting overnight use of mooring buoys, largely due 
to issues of public safety, limiting public access, and enforcement.
Shoreline Slow Speed
    Comment 25: NOAA received comments that were generally supportive 
of modifying the existing idle speed, no wake regulation along all 
residential shoreline (922.163(a)(5)(iii)(D)) to a more general 
shoreline slow speed regulation and applying it to all shorelines 
within the sanctuary. Commenters noted the benefits of such a 
regulation including (1) potentially decreasing the number of 
individual WMAs (where speed is regulated); (2) reducing the need for, 
or at least the number of, marker buoys and signage; and (3) providing 
additional protections for nearshore habitats and species. Commenters 
also noted concern regarding the feasibility of enforcing a shoreline 
slow speed regulation and the number of exceptions that may be required 
for channels, passes, and ability to access deeper areas nearshore.
    Response: The sanctuary's existing regulations prohibit operating a 
vessel at a speed greater than 4 knots or in a manner which creates a 
wake within 100 yards of residential shorelines. In Alternative 4, NOAA 
considered modifying this regulation so that it applies to 100 yards of 
all shorelines (not just residential) and simplifying the speed 
restriction by prohibiting ``creating an extensive wake.'' NOAA 
acknowledges the value of expanding slow speed regulations for the 
reasons identified by the commenters, as well as the value that 
additional shoreline protections could provide in light of potential 
impacts from climate change and sea level rise. However, in the final 
rule, NOAA retains the existing regulatory language due to the number 
of exceptions that may be required for channels and passes and the 
potential loss of access to deeper areas nearshore. In the preferred 
final alternative, NOAA carefully considered all of the proposed 
existing, modified, and new WMAs to ensure that the WMAs will provide 
additional protections for nearshore habitats and species in the areas 
of greatest need without a slow speed restriction.

Marine Zones and Associated Regulations

    Comment 26: NOAA received numerous suggestions for new or different 
areas to be designated marine zones.
    Response: NOAA carefully assessed all suggestions for new or 
modified marine zones throughout the Restoration Blueprint process. 
NOAA's assessment was based on reviewing the resources present in the 
areas, the condition of those resources, risks to the resources, and 
the nature and extent of the public's use of those areas. NOAA carried 
forward new or modified marine zones for additional analysis in the 
final rule if NOAA identified a potential need for protection that 
outweighs potential negative effects on the public's use. The new 
marine zones include: South Islamorada Coral Gardens, Cannon Patch, 
Sister Creek, Hurricane Key, Don Quixote Key, Howell Key, South Picnic 
Island, Pine Channel Island, Upper Sugarloaf Sound, Little Saddlebunch, 
Coconut Key, Bill Finds Key, Veterans Key, Upper Matacumbe Key, Cheeca 
Rocks Flat, Lower Matacumbe Key, Ocean Reef, and Plantation Key Colony.
    Comment 27: NOAA received comments expressing concern that NOAA is 
establishing new marine zones with access restrictions, particularly 
impacting fishing access, but NOAA does not subsequently re-open areas 
for fishing once the marine zone has either achieved its purpose or 
resource conditions have shifted.
    Response: NOAA's final rule eliminates five existing marine zones 
including one Conservation Area (Looe Key SUA), two SPAs (Rock Key and 
French Reef) and two WMAs (Little Crane Key and Tidal Flat South of 
Marvin Key). These existing marine zones are eliminated due to resource 
condition changes and an opportunity to evaluate different management 
regimes. The elimination of these zones removes restrictions on fishing 
in these areas.
    In addition, NOAA proposed 13 new marine zones in the 2019 draft 
EIS that are not included in the proposed or final rule. These proposed 
marine zones are not being finalized for a range of reasons including 
the need for additional scientific and user data and concerns about 
fishing access and other recreational uses within these areas.
Management Areas
    Comment 28: NOAA received comments supporting the proposal to 
change the Existing Management Area zone type to Management Area.
    Response: NOAA agrees and is changing the zone type from Existing 
Management Areas to simply Management Areas. This change is common 
sense given that all marine zones within FKNMS will now be considered 
existing. Key Largo and Looe Key areas (which predated and were 
encompassed in the designation of the FKNMS) are now be referred to as 
Management Areas with all existing regulations maintained. Great White 
Heron NWR and Key West NWR, which are referred to as Existing 
Management Areas, will now simply be referred to as national wildlife 
refuges. Existing sanctuary regulations in the Key West and Great White 
Heron NWRs will be maintained with the exception of a minor change to a 
particular area where personal watercraft will be allowed to operate in 
Key West NWR where they are otherwise prohibited.
    Comment 29: NOAA received comments opposing the proposed no anchor 
regulations in the Key Largo Management Area and Looe Key Management 
Area. Specific to the Key Largo Management Area, comments noted that a 
no anchor regulation would impact the multi-use activities there, 
including fishing, and the area includes sandy bottom habitats where a 
no anchor regulation is not needed. Comments did, however, support the 
use of no anchor regulations in smaller, targeted areas with sensitive 
habitats that would benefit from protection from anchor damage.
    Response: NOAA agrees the area includes sandy bottom habitat and a 
no anchor regulation is not needed, and the proposed and final rule do 
not include a no anchor regulation in Key Largo or Looe Key Management 
Areas. The final rule does, however, include a no anchor regulation in 
all SPAs and Restoration Areas, which is described below in those 
respective sections.
    Comment 30: NOAA received comments opposing the proposal in the 
2019 draft EIS to change the Looe Key Management Area boundary by 
expanding the Looe Key SPA and Looe Key SUA boundaries because this 
change would have reduced the extent of the areas where certain fishing 
activities are currently allowed.
    Response: NOAA's final rule maintains the greatest amount of area 
in the Looe Key Management Area available for fishing. The areas of the 
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SPA, and Looe Key SUA were modified in different configurations in each 
of the draft EIS alternatives for a few reasons, including to provide 
additional protections for habitats and species in those areas and in 
an attempt to simplify the zoning scheme in this area. As in the 
proposed rule, the final rule does not change the current Looe Key SPA 
boundary, and the Looe Key SUA is eliminated, thereby opening the area 
up for fishing that has been closed since 1997. The final rule includes 
two small Nursery Restoration Areas within the Looe Key Management Area 
where fishing is prohibited.
Exception for Motorized Personal Watercraft
    Comment 31: NOAA received comments related to the operation of 
motorized PWC in the sanctuary that ranged from banning PWC throughout 
the sanctuary to opposing any restrictions on where PWC could operate, 
with the majority of comments supporting some level of continued use of 
PWCs within the sanctuary. Specific to the proposal to provide a small 
area open for PWC operation in the Key West NWR, comments included (1) 
support, (2) recommendations to allow PWC use in areas parallel to the 
entire length of the Key West ship channel to further public safety, 
(3) additional licensing requirements for PWC tour operators, and (4) 
the State of Florida should take the lead for regulating PWC under 
Chapter 327.60 Florida Statutes.
    Response: The current sanctuary regulatory prohibition on the 
operation of PWC and airboats within the Great White Heron and Key West 
NWRs prevents the disruption of roosting, foraging, and nesting birds 
over a widespread area. At this time, NOAA has concluded that the risk 
of disturbance to sanctuary resources such as birds does not warrant 
banning PWCs throughout the sanctuary. NOAA finds that it is 
appropriate to maintain and refine the existing regulation for PWC 
operations in the areas where the resources of greatest sensitivity are 
found including the NWRs and the network of islands. The final rule 
provides a small area for PWC operation in the Key West NWR that is 
adjacent to the shipping channel to allow for the separation of users 
engaged in different and conflicting activities while continuing to 
meet the resource protection goals over the broader area. The Lower 
Keys Guides Association and the PWC Cooperative requested NOAA allow 
PWCs in this small area in a presentation to the FKNMS Advisory Council 
to address concerns about conflict between the operation of PWC and 
fishing activities in this area including on the eastern side of the 
shipping channel. NOAA and the Florida Keys NWR support this change to 
avoid this conflicting use in this very congested shipping channel. All 
vessel operators have a responsibility to observe the navigation rules 
and practice good seamanship while transiting this area.
    Regarding additional licensing requirements for PWC tour operators, 
business and livery licensing for PWC tour operators falls under the 
purview of state, county, and municipal entities, which provide 
adequate training and screening. Finally, regarding comments asserting 
that the State of Florida should take the lead for regulating PWC, the 
State has not enacted regulations to protect sanctuary resources from 
PWC. Comments also asserted that the current prohibition on PWC does 
not comply with Florida Statute 327.60, but that provision applies to a 
county or municipality, not the Federal government. Therefore, the 
final rule establishes additional regulations on PWC in order to 
prevent the disturbance of sanctuary wildlife.
    Comment 32: NOAA received comments that additional regulation and 
enforcement of existing regulations of the use of thrill craft (e.g., 
PWC, airboats, parasails) in the national wildlife refuges is needed.
    Response: Existing NOAA regulations prohibit the operation of PWC 
and airboats within the Great White Heron and Key West NWRs. The 
Federal Aviation Administration regulates parasail activities and the 
USCG regulates small passenger vessels that conduct parasail 
operations. Therefore, at this time, additional regulation and 
enforcement of existing regulations of the use of thrill craft (e.g., 
PWC, airboats, parasails) in the national wildlife refuges is not 
included in the final rule.
Conservation Areas
    Comment 33: NOAA received comments supportive of combining the 
existing Ecological Reserve zone type and existing Special Use zone 
type into one new Conservation Area zone type and maintaining the 
existing regulations (e.g., continuous transit only).
    Response: NOAA agrees and in an attempt to simplify zone 
terminology created one Conservation Area zone type that includes the 
zones with the most restrictive regulations.
Tortugas North Conservation Area Access Permits
    Comment 34: NOAA received comments that were supportive of the 
proposed administrative changes to these permits.
    Response: NOAA thanks the commenters for their comments.
    Comment 35: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing 
establishing three large, contiguous Conservation Areas in each region 
of the sanctuary (Carysfort Reef, Long Key Tennessee Reef, and Tortugas 
Corridor). Comments in support were numerous and generally noted the 
value of providing additional ecosystem-level management and 
protection. Opposing comments were also numerous and provided specific 
impacts related to loss of access and opportunity for recreational use 
in all the proposed areas, particularly related to fishing access.
    Response: NOAA considered including large contiguous marine zones 
in the draft EIS Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 with more area and 
restrictive regulations in each subsequent alternative to better meet a 
Sanctuary Advisory Council goal for this review: Protect large, 
contiguous, diverse, and interconnected habitats that provide natural 
spawning, nursery, and permanent residence areas for the replenishment 
and genetic protection of marine life, and protect and preserve all 
habitats and species. While NOAA believes there is great value in a 
system of marine zones that includes large contiguous marine zones in 
each region of the Florida Keys, public sentiment from local Florida 
Keys residents, location-specific impacts to users (e.g., in some cases 
a large portion of recreational access would be lost for specific 
communities), and in some cases (Tortugas Region) additional data is 
needed. NOAA is committed to working with the community and user 
groups, agency partners, and researchers to evaluate further refinement 
of the existing marine zones and to advance a network of marine 
reserves in the future.
    Comment 36: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing 
expanding existing marine zones to include deep reef habitat (Tennessee 
Reef and Western Sambo). Supporting comments noted that expansions 
would provide additional protections to deep reef habitats that show 
potential resilience to the stony coral tissue loss disease, could 
serve as a source for coral reef seed stock, and would provide greater 
ecosystem level protection. Opposing comments expressed general 
opposition to limiting any access for fishing activity. Some commenters 
specifically requested that in the deep reef expansion areas, hook and 
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allowed, noting their desire to allow as much user access as possible 
while still protecting coral reef habitat from physical damage.
    Response: The final rule includes the expansion of these two 
existing zones to include deep reef habitat. Expanding these zones will 
support ecological resilience in this area and potentially serve as 
seed stock for shallow coral reefs. Conservation areas are designed to 
protect interconnected habitat types to facilitate research and protect 
the full range of habitats and species life cycle needs. Due to the 
overarching purpose and intent of this zone, NOAA determined that 
allowing an exception for fishing in these expansion areas would not be 
compatible with Conservation Areas as the most protective marine zones. 
The expansion area is 0.97 square miles for Western Sambo and 0.53 
square miles for Tennessee Reef. Additionally, NOAA determined that 
consistent regulations across all Conservation Areas and within 
specific zones would better facilitate public understanding of what is 
allowed versus prohibited (e.g., no take) and therefore compliance with 
zone-specific regulations.
    Comment 36: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing 
expanding Tortugas South westward to include additional habitat and an 
area shown to support multi-fish aggregation activity. Comments also 
requested that, if NOAA extends this zone to the west, that NOAA also 
consider removing 34 square miles from the southern portion of this 
zone to allow for fishing opportunities in an area that has been closed 
to fishing since 2001. Opposing comments expressed general opposition 
to limiting any access for fishing activity. Specific concerns were 
raised about the loss of access for the commercial shrimp fishery.
    Response: NOAA's final rule includes expansion of Tortugas South to 
provide additional protection for habitats shown to support multi-
species fish spawning aggregation activity. NOAA evaluated recently 
collected and compiled mapping coverage data and remotely operated 
vehicle (ROV) imagery showing unique habitat features in this area, 
including rock escarpment formations and a well-defined ledge. These 
data also showed the presence of a diversity of fish species. NOAA 
determined that maintaining protection in the southern portion of 
Tortugas South is warranted.
    Comment 37: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing the 
proposal to establish two new Conservation Areas (Channel Key Banks and 
Red Bay Bank) to protect shallow mixed hardbottom habitat that is not 
currently well represented in sanctuary marine zones. Comments 
generally supported additional protections for these areas due to the 
impacts from vessel prop scarring; however, most commenters did not 
support applying Conservation Area regulations (e.g., transit only) due 
to the level of reported fishing use in the area (e.g., lobster). In 
addition, NOAA received comments requesting that Channel Key within the 
Channel Key Banks proposed marine zone have no-entry regulations 
applied given the presence of a high number of nesting and roosting 
birds.
    Response: Alternatives in the draft EIS included a range of 
different options for establishing marine zones to protect shallow 
mixed habitat in the bayside Florida Keys. Given the amount of habitat 
damage in these areas, new protections through marine zoning are 
warranted; however, informed by public comment about the level of 
reported use in these areas, the final regulations require idle speed 
no wake rather than transit only. The final rule also includes much 
smaller, more targeted areas than initially proposed and allows normal 
operation through established channels. It includes additional 
protections at Channel Key due to the high number of roosting and 
nesting birds; some reports indicate the highest numbers congregating 
in the Middle Keys region. Under the final rule, these marine zones are 
considered WMAs rather than Conservation Areas.
Restoration Areas
    Comment 38: NOAA received comments supporting establishing new 
marine zones to facilitate habitat restoration and protect coral reef 
nursery sites. Public comment also specifically requested that these 
new zones be considered Restoration Areas through the creation of a new 
general Restoration Area zone category.
    Response: Informed by public comment, the final rule includes a new 
Restoration Area zone category, which includes two distinct 
designations: Habitat Restoration Areas where active restoration is 
taking place and Nursery Restoration Areas where nursery species are 
propagated. The final rule includes all existing permitted coral reef 
nursery sites (11 total) as Nursery Restoration Areas and existing 
permitted coral reef restoration sites (4 total) as Habitat Restoration 
Areas. NOAA takes this action to recognize the increase in important 
habitat restoration activities in the sanctuary over the past two 
decades. Finally, while the final Restoration Area zones are all coral 
reef sites, this zone type could be used for other habitat areas (e.g., 
seagrass, sponge, hardbottom). New zones would need to be established 
in future rulemaking processes.
    Comment 40: NOAA received comments requesting two additional coral 
nursery sites be established as Nursery Restoration Areas. These two 
nursery sites were installed by restoration practitioners following the 
release of the 2022 NOPR so were not included in the NOPR alternative.
    Response: NOAA has added these two areas to the final rule because 
the value of including these two additional coral nursery sites is 
consistent with the goals of this zone type. These new zones are Key 
Largo Nursery Restoration Area (0.07 square miles, 46.8 acres) and 
Islamorada Nursery Restoration Area (0.07 square miles, 47.2 acres).
Sanctuary Preservation Areas
    Comment 41: NOAA received comments opposing the application of an 
idle speed no wake regulation in all SPAs due to several factors, 
including the size of many zones and the inclusion of portions of Hawk 
Channel in some SPAs.
    Response: NOAA agrees and determined that an idle speed no wake 
regulation in all SPAs is not practicable; therefore, it was not 
carried forward in the final rule.
    Comment 42: NOAA received comments supporting the application of a 
no anchoring regulation in all SPAs to provide greater protections to 
coral and other sensitive habitats from anchor damage. Commenters also 
expressed the need for additional, well placed and maintained mooring 
buoys, particularly if additional no anchor restrictions would be 
applied. Commenters requested that updates to the mooring buoy program 
include input from user groups.
    Response: The final rule includes a no anchor regulation for all 
SPAs in order to provide greater protections from anchor damage for 
areas with sensitive habitats. The management plan also includes 
activities related to review and update of the sanctuary mooring buoy 
program including plans to engage user groups to help identify areas of 
use, numbers of users, and placement of mooring buoys (see Management 
Plan comments and responses below).
    Comment 43: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing the 
proposal to establish two new SPAs to protect patch reef habitat 
(Turtle Rocks and Turtle Shoals). The majority of commenters supported 
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commenters also supported establishing these areas as Conservation 
Areas to provide the greatest level of protection for these sensitive 
habitats. Opposing commenters expressed concern regarding limiting any 
access for fishing activity due to the fact that SPA regulations 
prohibit fishing.
    Response: The draft EIS alternatives included a range of options 
for establishing marine zones at these two sites, including designating 
these areas as Conservation Areas (the most protective marine zone) and 
SPAs (allowing access but no take). Informed by public comment, the 
final rule includes these two sites as new SPAs to protect important 
patch reef habitat. Establishing these areas as SPAs will allow access 
for diving and snorkeling and will prohibit fishing in these areas.
    Comment 44: NOAA received comments supporting the proposal to 
combine two existing SPAs (Key Largo Dry Rocks and Grecian Rocks) into 
one larger SPA zone. Commenters in support noted the value of larger 
SPA zones for greater protection to habitats and species. The majority 
of commenters supporting combining these two zones requested that the 
expanded zone be more targeted on the core area of coral reef habitat. 
NOAA also received comments that opposed combining these two zones, 
most noting that the expansion includes large areas of sand bottom 
rather than coral reef and opposing limiting any access for fishing.
    Response: Informed by public comment, NOAA modified the size of 
this zone for the NOPR and Final Rule to focus the zone on the high 
relief reef areas to balance protection with greater access in the 
surrounding waters (Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 include a proposed 1.2 
square mile zone and the NOPR and Final Rule include a 0.5 square mile 
zone). Through the final rule, NOAA will more fully protect the 
habitats and species present at this site as data show that the larger 
zone size more adequately captures the area necessary for different 
life cycle stages of some fish species.
    Comment 45: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing 
expanding existing marine zones to include deep reef habitat (Carysfort 
Reef and Alligator Reef). Supporting comments noted that expansions 
would provide additional protections to deep reef habitats that show 
potential resilience to stony coral tissue loss disease, could serve as 
a source for coral reef seed stock, and would provide greater ecosystem 
level protection. Opposing commenters expressed concern with limiting 
any access for fishing activity. Some commenters specifically requested 
that in the deep reef expansion areas, hook and line trolling or drift 
fishing be allowed, noting their desire to allow as much user access as 
possible while still protecting coral reef habitat from physical 
damage.
    Response: The final rule expands these two existing zones to 
include deep reef habitat. Including deep reef habitat in the marine 
zone will further support ecological resilience in this area and 
potentially serve as seed stock for shallow coral reefs. SPAs are 
established, in part, to separate conflicting uses (e.g., diving/
snorkeling and fishing). Therefore, allowing an exception for fishing 
in these expansion areas would not be compatible with the purpose and 
intent of SPAs to separate conflicting uses. Additionally, consistent 
regulations across all SPAs and within specific zones will better 
facilitate public understanding of what is allowed and result in 
greater compliance with associated regulations. The expansion area is 
1.6 square miles for Carysfort Reef and 0.20 square miles for Alligator 
Reef.
Catch and Release Fishing by Trolling in Four Sanctuary Preservation 
Areas
    Comment 46: NOAA received comments supporting the elimination of 
the exception in four SPAs for catch and release fishing by trolling. 
Commenters noted the benefit of consistent regulations within all SPAs 
and that SPAs should be fully no-take zones as the area in the 
sanctuary that is truly no-take is very small. NOAA received comments 
that opposed the elimination of this exception due to concerns about 
the loss of fishing access in these SPAs, noting that this exception 
was part of trade-off with fishermen to gain their support for the 
establishment of SPAs in 1997 and that this agreement should continue 
to be upheld and that trolling is not likely to impact the benthic 
habitats in these areas.
    Response: NOAA's final rule eliminates catch and release trolling 
in SPAs in order to standardize all regulations for SPAs. NOAA 
acknowledges that catch and release trolling may not impact the benthic 
habitats in these areas, but NOAA's analysis suggests that having 
consistent regulations in all SPAs outweighs maintaining this exception 
that was instituted over 26 years ago. NOAA has attempted through this 
and other regulatory changes to create consistent regulations within 
all SPAs. Given the numbers of individuals accessing and recreating in 
these specific marine zones, having consistent regulations increases 
the likelihood that users know and understand what activities are 
allowed versus prohibited to facilitate increased compliance with 
marine zone-specific regulations. Eliminating this exception will also 
facilitate enforcement against unlawful fishing. Given that an 
overarching purpose of SPA zones is to reduce user conflict, fully 
separating fishing and diving/snorkeling activity more fully realizes 
this zone's purpose. Through this change, a total of 1.22 square miles 
(779 acres) that once allowed catch and release fishing by trolling 
will no longer allow such fishing.
Bait Fish Permits in Sanctuary Preservation Areas
    Comment 47: NOAA received comments supporting the proposal to stop 
issuing permits for baitfishing in SPAs noting that allowing this 
activity in these zones creates (1) confusion for the public regarding 
what is and is not allowed, (2) provides an incentive to fish in no-
fishing zones, and (3) creates enforcement challenges given public 
confusion. Commenters also supported NOAA's intent to create consistent 
regulations in all SPAs. NOAA also received comments opposing the 
elimination of baitfishing permits in SPAs. These commenters generally 
noted that allowing baitfishing in SPAs was part of an original trade-
off with fishermen to gain their support for the establishment of SPAs 
and that this agreement should continue to be upheld. Commenters also 
more specifically stated that the gear type used does not impact the 
benthic habitat and that this activity is generally undertaken early in 
the morning thereby limiting the potential overlap of fishing activity 
with diving and snorkeling.
    Response: Beginning on the effective date of this final rule, NOAA 
will begin to phase out the practice of issuing baitfishing permits for 
SPAs over a 3-year period to create fully no take SPAs. NOAA's 
elimination of the practice of issuing baitfish permits does not 
require a change to the regulations and will be implemented via changes 
to FKNMS's permitting policies. When final FKNMS regulations become 
effective, existing baitfishing permit holders will have the option to 
renew their permit annually for three years, but NOAA will not issue 
any baitfishing permits to any additional persons. After the third 
year, NOAA will no longer issue permits for this activity. This change, 
while not requiring a change to the regulations, contributes to 
creating consistent regulations in all SPAs, will aid in user 
understanding and compliance, and will facilitate enforcement. 
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regulations and practices in SPAs outweighs issuing baitfish permits as 
initiated over 26 years ago. This decision is based on over 25 years of 
management of the network of marine zones within the sanctuary, 
including a review of catch log data submitted by permit holders over 
the past five years. These reports indicate that there is a limited 
number of recreational and commercial fishermen using the permits to 
catch baitfish, with over half of the permitted fishermen reporting 
annually they are not using the permit (i.e., not catching baitfish 
within the SPAs. To see a summary of baitfishing permit usage analysis 
see Appendix B in the Updated Socioeconomic Supporting Documentation 
for the 2019 Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 2022 Proposed 
Rule, which is available at the website listed in the ADDRESSES section 
above in this rule). Those fishermen that do state they are harvesting 
baitfish within the SPAs report very low catch numbers, leading NOAA to 
believe that very few users will be adversely affected by this change 
and that most fishermen are already catching baitfish outside of the 
SPAs. Given that an overarching purpose of SPA zones is to reduce user 
conflict, fully separating fishing and diving/snorkeling activity more 
fully realizes this zone's purpose.
Restricted Access in Select Sanctuary Preservation Areas
    Comment 48: NOAA received comments specific to the proposal to 
limit access in select SPAs, with the majority of comments opposing any 
proposal that would restrict local boater access. While not supporting 
this specific proposal, commenters noted concern about increasing 
numbers and intensity of use and expressed support for considering ways 
to manage the numbers of users in the sanctuary in both coral reef and 
the waters and islands on the Gulf side of the Florida Keys (i.e., 
backcountry areas). Many commenters acknowledged that other resource 
protection entities (U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and 
international marine parks, among others) manage use, access, and 
overall numbers of users through various regulatory and non-regulatory 
mechanisms, and some commenters provided ideas and recommendations for 
consideration. While public comment generally supported the concept of 
limiting access, there was little support for the specific locations 
selected for closure to the public by NOAA in the draft EIS. In 
addition, the public did not support the proposal to limit access by 
only allowing certain commercial operators (i.e., Blue Star Program 
participants), because commercial operators bring more individuals to a 
site than individual boaters.
    Response: Draft EIS Alternatives 3 and 4 would have limited 
commercial access in three SPAs to Blue Star designated operators. In 
the final rule, NOAA does not include this regulation or any regulation 
that specifically restricts access by setting a limit on the number of 
users allowed to access specific sanctuary marine zones. Informed by 
public comment, NOAA determined that more information, additional 
public input, and evaluation of additional management tools would be 
needed prior to implementing a limited access regulation. Part of this 
evaluation would include consideration of how NOAA would manage and 
enforce a limited access regulation in some SPAs. Finally, in response 
to comments acknowledging the need to address the increasing numbers of 
users and visitors, the final management plan includes additional 
information about NOAA's intent to better assess sanctuary carrying 
capacity, evaluate regulatory and non-regulatory tools to manage use 
and number of users of the sanctuary, and consider how existing 
regulations and management activities can be more strategically applied 
to better manage use and impacts from use (e.g., boater education, 
mooring buoys, proposed no anchor regulation in SPAs, etc.). With this 
additional evaluation and further public and agency engagement, NOAA 
may consider regulatory action to manage the number of users and 
impacts of this use on sanctuary resources in the future.
Wildlife Management Areas
    Comment 49: NOAA received comments that supported no change to 
existing zones (e.g., status quo) and other comments that supported 
creating additional WMAs and/or expanding existing WMAs. Even those 
comments that supported no change to the zones generally supported 
taking action to protect sanctuary resources while also allowing the 
greatest level of access and use. Most public comments included some 
mention of the importance and challenge of marking WMAs and educating 
the public (particularly the visiting, non-resident public) about the 
nature of navigating in the backcountry and shallow waters of the 
Florida Keys. NOAA received comments specific to every WMA including 
comments regarding the size and shape of WMAs and the regulations 
applied within them.
    Response: WMAs are established for location-specific resource 
management needs and issue-specific regulations are applied (e.g., idle 
speed no wake vs. no entry). NOAA used two criteria when developing 
WMAs: (1) favor resource protection goals over access when data 
demonstrates the need and (2) implement the least restrictive access 
regulations and zone size to achieve resource protection goals. 
Additional considerations included simplifying zones and associated 
regulations to enhance user understanding of the zone area and 
associated regulations to facilitate greater compliance. Finally, with 
respect to those zones focused on shallow water habitat/seagrass 
protection, NOAA considered the success of existing no motor zones 
(e.g., Tavernier Key WMA) and utilized recent prop scar mapping data to 
determine where additional restrictions were necessary. The selection 
of the WMAs in the final rule reflects a careful consideration and 
balancing of these factors.
Contour of 300 Feet Around Islands vs. Straight Line Zones
    Comment 50: NOAA received comments supporting using straight lines 
for WMAs for easier marking, compliance, and enforcement. NOAA received 
comments opposing using straight lines for WMAs noting that more area 
than needed for the resource protection goals would be included in the 
marine zone thereby affecting the area accessible by various user 
groups.
    Response: NOAA's rule includes a 300 foot (100 yard) buffer zone 
around sensitive islands and creates zone boundaries that align with 
the habitats intended for protection within the marine zone rather than 
straight line boundaries. NOAA considered straight line WMA boundaries, 
which have an advantage because they further simplify the zone shape, 
improve the ability to mark, and improve enforcement. Despite these 
benefits, NOAA ultimately decided in this final rule to define 
boundaries that follow the contours around islands and other natural 
features (e.g., seagrass beds, bank habitats) in order to provide the 
least restrictive access regulations and zone size to achieve resource 
protection goals.
Recommendation of a 50 Foot No Entry Zone Surrounded by a 300 Foot No 
Motor Zone
    Comment 51: NOAA received comments recommending a modified 
regulatory scheme for several WMAs of a 50 foot no entry area closest 
to shore (e.g., about two-boat lengths)

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surrounded by an outer additional 300 foot no motor area. The intent of 
these recommendations is to allow the greatest user access while still 
maintaining protections for sensitive habitat, bird nesting and 
roosting sites, and turtle nesting beaches.
    Response: NOAA evaluated these recommendations and for several 
reasons did not include them in the final rule. Primarily, NOAA's 
decision criteria favor resource protection over access when data 
demonstrates the need. These decisions were further informed by 
comments and data submitted by the USFWS that a minimum 100-yard 
distance (i.e., 100-yard no entry zone) is needed to minimize 
disturbance to wading and migratory birds. Bird species will be 
disturbed and negatively impacted where no-entry zones are less than 
100 yards and boater traffic of any kind (including kayaks and other 
paddle craft) is allowed. Aside from sea-level rise, the number one 
threat to the long-term persistence of these bird species in the 
national wildlife refuges is human disturbance. Secondarily, the 
proposed scheme is complicated, and an overarching goal for the marine 
zoning component of this rulemaking is to simplify and create 
consistent regulations where possible to facilitate compliance and 
enforcement.
Idle Speed No Wake and Channel Access
    Comment 52: NOAA received comments specific to several proposed 
idle speed no wake zones that, while supporting the zone, requested 
maintaining normal operation in channels.
    Response: NOAA agrees and in the final rule has clarified where 
channels are open for normal operation (e.g., Marathon WMA) and in some 
cases has added additional channels based on user feedback (e.g., 
Channel Key WMA).
No Anchor
    Comment 53: NOAA received comments specific to the proposed no 
anchor WMAs, including that they are not necessary (e.g., Archer Key) 
and that safe harbor anchoring and anchoring for educational purposes 
should be excluded (e.g., Tavernier Key).
    Response: The final rule does not include a new no anchor zone at 
Archer Key as proposed in draft EIS Alternative 2. The purpose and 
intent of this zone--to protect seagrass and hardbottom habitat--is 
sufficiently addressed through the three existing FKNMS mooring buoys 
installed in that area. The final rule also does not include a no 
anchor regulation at Tavernier WMA and Dove Key and Rodriguez Key WMA 
because of public use of these areas for recreation and, specific to 
the sailing community, the use of these areas for both safe harbor and 
sailing and anchoring education. Both of these high use marine zones 
still include the no motor regulation aimed at protecting habitat from 
vessel damage. For all of these WMAs, if impacts to the habitat 
increase, NOAA could reevaluate regulations at these locations.
Clarification of No Motor Regulation
    Comment 54: NOAA received comments seeking clarification about the 
proposed no motor WMAs, specifically whether vessels could have motors 
and/or what types of motors may be allowed in these WMAs.
    Response: The final rule maintains the existing ``no motor'' 
definition, which applies to all modified or no motor WMAs (12 WMAs) 
and means the use of internal combustion motors is prohibited. NOAA 
will provide information in outreach and educational products to help 
boaters understand and comply with this regulation. A vessel with an 
internal combustion motor on board may still access a no motor zone, 
but only through the use of a push pole, paddle, sail, electric motor, 
or similar means of operation. It is prohibited from using its internal 
combustion motor.
Change of No Access Buffer and Closed Regulation to No Entry
    Comment 55: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing the 
proposed change of the existing no access buffer and closed regulation 
to no entry. The majority of commenters supported the change, noting 
that it made sense to simplify the language and be consistent with 
State zone types and associated regulations. Those who opposed the 
change asserted that the existing regulation was sufficient for the 
resource protection goals.
    Response: The final rule changes the no access buffer and closed 
regulations to no entry to be consistent with the intent of the 
regulation and with complimentary State regulations. The existing no 
access buffer zone identifies a portion of the sanctuary where vessels 
are prohibited from entering regardless of the method of propulsion. In 
general practice, the no access buffer, closed, and no entry 
regulations have similar intent. This change applies to nine of the 
existing WMAs.
No Entry and Access for Education and Eco-Tour Operators
    Comment 56: NOAA received comments specific to certain proposed no 
entry WMAs related to continued educational and eco-tour operation 
(e.g., Pelican Key). Comments included (1) opposition to no entry due 
to the loss of access and (2) support for no entry if access for 
educational and eco-tour operators would be allowed.
    Response: The resources present at many of these locations need the 
greatest level of protection and, therefore, these zones are no entry 
in the final rule. In addition, given the educational opportunities 
some of these sites provide to advance understanding and stewardship 
ethic of these resources, NOAA will consider using its existing permit 
categories to permit educational and eco-tour operators. Permits will 
be issued on a case-by-case basis and will help inform the numbers, 
types, and frequency of use in these areas. NOAA will also work with 
partners to evaluate the potential impacts of use in these areas to 
determine if continued access should be allowed and permitted.
Other Zone-Specific Comments
    Comment 57: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing 
protections for a multi-species fish spawning aggregation site at 
Western Dry Rocks. Comments included support for year-round closure, 
seasonal closure, no action, and deferring to FWC to take action as 
this area is in State waters.
    Response: The final rule includes a WMA at Western Dry Rocks with 
regulations that align with existing FWC regulations (as of February 
2021) with a seasonal no fishing prohibition from April 1 to July 3 and 
a no anchor regulation during that same time period. NOAA includes 
additional anchoring restrictions because the ecological features 
present at this site contribute to the establishment and maintenance of 
a fish spawning aggregation site.
    Comment 58: NOAA received comments both supporting and opposing a 
proposed new marine zone protecting an internationally important sea 
turtle foraging habitat area. Comments included (1) support for the 
greatest level of protection (e.g., transit only) in the largest area 
where sea turtles are shown to be present in high numbers; (2) support 
for a smaller targeted area; (3) support for less restrictive 
regulations (e.g., idle speed no wake); (4) questioning the need of 
such a zone given the perceived increase in turtle numbers and lack of 
data for turtle strikes that can be attributed to vessel traffic in 
this specific area; (5) opposition to this zone due to the need to 
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Keys; and (6) opposition to this zone due to the potential loss of 
fishing access depending on the regulation applied.
    Response: NOAA determined that protecting this internationally 
important sea turtle foraging habitat area is needed and will apply 
idle speed no wake regulations in this area to protect this habitat 
from vessel impacts. In developing the final rule, NOAA reviewed 
updated data for this site and now modifies the size of the marine zone 
and includes the area of greatest habitat variability and highest 
numbers of turtle sightings. This size modification removes the 
southern portion, which allows safe transit to the Marquesas Keys. In 
addition, by applying an idle speed no wake regulation instead of a no 
entry or transit only regulation, this area is still accessible for 
fishing activities and other uses.
    Comment 59: NOAA received comments suggesting numerous additional 
areas to include as new WMAs (e.g., Hurricane Key, Don Quixote, Bill 
Finds Key).
    Response: NOAA used the two criteria for considering new WMA marine 
zones (resource protection need and public access/use) and evaluated 
all additional marine zones proposed by public comment under these 
criteria. NOAA is not including any additional WMAs beyond those 
included in the 2022 NOPR. Through the updated WMA zones, NOAA 
prioritized modifying or creating new WMAs where resources demonstrated 
the greatest need for additional protections while balancing user 
access. In response to changing resource conditions or levels, types, 
and intensity of use, NOAA will continue to work with sanctuary users, 
agency partners, and research partners to evaluate existing zones and 
the need to consider modified or new protections.

VII. Classification

1. National Marine Sanctuaries Act

    Section 301(b) of the NMSA provides authority for comprehensive and 
coordinated conservation and management of national marine sanctuaries 
in coordination with other resource management authorities. Section 
304(a)(4) of the NMSA requires that the procedures specified in Section 
304 for designating a national marine sanctuary be followed for 
modifying any terms of designation. This action is revising the terms 
of designation (e.g., expanding the boundary) for FKNMS. Pursuant to 
NMSA Section 303(b)(2), NOAA provided notice of this action at the 
draft EIS and proposed rule phases to the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and the Secretaries of State, Defense, 
Transportation, and the Interior, and invited further consultation.
    Section 304(a)(5) of the NMSA also requires that NOAA consult with 
the appropriate FMC on any action proposing to regulate fishing in 
Federal waters. Consultation with the SAFMC and GMFMC is discussed 
above in part II, The Restoration Blueprint Process. Pursuant to 
Section 304(b)(1) of the NMSA, NOAA will submit a notice of this action 
to Congress, and the Governor of Florida will also have the opportunity 
to review this final action.

2. National Environmental Policy Act

    In accordance with Section 304(a)(2) of the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 
1434(a)(2)), and the provisions of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.). NOAA 
has prepared a final EIS to evaluate the impacts of this action. For 
more information on the final EIS and steps leading to the action, 
please refer above to part II, The Restoration Blueprint Process, 
section 2. The final EIS contains a statement of the purpose and need 
for the project, description of alternatives, including the no action 
alternative, description of the affected environment, and evaluation 
and comparison of environmental consequences including cumulative 
impacts. Based on the evaluation of the alternatives, NOAA determined 
that no significant adverse impacts to resources and the human 
environment are expected if any of the alternatives are adopted, and 
this conclusion applies to this action.
    This EIS applies CEQ's 1978 NEPA regulations because review of this 
proposed action began on August 20, 2019, which preceded the effective 
date of CEQ's which preceded the effective date of CEQ's Phase 2 NEPA 
regulations (July 1, 2024)
    NOAA has also issued a ROD. Copies of the final EIS and ROD are 
available at the address and website listed in the ADDRESSES section of 
this final rule.

3. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined this rule 
is significant under Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review,'' 58 FR 190 (Oct 4, 1993), as supplemented and reaffirmed E.O. 
14094, ``Modernizing Regulatory Review,'' 88 FR 21879 (April 11, 2023). 
Please see final EIS Appendix K: Cost-Benefit Analysis, which is 
available at the address and website listed in the ADDRESSES section of 
this final rule for more information. Based upon information provided 
in Cost-Benefit Analysis, the NOAA estimates annual effect of this 
rulemaking is less than $200 million, and the rule will not adversely 
affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, 
productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or 
safety, or State, local, or Tribal governments or communities. Under 
the baseline for this action, NOAA would maintain the existing 
sanctuary boundary, sanctuary-wide regulations, marine zones and 
associated regulations, and management plan. The existing activities 
occurring in the sanctuary are described in the final EIS by resource 
area under the No Action Alternative subsections in Chapter 4: Affected 
Environment. With this action, changes to marine zones that may 
restrict certain commercial and recreational uses (e.g., recreational 
boaters, fishers, divers) in those areas are spatially small compared 
to the area of FKNMS that will remain available for those uses, 
resulting in limited impacts. Some costs are expected to occur within 
the commercial and recreational fishing industries, while the majority 
of benefits will accrue to the non-consumptive users (e.g., divers, 
snorkelers, kayakers, wildlife viewers). Some of the costs that may be 
experienced are loss of fishing revenue and loss of recreational 
fishing activity. Benefits include improvements to natural resource 
conditions resulting in improved visitor experience. Detailed analyses 
of the costs and benefits of this rulemaking are provided in the 2022 
Socioeconomic Report which is available in the ADDRESSES section of 
this final rule.

4. Executive Order 13132: Federalism Assessment

    NOAA has concluded this regulatory action does not have federalism 
implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a federalism 
assessment under Executive Order 13132. This rule will not have a 
substantial or direct effect on states or local governments. NOAA has 
coordinated closely with State partners throughout the development of 
this rule and, where applicable and practicable, aligns with and/or 
defers to existing State regulations for proposals within State waters 
of the sanctuary. NOAA has aimed for consistent regulations throughout 
sanctuary waters including those within State and Federal jurisdiction.

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5. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    Executive Order 13175 reaffirms the Federal government's commitment 
to tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and self-government. Its 
purpose is to ensure that all Executive departments and agencies 
consult with Indian tribes and respect tribal sovereignty as they 
develop policies on issues that impact Indian communities. This action 
is not anticipated to have substantial direct effects on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibility 
between the Federal government and Indian tribes. The Seminole Tribe of 
Florida Tribal Historic Preservation Office provided comments on the 
draft EIS specific to the Programmatic Agreement under Section 106 of 
the National Historic Preservation Act regarding Florida Keys National 
Marine Sanctuary Operations, Management, and Permitting, and 
consultation related to archaeological research permits.

6. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended and codified at 5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires an agency to prepare a regulatory 
flexibility analysis of any rule subject to the notice and comment 
rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 
U.S.C. 553) or any other statute, unless the agency certifies that the 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Pursuant to section 605(b), the Chief Counsel 
for Regulation, Department of Commerce, submitted a memorandum to the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, certifying 
that the proposed rule would not have a significant impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. The rationale for that 
certification was set forth in the preamble of the proposed rule (87 FR 
42800, July 18, 2022), and in the supporting 2022 Socioeconomic Report, 
which is available on the website listed in the ADDRESSES section above 
in this rule. NOAA primarily considered the years 2015-2019 for 
commercial fishing and 2014-2018 for recreational fishing, the latest 
data available at the time of this analysis. NOAA relied on commercial 
fishing data from FWC and recreational fishing data from NMFS' Marine 
Recreational Information Program. ONMS also consulted with NMFS to 
utilize estimates of economic impact and data from fishery management 
council reports to estimate changes to the commercial and recreational 
fishing sectors.
    Small entities are defined by the Small Business Administration 
(SBA). The definition of the relevant small businesses are presented 
here and are from the most recent size standards published by the SBA 
in 2019 (US SBA, 2019). Size standards are based upon the average 
annual receipts (all revenue) or the average employment of a firm. The 
commercial size standards for finfish fishing (NAICS code--114111) is 
$22.0 million, shellfish fishing (NAICS code--114112) is $6.0 million 
and other marine fishing (NAICS code--114119) is $8.0 million. Scenic 
and sightseeing transportation, water-based businesses such as for-hire 
recreational fishing operations, and dive/snorkeling for-hire 
operations (NAICS code--487210) have size standards of $8.0 million.
    NOAA found, in summary, that this action is not expected to reduce 
the profits of any small businesses directly regulated by this rule. 
This is in part due to the potential for substitution of location for 
activities and that the rule is informed by and responsive to comments 
from the potentially impacted user groups (e.g., two specific marine 
zones included in the draft EIS are were not included in the proposed 
or final rule due, in part, to comments from lobster fishermen 
regarding their expected maximum potential loss of access and use). 
Costs to the fishing sector assume the maximum potential loss and that 
there is no replacement value (i.e., moving activities to a different 
location). Overall losses were less than 1% of annual revenue for all 
fisheries except the spiny lobster fishery, where an approximate 2% 
annual loss was estimated. This regulatory action would not establish 
any new reporting or record-keeping requirements. No duplicative, 
overlapping, or conflicting federal rules have been identified.
    Although NOAA has made minor changes to the regulations from the 
proposed rule to the final rule, none of the changes alter the initial 
determination that this rule will not have a significant impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. The changes between the proposed 
and final rule for this action are nominal; the changes clarify a few 
of the regulatory definitions and slightly modify several marine zone 
boundaries and their associated regulations (see Section III of this 
final rule preamble for additional details). Between the proposed and 
final rule, NOAA has reduced the sizes of the zones within which small 
entities would be affected; therefore, NOAA expects less cost to 
operators in FKNMS than reported in the proposed rule. NOAA also did 
not receive any comments on the certification or conclusions. 
Therefore, for the reasons stated above, the determination that this 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities remains unchanged. As a result, a final 
regulatory flexibility analysis was not required and none was prepared.

7. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The existing FKNMS regulations contain a collection-of-information 
requirement for persons making an application for a permit. This 
collection of information is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under 
control number 0648-0141 (expires November 30, 2024), for collection-
of-information for reporting and recordkeeping requirements under 15 
CFR part 922. This rule will not increase or otherwise revise the 
existing paperwork burdens.
    The public reporting burden for national marine sanctuary general 
permit applications is estimated to average 1 hour 30 minutes per 
application, including the time for reviewing the application 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. For special use permits, a collection-of-
information requirement is necessary to determine whether the 
activities are consistent with the terms and conditions of special use 
permits prescribed by the NMSA. The public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average eight (8) hours per 
response (application, annual report, and financial report), including 
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing 
the collection of information. The current OMB-approved collection-of-
information requirement also includes other types of permits that may 
be issued by FKNMS, such as Tortugas North access permits, 
authorization permits, and certification permits. The estimates set 
forth in the OMB approval do not include additional time that may be 
required should the applicant be required to provide information to 
NOAA for the preparation of documentation that may be required under 
NEPA (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
    NOAA does not expect that this rule will appreciably change the 
average annual number of applicants or the reporting burden for the 
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requirements supporting general or special use permits, authorization 
permits, or certification permits because sanctuary boundaries, marine 
zones, and regulations are not being modified in such a way that a 
significant number of new permits are expected or required. Uses that 
require permits are anticipated to continue with similar frequencies as 
current operations. NOAA believes that the updated regulations do not 
necessitate a modification to its information collection approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
However, an increase in the number of ONMS permit requests would 
require a change to the reporting burden certified for OMB control 
number 0648-0141. While not expected, if such permit requests do 
increase, an update to this control number for the processing of ONMS 
permits would be requested.
    In the most recent Information Collection Request revision and 
approval for national marine sanctuary permits (dated November 30, 
2021), NOAA reported approximately 424 national marine sanctuary 
permitting actions each year, including applications for all types of 
ONMS permits, requests for permit amendments, and the conduct of 
administrative appeals. NOAA determined that this final rule does not 
necessitate a modification to its information collection approval by 
OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act because no increase in the number 
of permits requested is anticipated. NOAA solicited comments on this 
determination in the proposed rule, and no public comments were 
received. NOAA is also requesting a revision and extension of its 
approved information collection request, outside of this rulemaking, 
for national marine sanctuary permits to include the additional 
estimated permit numbers, which will apply to FKNMS.

8. National Historic Preservation Act

    The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 54 U.S.C. 300101 et 
seq.) is intended to preserve historical and archaeological sites in 
the United States. The NHPA created the National Register of Historic 
Places, the list of National Historic Landmarks, and the State Historic 
Preservation Offices (SHPO). Section 106 of the NHPA requires Federal 
agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on 
historic properties and afford the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation (ACHP) a reasonable opportunity to comment. The review 
process mandated by Section 106 is outlined in regulations issued by 
the ACHP (36 CFR part 800 \14\).
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    In coordinating its responsibilities under Section 106 of the NHPA 
with the release of the 2019 draft EIS, NOAA solicited for and 
identified potential consulting parties, identified historic properties 
in the area of potential effects, and assessed the effects of the 
undertaking on such properties in consultations with those identified 
parties. NOAA received official comment letters from the Florida SHPO, 
the Seminole Tribe of Florida, non-governmental organizations, 
associations, sanctuary historical resource permittees, and other 
interested members of the public. Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.16,\15\ the 
term ``historic property'' means any prehistoric or historic district, 
site, building, structure or object included in, or eligible for 
inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places maintained by 
the Secretary of the Interior. The term includes artifacts, records, 
and remains that are related to and located within such properties as 
well as properties of traditional religious and cultural importance to 
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    NOAA determined that the action will have no adverse effects on the 
historic properties within the area of potential effects. NOAA received 
comment from the Florida SHPO that the draft EIS sufficiently addressed 
the sanctuary's NHPA Section 106 responsibilities through 
implementation of the new management plan and through the development 
of an updated Section 106 Programmatic agreement.
    In addition, NOAA initiated consultation with the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. NOAA received 
comments from the Seminole Tribe of Florida requesting that NOAA 
specifically include reference to its Section 106 responsibility to 
consult with interested federally recognized Tribes before issuing 
permits for archaeological research and on all undertakings with the 
potential to affect historic properties. NOAA has incorporated these 
comments into the final EIS. NOAA invited further comment on the notice 
of proposed rulemaking and received no additional comments from either 
the Florida SHPO or Tribes. For associated correspondence, see EIS 
Appendix J.
    NOAA will continue coordination with the Florida SHPO, ACHP, and 
other consulting parties to finalize the draft Programmatic Agreement 
under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act regarding 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Operations, Management, and 
Permitting, which is a separate effort from this rulemaking.

9. Coastal Zone Management Act

    Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA; 16 U.S.C. 
1456) requires Federal agencies to conduct their activities in a manner 
that is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the 
enforceable policies of a state's coastal management program if such 
activities will affect any coastal uses or resources of the State. NOAA 
provided copies of the draft EIS to the State of Florida and requested 
that the State identify any enforceable policies of its coastal 
management program applicable to the proposed action. In compliance 
with the CZMA, NOAA prepared a consistency determination, and on May 
21, 2024 submitted it to the State of Florida. On August 6, 2024 the 
State of Florida issued a letter of conditional concurrence to NOAA.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922

    Administrative practice and procedure, Coastal zone, Fishing gear, 
Incorporation by reference, Marine resources, Natural resources, 
Penalties, Recreation and recreation areas, Wildlife.

Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.

    For the reasons set forth above, NOAA is amending 15 CFR part 922 
as follows:

PART 922--NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 922 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.

    Subpart P also issued under Public Law 101-605.


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2. Revise subpart P to read as follows:

Subpart P--Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Sec.
922.160 Purpose.
922.161 Boundary.
922.162 Definitions.
922.163 Prohibited activities--Sanctuary-wide.
922.164 Additional activity regulations by designated sanctuary 
area.

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922.165 Temporary regulation for emergency and adaptive management.
922.166 National Marine Sanctuary permitting--General permits, 
special use permits, and authorizations.
922.167 National Marine Sanctuary permitting--Certifications.
922.168-922.178 [Reserved]
922.179 Incorporation by reference.
Appendix A to Subpart P of Part 922--Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
Appendix B to Subpart P of Part 922--Areas To Be Avoided Boundary 
Coordinates
Appendix C to Subpart P of Part 922--Management Areas Boundary 
Coordinates
Appendix D to Subpart P of Part 922--National Wildlife Refuges 
Boundary Coordinates
Appendix E to Subpart P of Part 922--Wildlife Management Areas 
Boundary Coordinates and Access Restrictions
Appendix F to Subpart P of Part 922--Sanctuary Preservation Areas 
Boundary Coordinates
Appendix G to Subpart P of Part 922--Conservation Areas Boundary 
Coordinates
Appendix H to Subpart P of Part 922--Restoration Areas--Habitat 
Boundary Coordinates Appendix I to Subpart P of Part 922--
Restoration Areas--Nursery Boundary Coordinates


Sec.  922.160  Purpose.

    (a) The purpose of the regulations in this subpart is to implement 
the comprehensive management plan for the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary by regulating activities affecting the resources of the 
sanctuary or any of the qualities, values, or purposes for which the 
sanctuary is designated, in order to protect, preserve, and manage the 
conservation, ecological, recreational, research, educational, 
historical, and aesthetic resources and qualities of the area. In 
particular, the regulations in this subpart are intended to protect, 
restore, and enhance the living resources of the sanctuary, contribute 
to the maintenance of natural assemblages of living resources for 
future generations, provide places for species dependent on such living 
resources to survive and propagate, facilitate to the extent compatible 
with the primary objective of resource protection all public and 
private uses of the resources of the sanctuary not prohibited under 
other authorities, reduce conflicts between such compatible uses, and 
achieve other policies and purposes of the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary and Protection Act and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.
    (b) Section 304(e) of the NMSA requires the Secretary to review 
management plans and regulations every five years, and make necessary 
revisions. Upon completion of the five-year review of the sanctuary 
management plan and regulations, the Secretary will re-propose the 
regulations in their entirety with any proposed changes thereto. The 
Governor of the State of Florida will have the opportunity to review 
the re-proposed regulations before they take effect and if the Governor 
certifies any such regulation as unacceptable, it will not take effect 
in State waters of the sanctuary.


Sec.  922.161  Boundary.

    The sanctuary consists of an area of approximately 3,427 square 
nautical miles (4,539 square statute miles) of coastal and ocean 
waters, and the submerged lands thereunder, surrounding the Florida 
Keys in Florida. Appendix A to this subpart sets forth the precise 
sanctuary boundary.


Sec.  922.162  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary regulations. Other terms appearing in the regulations in this 
part are defined at 15 CFR 922.11, and/or in the Marine Protection, 
Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MRPSA), as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1401 et 
seq. and 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., and/or the Florida Keys National 
Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act, Public Law 101-605. To the extent 
that a term appears in Sec.  922.11 and this section, the definition in 
this section governs.
    Acts means the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and 
Protection Act, as amended, (FKNMSPA) (Pub. L. 101-605), and the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), also known as Title III of the 
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as amended, (MPRSA) 
(16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
    Adverse effect means any factor, force, or action that would 
independently or cumulatively damage, diminish, degrade, impair, 
destroy, or otherwise harm any sanctuary resource, as defined in 
section 302(8) of the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 1432(8)) and in this section, or 
any of those qualities, values, or purposes for which the sanctuary is 
designated.
    Airboat means a vessel operated by means of a motor driven 
propeller that pushes air for momentum.
    Anchoring means securing a vessel to the seabed by any means, 
except when using a mooring buoy in full compliance with this Subpart.
    At risk of becoming derelict means a vessel when any of the 
following conditions exist:
    (1) The vessel is taking on or has taken on water without an 
effective means to dewater;
    (2) Spaces on the vessel that are designed to be enclosed are 
incapable of being sealed off or remain open to the elements for 
extended periods of time;
    (3) The vessel has broken loose or is in danger of breaking loose 
from its anchor or mooring;
    (4) The vessel is listing due to water intrusion; or
    (5) The vessel does not have an effective means of propulsion for 
safe navigation within 72 hours after the vessel owner or operator 
receives telephonic notice, in-person notice recorded on an agency 
approved body camera, or written notice, which may be provided by 
facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic means, stating such 
from any authorized officer, and the vessel owner or operator is unable 
to provide a receipt, proof of purchase, or other documentation of 
having ordered necessary parts for vessel repair.
    (6) The vessel is tied to an unlawful or unpermitted structure or 
mooring.
    Conservation Area means an area of the sanctuary that provides 
natural spawning, nursery, and residence areas for the replenishment 
and genetic protection of marine life and that protects and preserves 
groups of habitats and species, within which activities are subject to 
conditions, restrictions and prohibitions to achieve these objectives. 
These areas consist of contiguous, diverse habitats; protect a variety 
of sanctuary resources; and/or facilitate scientific research that 
promotes sanctuary management or recovery of sanctuary resources. 
Appendix G to this subpart sets forth the geographic coordinates of 
these areas.
    Continuous transit without interruption means a vessel must keep 
traveling through a designated area and fishing by any means is 
prohibited. However, fish, invertebrates, and marine plants may be 
possessed aboard a vessel if such organisms have not been harvested or 
removed from within the designated area. Any organisms must be stowed 
in a cabin, locker, or similar storage area prior to entering and 
during transit through a designated area, and any gear used to harvest 
or remove such organisms must not be available for immediate use, as 
defined in this section, when entering and during transit through the 
designated area.
    Coral means, but is not limited to, the corals of the Class 
Hydrozoa (stinging and hydrocorals); Class Anthozoa, Subclass 
Hexacorallia, Order Scleractinia (stony corals); Class Anthozoa, 
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Order Antipatharia (black corals); and Class Anthozoa, Subclass 
Ocotocorallia, Order Gorgonacea, species Gorgonia ventalina and 
Gorgonia flabellum (sea fans).
    Coral reefs means hardbottoms, patch reefs, mid-channel reefs, and 
all parts of the reef tract.
    Derelict vessel means a vessel that is:
    (1) In a wrecked, junked, or substantially dismantled condition 
upon any waters of the sanctuary.
    (i) A vessel is wrecked if it is sunken or sinking; aground without 
the ability to extricate itself absent mechanical assistance; or 
remaining after a marine casualty, including, but not limited to, a 
boating accident, extreme weather, or a fire.
    (ii) A vessel is junked if it has been substantially stripped of 
vessel components, if vessel components have substantially degraded or 
been destroyed, or if the vessel has been discarded by the owner or 
operator. Attaching an outboard motor to a vessel that is otherwise 
junked will not cause the vessel to no longer be junked if such motor 
is not an effective means of propulsion.
    (2) A vessel is substantially dismantled if at least two of the 
three following vessel systems or components are missing, compromised, 
incomplete, inoperable, or broken:
    (i) The steering system,
    (ii) The propulsion system, or
    (iii) The exterior hull integrity.
    (3) Attaching an outboard motor to a vessel that is otherwise 
substantially dismantled will not cause the vessel to no longer be 
substantially dismantled if such motor is not an effective means of 
propulsion.
    Deserting means leaving a vessel unoccupied that is adrift, 
aground, derelict, or at risk of becoming derelict unless:
    (1) Within 24 hours of leaving such a vessel, the Director has been 
notified or it has been more than 24 hours since the Director made a 
reasonable attempt to notify a vessel owner/operator of an unoccupied 
vessel adrift, aground, derelict, or at risk of becoming derelict, and 
the vessel owner/operator has not responded; and
    (2) Removing or causing to be removed a vessel has been removed 
within 72 hours in accordance with 15 CFR 922.163(a)(5)(i) or (viii).
    Diving means an activity during which a person is wholly or 
partially submerged in the water and is equipped with a face mask, face 
mask and snorkel, or underwater breathing apparatus.
    Exotic species means any species whose natural zoogeographic range 
does not include the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, or Gulf 
of Mexico without passive or active introduction to such area through 
anthropogenic means.
    Feeding means offering, giving, or attempting to give any food or 
other substance to fish, including sharks, or other marine species, 
except for the purpose of harvesting marine species during traditional 
fishing as defined in this section.
    Hardbottom means a submerged marine community comprised of 
organisms attached to solid rock substrate. Hardbottom is the substrate 
to which corals may attach but does not include the corals themselves.
    Idle speed no wake means that a vessel must proceed at a speed no 
greater than that which will maintain steerageway and headway and which 
does not cause a visible wake. At no time is any vessel required to 
proceed so slowly that the operator is unable to maintain control over 
the vessel or any other vessel or object that it has under tow.
    Large vessel means a vessel greater than 65' length or the combined 
lengths of two or more vessels if, when tied together, the vessels 
would be greater than 65' length.
    Length means the straight line horizontal measurement of the 
overall length from the foremost part of the boat to the aftermost part 
of the boat, measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer and 
measured parallel to the centerline. Bow sprits, bumpkins, rudders, 
outboard motor brackets, handles, and other similar fittings, 
attachments, and extensions are not included in the measurement.
    Live rock means any living marine organism or an assemblage thereof 
and the hard substrate to which it is attached, including hard bottom, 
dead coral, rock, banks, or reefs, but not individual mollusk shells 
(e.g., scallops, clams, oysters). Such attached living marine organisms 
may include, but are not limited to: sea anemones (Phylum Cnidaria: 
Class Anthozoa: Order Actiniaria); sponges (Phylum Porifera); tube 
worms (Phylum Annelida), including fan worms, feather duster worms, and 
Christmas tree worms; bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa); sea squirts (Phylum 
Chordata); and marine algae, including Mermaid's fan and cups (Udotea 
spp.), coralline algae, green feather and green grape algae (Caulerpa 
spp.), and watercress (Halimeda spp.).
    Marine life species means any species of fish, invertebrate, or 
plant designated as restricted species in subsections (2), (3), and (4) 
of F.A.C. 68B-42.001 (incorporated by reference, see Sec.  922.179).
    Military activity means an activity conducted by the Department of 
Defense, with or without participation by foreign forces, other than 
civil engineering and other civil works projects conducted by the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers.
    No anchor means securing a vessel to the seabed by any means is 
prohibited, except when using a mooring buoy in full compliance with 
this Subpart.
    No anchor by vessels 50m length means securing a vessel 
greater than 50 meters (164 feet) length to the seabed by any means is 
prohibited.
    No entry means all vessels and all persons are prohibited from 
entering the area.
    No motor means the use of internal combustion motors is prohibited. 
A vessel with an internal combustion motor may access a no motor zone 
only through the use of a push pole, paddle, sail, electric motor, or 
similar means of operation but is prohibited from using its internal 
combustion motor.
    Not available for immediate use means not readily accessible for 
immediate use, e.g., by being stowed and unbaited in a cabin, locker, 
rod holder, or similar storage area or by being securely covered and 
lashed to a deck or bulkhead.
    Officially marked channel means a channel marked by Federal, State 
of Florida, or Monroe County officials of competent jurisdiction with 
navigational aids.
    Personal watercraft means any jet or air-powered watercraft 
operated by standing, sitting, or kneeling on or behind the vessel, in 
contrast to a conventional boat where the operator stands or sits 
inside the vessel, and that uses an inboard engine to power a water jet 
pump for propulsion, instead of a propeller as in a conventional boat.
    Prop dredging means the use of a vessel's propulsion wash to dredge 
or otherwise alter the seabed. Prop dredging includes, but is not 
limited to, the use of propulsion wash deflectors or similar means of 
dredging or otherwise altering the seabed. Prop dredging does not 
include the disturbance to bottom sediments resulting from normal 
vessel propulsion.
    Prop scarring means the injury to seagrasses or other immobile 
organisms attached to the seabed caused by operation of a vessel in a 
manner that allows its propeller or other running gear, or any part 
thereof, to cause such injury (e.g., cutting seagrass rhizomes).
    Residential shoreline means any human-made or natural shoreline, 
canal mouth, basin, or cove, when any of these features are adjacent to 
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Monroe County land development regulations (including: improved 
subdivision, suburban residential or suburban residential limited, 
sparsely settled, urban residential, and urban residential mobile home) 
or residential land use district under any other municipal regulations.
    Restoration Area means an area of the sanctuary that supports 
species or habitat recovery, including protection for restoration sites 
(referred to as Habitat Restoration Areas) and short- and long-term 
propagation nurseries (referred to as Nursery Restoration Areas), 
within which activities are subject to conditions, restrictions, and 
prohibitions to achieve these objectives. Appendices H and I to this 
subpart set forth the geographic coordinates of these areas.
    Sanctuary means the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
    Sanctuary Preservation Area means an area of the sanctuary that 
encompasses a discrete, biologically important area, within which 
activities are subject to conditions, restrictions, and prohibitions to 
avoid concentrations of uses that could result in significant declines 
in species populations or habitat, to reduce conflicts between uses, to 
protect areas that are critical for sustaining important marine species 
or habitats, or to provide opportunities for scientific research. 
Appendix F to this subpart sets forth the geographic coordinates of 
these areas.
    Tank vessel means a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, 
or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo 
residue, and that--
    (1) Is a vessel of the United States,
    (2) Operates on the navigable waters of the United States, or
    (3) Transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States (46 U.S.C. 2101).
    Traditional fishing means those commercial or recreational fishing 
activities customarily conducted within the sanctuary as of January 17, 
2025.
    Tropical fish means any species of fish designated as a restricted 
species in F.A.C. 68B-42.001(2) and defined as tropical fish under 
F.A.C. 68B-42.002(18) (incorporated by reference, see Sec.  922.179).
    Wildlife Management Area means an area of the sanctuary in which 
various access and use restrictions are applied to manage, protect, 
preserve, and minimize disturbance to sanctuary wildlife resources, 
including but not limited to endangered or threatened species or the 
habitats, special places, or conditions on which they rely. Appendix E 
to this subpart lists these areas and their access and use 
restrictions.


Sec.  922.163  Prohibited activities--Sanctuary-wide.

    (a) Except as specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, 
the following activities are prohibited and thus are unlawful for any 
person to conduct or to cause to be conducted:
    (1) Mineral and hydrocarbon exploration, development and 
production. Exploring for, developing, or producing minerals or 
hydrocarbons within the sanctuary.
    (2) Removal of, injury to, or possession of coral or live rock. 
Moving, removing, harvesting, damaging, disturbing, touching, breaking, 
cutting, otherwise injuring, or possessing, in or from the sanctuary, 
any living or dead coral or coral formation, or live rock, or 
attempting any of these activities, except as authorized by an 
aquacultured live rock permit issued by the National Marine Fisheries 
Service or a Florida Sovereignty Submerged Land Live Rock Aquaculture 
Lease issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer 
Services.
    (3) Alteration of, or construction on, the seabed. Drilling into, 
dredging, otherwise altering the seabed of the sanctuary, or engaging 
in prop-dredging; or constructing, placing, or abandoning any 
structure, material, or other matter on or in the seabed of the 
sanctuary, except as an incidental result of:
    (i) Anchoring vessels in a manner not otherwise prohibited by this 
subpart;
    (ii) Traditional fishing activities not otherwise prohibited by 
this subpart;
    (iii) Installation and maintenance of navigational aids by, or 
pursuant to valid authorization by, any Federal, State, or local 
authority of competent jurisdiction;
    (iv) Dredging within Key West Harbor, its approach channels, and 
turning basins, only in federally dredged areas in existence as of July 
1, 1997;
    (v) Construction, repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of minor 
structures including docks, swim/observation platforms, floating vessel 
platforms, boat ramps, boat notches, boat lifts, mooring piles, 
seawalls, rip rap revetments, culverts, bulkheads, piers, or marinas 
with less than ten slips authorized by any valid lease, permit, 
license, approval, or other authorization issued by any Federal, State, 
or local authority of competent jurisdiction; or
    (vi) Placement of approved rock material pursuant to the terms and 
conditions of an aquacultured live rock permit issued by the National 
Marine Fisheries Service or a Florida Sovereignty Submerged Land Live 
Rock Aquaculture Lease issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture 
and Consumer Services.
    (4) Discharge or deposit of materials or other matter. (i) Within 
the boundary of the sanctuary, discharging or depositing any material 
or other matter from a cruise ship except cooling water;
    (ii) Within the boundary of the sanctuary, discharging or 
depositing any material or other matter except:
    (A) Fish, fish parts, chumming materials, or bait used or generated 
incidental to and while conducting traditional fishing in the 
sanctuary;
    (B) From a vessel other than a cruise ship, cooling water, deck 
washdown and runoff, and graywater, discharged in compliance with 33 
U.S.C. 1322 et seq. Vessels may not discharge oily wastes from bilge 
pumping.
    (iii) Beyond the boundary of the sanctuary, discharging or 
depositing any material or other matter that subsequently enters the 
sanctuary and injures a sanctuary resource or quality, except:
    (A) Materials or other matter listed in paragraphs (a)(4)(ii)(A) 
and (B) of this section;
    (B) Sewage from a vessel in compliance with United States Coast 
Guard regulations at 33 CFR 159.7;
    (C) Materials or other matter authorized under, and in compliance 
with, Monroe County land use permits; or
    (D) Materials or other matter authorized under, and in compliance 
with, State of Florida permits.
    (5) Operation of vessels. (i) Operating a vessel in such a manner 
as to strike or otherwise injure coral, coral reefs, hardbottom, 
seagrass, or any other immobile organism attached to the seabed, 
including, but not limited to, operating a vessel in such a manner as 
to cause prop-scarring.
    (A) The owner and/or operator of any vessel that has been operated 
in a manner described in paragraph (a)(5)(i) of this section must 
notify the Director of such an event within 24 hours after its 
occurrence. If the vessel has run aground, the owner and/or operator 
must remove or cause the removal of the vessel within 72 hours after 
the initial incident unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by the 
United States Coast Guard, the Director agrees that extenuating 
circumstances such as weather or marine hazards would prevent safe 
removal of the vessel, or if the removal is otherwise subject to a 
removal plan approved by the Director. The owner and/or operator must 
remove or cause the removal of the vessel in a manner that avoids 
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resources and shall consult with the Director in accomplishing this 
task.
    (B) [Reserved].
    (ii) Anchoring a vessel on living coral.
    (iii) Except in officially marked channels, operating a vessel at a 
speed greater than idle speed no wake within:
    (A) An area designated as idle speed no wake;
    (B) 300 feet (100 yards) of navigational aids indicating emergent 
or shallow reefs (international diamond warning symbol);
    (C) 300 feet (100 yards) of residential shorelines; or
    (D) 300 feet (100 yards) of a stationary vessel.
    (iv) Operating a vessel at a speed greater than idle speed no wake 
less than 100 feet (33.3 yards) from a divers[hyphen]down flag on an 
inlet or navigation channel; or less than 300 feet (100 yards) from a 
divers-down flag on all waters other than inlets and navigation 
channels.
    (v) Operating a vessel in such a manner as to injure wading, 
roosting, or nesting birds, or marine mammals.
    (vi) Operating or mooring a vessel in a manner that endangers life, 
limb, sanctuary resources, or property.
    (vii) Having a marine sanitation device that is not secured in a 
manner that prevents discharges or deposits of treated or untreated 
sewage. Acceptable methods include, but are not limited to, all methods 
that have been approved by the United States Coast Guard.
    (viii) Anchoring, mooring, deserting, operating, or occupying a 
derelict vessel or a vessel at risk of becoming derelict, or deserting 
a vessel aground or adrift in the sanctuary. Deserted vessels, derelict 
vessels, or vessels at risk of becoming derelict, must be removed 
within 72 hours of when the vessel owner or operator receives 
telephonic notice, in-person notice recorded on an agency approved body 
camera, or written notice which may be provided by facsimile, 
electronic mail, or other electronic means, stating removal is 
necessary from the Director or any authorized officer or the Director 
makes reasonable attempts to provide notice using any of these means, 
unless the Director agrees that extenuating circumstances, such as 
weather or marine hazards, would prevent safe removal, or if removal is 
consistent with a removal plan approved by the Director. The owner and/
or operator must remove or cause the removal of the vessel in a manner 
that avoids injury to sanctuary resources and shall consult with the 
Director in accomplishing this task. The Director may require the 
preparation of and approval of a removal plan.
    (ix) Leaving harmful matter aboard a grounded, deserted, derelict, 
or at risk of becoming derelict vessel in the sanctuary.
    (x) Tying a large vessel to a mooring buoy not specifically 
designated for large vessels or tying a vessel other than a large 
vessel to a mooring buoy specifically designated for large vessels.
    (6) Conduct of diving/snorkeling without a flag. Diving or 
snorkeling without displaying a divers-down flag from the highest point 
of the vessel or such other location from which the visibility of the 
divers-down flag is not obstructed in any direction.
    (i) Divers must stay within 100 feet (33.3 yards) of the 
divers[hyphen]down flag on inlets and navigation channels.
    (ii) Divers must stay within 300 feet (100 yards) of the 
divers[hyphen]down flag on all waters in the sanctuary other than 
rivers, inlets, and navigation channels.
    (7) Release of exotic species. Introducing or releasing any exotic 
species into the sanctuary.
    (8) Damage or removal of markers. Marking, defacing, damaging in 
any way, displacing, removing, tying to, or tampering with any official 
markers, signs, notices, or placards, whether temporary or permanent, 
or any navigational aids, monuments, stakes, posts, mooring buoys, 
boundary buoys, trap buoys, or scientific equipment.
    (9) Movement of, removal of, injury to, or possession of sanctuary 
historical resources. Moving, removing, injuring, or possessing or 
attempting to move, remove, injure, or possess a sanctuary historical 
resource.
    (10) Conduct of prohibited activities under the MMPA, ESA, and 
MBTA. Conducting any activity that is prohibited under the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act, as amended, (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., the 
Endangered Species Act, as amended, (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., or 
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, (MBTA) 16 U.S.C. 703 et 
seq., except as authorized under those statutes.
    (11) Possession or use of explosives or electrical charges. 
Possessing, using, or releasing explosives or electrical charges within 
the sanctuary, except powerheads and distress signaling devices when 
necessary and proper for safety.
    (12) Harvest or possession of marine life species. Harvesting, 
fishing for, possessing, or landing any marine life species, or part 
thereof, in or from the sanctuary, except as authorized by a valid 
State of Florida license or exemption.
    (13) Interference with law enforcement. Interfering with, 
obstructing, delaying, or preventing an investigation, a boarding, a 
search, a seizure, or the disposition of seized property in connection 
with enforcement of the NMSA or FKNMSPA or any regulation or permit 
issued under the Acts.
    (14) Fish feeding. Attracting or feeding fish, including sharks, or 
other marine species from any vessel and/or while diving. Attracting or 
feeding does not include using bait or chum when conducting traditional 
fishing.
    (b) Exemption for military activities. (1) The prohibitions in 
paragraph (a) of this section and Sec.  922.164 do not apply to 
existing classes of military activities that were conducted prior to 
the effective date of these regulations, as identified in the 2024 
FKNMS Final Environmental Impact Statement (for availability, see 
http://www.floridakeys.noaa.gov) for the sanctuary. New military 
activities in the sanctuary may be exempted from the prohibitions in 
paragraph (a) of this section and in Sec.  922.164 by the Director 
after consultation between the Director and the Department of Defense.
    (2) In the event of threatened or actual destruction of, loss of, 
or injury to a sanctuary resource or quality, including, but not 
limited to, spills and groundings caused by the Department of Defense, 
the cognizant component of the Department of Defense shall promptly 
coordinate with the Director for the purpose of taking appropriate 
actions to prevent, respond to, or mitigate the harm and, if possible, 
restore or replace the sanctuary resource or quality.
    (c) Exemption for law enforcement. The following prohibitions do 
not apply to Federal, State, or local officers while performing 
enforcement duties in their official capacities or responding to 
emergencies that threaten life, property, or the environment:
    (1) Those contained in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(5), and (a)(8) 
through (a)(12) of this section;
    (2) Those contained in paragraph (a)(4), except that all discharges 
of sewage must be in compliance with United States Coast Guard 
regulations at 33 CFR 159.7;
    (3) Those contained in Sec.  922.164(b)(1), (2) and (4); and
    (4) Those contained in Sec.  922.164(d) through (h).
    (d) In no event may the Director issue a permit, including a 
certification or authorization, under Sec.  922.10, subpart D of this 
part, Sec.  922.166, or Sec.  922.167 authorizing, or otherwise 
approving, the exploration for, leasing, development, or production of 
minerals or hydrocarbons within the sanctuary, the disposal of dredged 
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renourishment or sanctuary restoration projects, or the discharge of 
untreated or primary treated sewage, and any purported authorizations 
issued by other authorities for any of these activities within the 
sanctuary shall be invalid.


Sec.  922.164  Additional activity regulations by designated sanctuary 
area.

    (a) Areas to be avoided. Operating a tank vessel or a vessel 
greater than 50 meters (164 feet) in length, or towing vessel(s), 
equipment, or materials such that the combined length of the tow vessel 
and all towed vessels, equipment, or materials is greater than 50 
meters, is prohibited in all areas to be avoided, except if such vessel 
is a public vessel and its operation is essential for national defense, 
law enforcement, or responses to emergencies that threaten life, 
property, or the environment. Appendix B to this subpart sets forth the 
geographic coordinates of these areas, which are established under 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act, Public Law 
101-605 and International Maritime Organization advisory SN/Circ. 145.
    (b) Key Largo and Looe Key Management Areas. The following 
activities are prohibited within the Key Largo and Looe Key Management 
Areas described in appendix C to this subpart:
    (1) Removing, collecting, damaging, harming, breaking, cutting, 
spearing, or similarly injuring, or possessing, in or from the 
management area, any coral or other marine invertebrate, or any plant, 
soil, rock, or other material, except that commercial harvesting of 
spiny lobster and stone crab by trap and recreational harvesting of 
spiny lobster by hand or by hand gear is allowed if consistent with the 
regulations in this part and regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
    (2) Collecting or harvesting tropical fish.
    (3) Fishing with wire fish traps, bottom trawls, dredges, fish 
sleds, or similar vessel-towed or anchored bottom fishing gear or nets.
    (4) Fishing with, carrying, or possessing pole spears, air rifles, 
bows and arrows, slings, Hawaiian slings, rubber powered arbaletes, 
pneumatic and spring-loaded guns, or similar devices known as 
spearguns.
    (c) Great White Heron and Key West National Wildlife Refuges. 
Operating a personal watercraft, operating an airboat, water skiing, 
and landing recreational aircraft are prohibited within the Great White 
Heron and Key West National Wildlife Refuges (described in appendix D 
to this subpart), except that operating a personal watercraft is 
allowed only in six areas described in appendix D.
    (d) Wildlife Management Areas. Appendix E to this subpart sets 
forth the geographic coordinates of Wildlife Management Areas. The 
following access and use restrictions apply in individual Wildlife 
Management Areas. Certain exceptions from the access and use 
restrictions are also provided. All restrictions apply year-round 
unless specified.

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (d)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Wildlife management area            Access and use restriction
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barnes-Card Sound Wildlife Management    Idle speed no wake.
 Area.
Crocodile Lake Wildlife Management Area  No entry within 300 feet (100
                                          yards) of shorelines.
                                         Exceptions:
                                         Steamboat Creek.
Eastern Lake Surprise Wildlife           Idle speed no wake east of
 Management Area.                         Highway 1.
                                         No entry within 300 feet (100
                                          yards) of shorelines.
                                         No entry in the canal and basin
                                          on the southeast side.
Whitmore Bight Wildlife Management Area  No motor.
Pelican Key Wildlife Management Area...  No entry.
Dove and Rodriguez Keys Wildlife         No motor.
 Management Area.
Pigeon Key Wildlife Management Area....  No entry.
Tavernier Key Wildlife Management Area.  No motor.
                                         Exceptions:
                                         Tavernier Creek.
                                         Unnamed channel to the
                                          northeast of Tavernier Creek.
Snake Creek Wildlife Management Area...  No motor.
                                         Exceptions:
                                         Snake Creek.
                                         Three channels providing access
                                          to Windley Key.
Cotton Key Wildlife Management Area....  No motor.
Channel Key Banks Wildlife Management    Idle speed no wake.
 Area.                                   No entry around Channel Key.
Marathon Oceanside Shoreline Wildlife    Idle speed no wake.
 Management Area.
                                         Exceptions:
                                         Ten channels providing access
                                          to Marathon.
Red Bay Bank Wildlife Management Area..  Idle speed no wake.
East Bahia Honda Key Wildlife            No motor.
 Management Area.
West Bahia Honda Key Wildlife            No motor.
 Management Area.
Horseshoe Keys Wildlife Management Area  No entry.
Little Pine Key Mangrove Wildlife        No entry.
 Management Area.
Water Key Mangroves Wildlife Management  No entry.
 Area.
Howe Key Mangrove Wildlife Management    No motor.
 Area.
East Content Keys and Upper Harbor Key   Idle speed no wake in all tidal
 Flats Wildlife Management Area.          creeks and shallow flats.
                                         No entry around Upper Harbor
                                          Key.
West Content Keys Wildlife Management    Idle speed no wake in the
 Area.                                    eastern tidal creek.
                                         No entry in the western cove.
Torch Key Mangroves Wildlife Management  No entry.
 Area.
Northeast Tarpon Belly Keys Wildlife     No motor.
 Management Area.
Crane Key Wildlife Management Area.....  No entry.
Sawyer Key Wildlife Management Area....  No entry.

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Happy Jack Key Wildlife Management Area  No entry.
Barracuda Keys Wildlife Management Area  Idle speed no wake.
Pelican Shoal Wildlife Management Area.  No entry.
Snipe Keys Wildlife Management Area....  Idle speed no wake in the main
                                          tidal creek.
                                         No motor in all other tidal
                                          creeks.
                                         No entry around the two small
                                          southern islands.
Mud Keys Wildlife Management Area......  Idle speed no wake.
Lower Harbor Keys Wildlife Management    Idle speed no wake.
 Area.
East Harbor Key Wildlife Management      No entry.
 Area.
Cayo Agua Keys Wildlife Management Area  Idle speed no wake.
Bay Keys Wildlife Management Area......  Idle speed no wake in the
                                          channel north of the western
                                          island.
                                         No motor around the eastern and
                                          western islands.
Big Mullet Key Wildlife Management Area  No motor.
Cottrell Key Wildlife Management Area..  No entry.
Little Mullet Key Wildlife Management    No entry.
 Area.
Ballast and Man Keys Flats Wildlife      Idle speed no wake.
 Management Area.
                                         Exception:
                                         Two channels between the keys.
Western Dry Rocks Wildlife Management    From April 1 to July 31,
 Area.                                    continuous transit without
                                          interruption and no anchor.
Woman Key Wildlife Management Area.....  No entry.
Boca Grande Key Wildlife Management      No entry.
 Area.
Marquesas Keys Wildlife Management Area  Idle speed no wake in the creek
                                          east of Gull Keys.
                                         No entry around the small
                                          island west of Gull Key.
                                         No entry around three smallest
                                          islands on the western side of
                                          Mooney Harbor.
Marquesas Keys Turtle Wildlife           Idle speed no wake.
 Management Area.
Tortugas Bank Wildlife Management Area.  No anchor by vessels >50m
                                          length.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (e) Sanctuary Preservation Areas. Appendix F to this subpart sets 
forth the geographic coordinates of Sanctuary Preservation Areas. The 
following activities are prohibited within the Sanctuary Preservation 
Areas:
    (1) Discharging or depositing any material or other matter, except 
cooling water from vessels.
    (2) Moving, fishing, harvesting, removing, collecting, damaging, 
disturbing, breaking, cutting, spearing, otherwise injuring, or 
possessing, in or from the area, any coral, marine invertebrate, fish, 
bottom formation, algae, seagrass or other living or dead organism, 
including shells, or attempting any of these activities. However, fish, 
invertebrates, and marine plants may be possessed aboard a vessel 
provided that the vessel remains in continuous transit without 
interruption.
    (3) Anchoring a vessel.
    (f) Conservation Areas. Appendix G to this subpart sets forth the 
geographic coordinates of Conservation Areas. The following activities 
are prohibited within the Conservation Areas:
    (1) Conducting any activity prohibited at 922.164(e)(1) and 
922.164(e)(2).
    (2) Anchoring a vessel, except in a portion of the Western Sambo 
Conservation Area where anchoring is allowed landward of the line 
connecting the points 24.498774, -81.725441 and 24.504693, -81.693012.
    (3) Entering a Conservation Area other than the Western Sambo 
Conservation Area, except for continuous transit without interruption.
    (g) Habitat Restoration Areas. Appendix H to this subpart sets 
forth the geographic coordinates of Habitat Restoration Areas. 
Conducting any activity prohibited at 922.164(e) is prohibited within 
the Habitat Restoration Areas.
    (h) Nursery Restoration Areas. Appendix I to this subpart sets 
forth the geographic coordinates of Nursery Restoration Areas. The 
following activities are prohibited within the Nursery Restoration 
Areas:
    (1) Conducting any activity prohibited at 922.164(e).
    (2) Entering any Nursery Restoration Area, except for continuous 
transit without interruption.


Sec.  922.165  Temporary regulation for emergency and adaptive 
management.

    (a) Any and all activities are subject to temporary regulation, 
including prohibition of any activity, restriction of access or uses, 
or designation or modification of any areas identified in Sec. Sec.  
922.164(d) through (h), subject to the limitations in this section.
    (b) The Director may temporarily regulate activities in the 
sanctuary only if the Director determines, based on the best available 
information, that immediate action is reasonably necessary to:
    (1) Prevent or minimize destruction of, loss of, or injury to 
sanctuary resources, or risk of the same, from any human-made or 
natural circumstances. These circumstances may include, but are not 
limited to, a concentration of human use, change in migratory or 
habitat use patterns, vessel impacts, natural disaster or similar 
emergency, disease, or bleaching;
    (2) Initiate restoration, recovery, or other activity to improve or 
repair living habitats and species where a delay in time would impair 
the ability of such activity to succeed; or
    (3) Initiate research where an unforeseen event produces an 
opportunity for scientific research that may be lost if research is not 
initiated immediately.
    (c) Any temporary regulation issued under this section shall be 
subject to the following procedure:
    (1) No temporary regulation issued under this section will take 
effect unless the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register 
for public comment and the final rule is published not less than 30 
days before its effective date, unless the Director finds for good 
cause that notice and comment rulemaking and a 30 day delay of the 
effectiveness date under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 
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impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.
    (2) If the Director decides, for good cause, that a temporary rule 
is to be made effective immediately without affording prior notice and 
opportunity for public comment, the Director may decide to receive 
public comments on the necessity for, and extent of, the temporary 
regulation for a period of 15 days after the effective date of 
notification.
    (3) Notification in the Federal Register of temporary regulation 
issued by the Director under this section will include the following 
information:
    (i) A description of the regulation;
    (ii) Reason(s) for the regulation under paragraph (b) of this 
section and the good cause determinations required under paragraph 
(c)(1) of this section; and
    (iii) The effective date and termination date of such regulation.
    (d) Any temporary regulation may be in effect for up to six months 
(180 days), with one six-month (additional 186-day) extension. NOAA 
will announce any extension by publishing a notice in the Federal 
Register.
    (e) Temporary regulations under this section shall not take effect 
in Florida State waters until approved by the Governor of the State of 
Florida.
    (f) It is unlawful for any person to violate any temporary 
regulation imposed under this section.


Sec.  922.166  National Marine Sanctuary permitting--General permits, 
special use permits, and authorizations

    (a) National Marine Sanctuary general permits. (1) Except as noted 
at Sec.  922.163(d), a person may conduct an activity prohibited by 
Sec.  922.163 or 922.164 if such activity is specifically allowed by 
and conducted in accordance with the scope, purpose, and terms and 
conditions of a general permit issued under this section or subpart D 
of this part.
    (2) The Director, at his or her discretion, may issue a general 
permit under this section subject to such terms and conditions as he or 
she deems appropriate if the Director finds that the activity falls 
within one of the general permit categories at Sec.  922.30(b) or one 
of the following categories:
    (i) Archaeological research: Activities involving the scientific 
study of the physical remains of human activity and its surrounding 
environmental context, utilizing research questions to inform society's 
understanding of the past;
    (ii) Restoration: Activities that further restoration of natural 
resources of the sanctuary; and
    (iii) Tortugas North Conservation Area Access: Activities that 
involve access to and entry into the Tortugas North Conservation Area.
    (b) Application requirements and procedures. (1) Applications for 
general permits, special use permits, and authorizations under this 
section or subpart D of this part, other than for Tortugas North 
Conservation Area Access shall be addressed to the Superintendent, 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Road, Key West, FL 
33040, or sent by electronic means as defined in the instructions for 
the ONMS permit application. All applications, except those for 
Tortugas North Conservation Area Access, shall comply with the 
requirements and procedures under subpart D of this part.
    (2) Applications for general permits for Tortugas North 
Conservation Area shall be requested via telephone to FKNMS at (305) 
809-4700 or by email to [email protected] at least 72 hours 
before the date the permit is desired to be effective. All applications 
shall include:
    (i) Vessel name;
    (ii) Name, address, and telephone number of owner and operator;
    (iii) Name, address, and telephone number of applicant;
    (iv) USCG documentation, State license, or registration number;
    (v) Home port;
    (vi) Length of vessel and propulsion type (i.e., motor or sail);
    (vii) Number of divers; and
    (viii) Requested effective date (date of ingress) and date of 
egress. General permits for Tortugas North Conservation Area Access 
shall be issued for a period not exceeding two weeks.
    (c) Review procedures and evaluation. (1) General permits, special 
use permits, and authorizations. The Director shall review and evaluate 
an application for a general permit, special use permit, or 
authorization in accordance with this section and subpart D of this 
part.
    (2) General permits for archaeological research. The Director shall 
not issue a general permit for archaeological research unless the 
Director conducts the required review and evaluation required by 
paragraph (c)(1) of this section and further finds that:
    (i) The applicant is a supervising archaeologist responsible for 
project planning, field operations, research analysis, and reporting 
and will directly supervise and be on site for any excavation and/or 
historical resource recovery operations. A supervising archaeologist 
shall have underwater archaeological experience related to the research 
proposed and shall meet the requirements for prehistoric or historic 
archaeology in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines 
for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, which are:
    (A) A graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, or closely 
related field;
    (B) At least one year of full-time professional experience or 
equivalent specialized training in archaeological research, 
administration, or management;
    (C) At least four months of supervised field and analytic 
experience in general North American archaeology;
    (D) Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion; and
    (E) A professional in prehistoric archaeology shall have at least 
one year of full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in 
the study of prehistoric period archaeological resources. A 
professional in historic archaeology shall have at least one year of 
full-time professional experience at a supervisory level in the study 
of historic period archaeological resources;
    (ii) The applicant commits to following an explicit statement of 
objectives and methods that respond to needs identified in the planning 
process;
    (iii) The methods and techniques of the proposed activity are 
selected to obtain the information required by the statement of 
objectives; and
    (iv) The applicant commits to assess the results against the 
statement of objectives and integrate them into the planning process.
    (3) Activities in designated sanctuary areas. The Director shall 
not issue a general permit, special use permit, or authorization under 
this section or subpart D of this part for activities within any of the 
areas described in Sec.  922.164(b) through (h) unless the Director 
finds that such activities will further and are consistent with the 
purposes for which such area was established as described in Sec. Sec.  
922.162 and 922.164 and in the currently applicable FKNMS management 
plan for the sanctuary.
    (d) Terms and conditions. (1) In addition to any terms and 
conditions in subpart D of this part, general permits, special use 
permits, and authorizations issued under this section or subpart D of 
this part shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
    (i) Except for Tortugas North Conservation Area Access Permits, the 
signed permit or a copy thereof shall be maintained in legible 
condition on board all vessels or aircraft used in the conduct of the 
permitted activity and be displayed for inspection upon the request of 
any authorized officer;
    (ii) All permitted activities shall be conducted in a manner that 
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destroy, cause the loss of, or injure sanctuary resources or qualities, 
except to the extent that such may be specifically authorized;
    (iii) The permittee agrees to hold the United States harmless 
against any claims arising out of the conduct of the permitted 
activities; and
    (iv) All necessary Federal, State, and/or local leases, permits, 
licenses, approvals, or other authorizations from all agencies with 
jurisdiction over the proposed activities shall be secured before 
commencing any activities authorized pursuant to a sanctuary permit.
    (2) General permits for archaeological research shall be subject to 
the terms and conditions in paragraph (d)(1) of this section and to the 
following terms and conditions:
    (i) An agreement with a conservation laboratory shall be in place 
before historical resource recovery operations begin, where a qualified 
marine archaeological materials conservator shall be in charge of 
planning, conducting, and supervising the conservation of any 
historical resources and other materials recovered. To be considered a 
qualified marine archaeological materials conservator, the individual 
shall have a graduate degree in archaeology, history, anthropology, or 
science with experience conserving archaeological materials recovered 
from the marine environment documented in a Curriculum Vitae and 
professional references; and
    (ii) A curation agreement with a museum or facility for curation, 
public access, periodic public display, and maintenance of the 
recovered historical resources shall be in place before commencing 
field operations involving historical resource recovery. The curation 
facility shall meet the requirements of 36 CFR part 79.
    (3) The Director, at his or her discretion, may subject a general 
permit, special use permit, or authorization issued under this section 
of subpart D of this part to such additional terms and conditions as he 
or she deems appropriate. These may include but are not limited to the 
following:
    (i) Any data, information, or results obtained pursuant to the 
permit shall be made available to NOAA and the public;
    (ii) A NOAA official shall be allowed to observe any activity 
conducted pursuant to the permit;
    (iii) The permittee shall submit to NOAA one or more reports on the 
status, progress, or results of any activity authorized by the permit, 
including all revenues derived from such activities during the year 
and/or term of the permit, as applicable; and
    (iv) The permittee shall purchase and maintain general liability 
insurance or other acceptable security against potential claims for 
destruction, loss of, or injury to sanctuary resources arising out of 
the permitted activities. The amount of insurance or security should be 
commensurate with an estimated value of the sanctuary resources in the 
permitted area. A copy of the insurance policy or security instrument 
shall be submitted to the Director.
    (4) Sunken military craft are administered by the respective 
Secretary concerned pursuant to the Sunken Military Craft Act. The 
Director will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement regarding 
collaboration with other Federal agencies charged with implementing the 
Sunken Military Craft Act that may address aspects of managing and 
protecting sunken military craft. The Director will request approval 
from the Secretary concerned for any terms and conditions of ONMS 
authorizations that may involve sunken military craft.


Sec.  922.167  National Marine Sanctuary permitting--Certifications.

    (a) Except as noted at Sec.  922.163(d), a person may conduct an 
activity prohibited by Sec.  922.163 or 922.164 within the sanctuary if 
such activity is specifically authorized by a valid Federal, State, or 
local lease, permit, license, or right of subsistence use or of access 
that is in existence on the effective date of the final regulations for 
the designation or any revised terms of designation for the Florida 
Keys National Marine Sanctuary, provided that the holder of the lease, 
permit, license, or right of subsistence use or of access complies with 
Sec.  922.10 and provided that:
    (1) The holder of such authorization or right notifies the 
Director, in writing, within 90 days of the effective date of the 
revised terms of designation of the existence and location of such 
authorization or right and requests certification of such authorization 
or right; and
    (2) The holder complies with any terms and conditions on the 
exercise of such authorization or right imposed as a condition of 
certification by the Director to achieve the purposes for which the 
sanctuary was designated.
    (b) Requests for certifications shall be addressed to the 
Superintendent, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay 
Road, Key West, FL 33040, or sent by electronic means as defined in the 
instructions for the ONMS permit application. A copy of the lease, 
permit, license, or right of subsistence use or of access must 
accompany the request.
    (c) A certification requester with an authorization or right 
described in paragraph (a) of this section authorizing an activity 
prohibited by Sec.  922.163 or 922.164 may continue to conduct the 
activity without being in violation of applicable provisions of Sec.  
922.163 or 922.164 pending the Director's review of and decision 
regarding his or her certification request.
    (d) The Director may request additional information from the 
certification requester as the Director deems reasonably necessary to 
condition appropriately the exercise of the certified authorization or 
right to achieve the purposes for which the sanctuary was designated. 
The Director must receive the information requested within 45 days of 
the date of the Director's request for information. Failure to provide 
the requested information within this time frame may be grounds for 
denial by the Director of the certification request.
    (e) In considering whether to issue a certification, the Director 
may seek and consider the views of any other person or entity, within 
or outside the Federal government, and may hold a public hearing as 
deemed appropriate by the Director.
    (f) Upon completion of review of the authorization or right and 
information received with respect thereto, the Director shall 
communicate, in writing, any decision on a certification request or any 
action taken with respect to any certification made under this section 
to both the holder of the certified lease, permit, license, approval, 
other authorization, or right, and the issuing agency and shall set 
forth the reason(s) for the decision or action taken.
    (g) The Director may amend, suspend, or revoke any certification 
issued under this section whenever continued operation would otherwise 
be inconsistent with any terms or conditions of the certification. Any 
such action shall be forwarded in writing to both the certification 
holder and the agency that issued the underlying lease, permit, 
license, or right of subsistence use or of access, and shall set forth 
reason(s) for the action taken.
    (h) The Director may amend any certification issued under this 
section whenever additional information becomes available that he or 
she determines justifies such an amendment.
    (i) Any time limit prescribed in or established under this section 
may be extended by the Director for good cause.

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    (j) It is unlawful for any person to violate any terms and 
conditions in a certification issued under this section.


Sec. Sec.  922.168-922.178   [Reserved]


Sec.  922.179  Incorporation by reference.

    Certain material is incorporated by reference into this subpart 
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved incorporation by 
reference (IBR) material is available for inspection at the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact NOAA at: the Office 
of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), 1305 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910; website: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/contact.html. 
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit 
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email 
[email protected]. The material may be obtained from the following 
source:
    (a) State of Florida--Department of State. R.A. Gray Building, 500 
South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250; phone:(850)245-6270; 
email: [email protected]; website: https://flrules.org/.
    (1) F.A.C. 68B-42.001. Florida Administrative Code chapter 68B-42, 
Marine Life, rule 68B-42.001, Purpose and Intent; Designation of 
Restricted Species; Definition of Marine Life, effective November 1, 
2012; IBR into Sec.  922.162.
    (2) F.A.C. 68B-42.002. Florida Administrative Code chapter 68B-42, 
Marine Life, rule 68B-42.002, Definitions, effective November 1, 2012; 
IBR into Sec.  922.162.
    (b) [Reserved]

Appendix A to Subpart P of Part 922--Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

    The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary) 
encompasses an area of 3,622 square nautical miles (4,797 square 
miles) of coastal, ocean, and Gulf of Mexico waters and the 
submerged lands thereunder from the boundary to the shoreline as 
defined by the mean high water tidal datum surrounding the Florida 
Keys in southern Florida.
    The sanctuary boundary begins approximately 4 miles east of the 
northern extent of Key Biscayne at Point 1 and continues roughly 
south and then southwest and west in numerical order to Point 15 
approximately 27 miles SW of Loggerhead Key. From Point 15 the 
sanctuary boundary continues north to Point 17 which is 
approximately 18 miles NW of Loggerhead Key and then continues 
roughly east in numerical order to Point 23 just north of Sprigger 
Bank. From Point 23 the boundary continues in numerical order 
roughly SE to Point 26 just north of Old Dan Bank. From Point 26 the 
boundary continues NE in numerical order through Bowlegs Cut and 
Steamboat Channel to Point 42 near the southern entrance to Cowpens 
Cut west of Plantation Key.
    From Point 42 the boundary continues towards Point 43 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly NNE until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 44 and Point 45.
    From this intersection the boundary continues NNE to Point 45 
and then roughly NE in numerical order to Point 61 just west of 
Hammer Point in Tavernier, FL. From Point 61 the boundary continues 
in numerical order roughly north and then NW to Point 64 just west 
of Pigeon Key. From Point 64 the boundary continues in numerical 
order roughly NE then NNE through Baker Cut to Point 69. From Point 
69 the boundary continues in numerical order roughly NE through 
Buttonwood Sound to Point 73.
    From Point 73 the boundary continues towards Point 74 until it 
intersects the shoreline near the southern entrance to Grouper Creek 
west of Key Largo, FL. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline NE along Grouper Creek until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 75 and Point 76. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 76 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly east until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 77 and Point 78.
    From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 78 and 
then roughly ESE in numerical order through Tarpon Basin to Point 
85. From Point 85 the boundary continues NE and then NW to Point 92.
    From Point 92 the boundary continues towards Point 93 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly north along Dusenberry Creek until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 94 and Point 95.
    From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 95 and 
then NE in numerical order through Blackwater Sound to Point 102 
south of the entrance to Jewfish Creek.
    From Point 102 the boundary continues towards Point 103 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly NNE and then NW until it intersects 
the line segment formed between Point 104 and Point 105. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 105 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly NNE and then roughly west along 
southwestern Barnes Sound and around Division Point until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 106 and Point 107 
near Manatee Creek east of Long Sound. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 107 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly NNW until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 108 and Point 109. From this intersection the boundary 
continues towards Point 109 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline roughly east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 109 and 
110. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 110 
until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline roughly north and then NE until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 111 and Point 112. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 112 
until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline roughly east and then north around 
Bay Point and then west until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 113 and Point 114. From this intersection the boundary 
continues towards Point 114 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north along the 
western side of Manatee Bay until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 115 and Point 116. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 116 until it intersects the 
shoreline.
    From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline around 
northern Manatee Bay and Barnes Sound until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 117 and Point 118. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 118 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline roughly to the SE south of FL State Route 
905A--Card Sound Road then NW and roughly north along western Little 
Card Sound and then Card Sound cutting off the mouths of canals and 
drainage ditches until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 119 and Point 120 south of Midnight Pass. From this 
intersection the boundary continues to Point 120 and then roughly SE 
to each successive point in numerical order approximating the 
southern boundary of Biscayne National Park to Point 142 
approximately 3 miles ENE of Turtle Rocks. From Point 142 the 
boundary continues roughly N to each successive point in numerical 
order ending at Point 158.
    The inner landward sanctuary boundary is defined by and follows 
the shoreline where not already specified in the description above.
    Dry Tortugas National Park is not included within the FKNMS and 
the inner sanctuary boundary in this area is coterminous with this 
national park boundary and begins at Point DT1 and continues in 
numerical order counterclockwise around the national park ending at 
Point DT10.
    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.

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       Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.72274       -80.08695
2.......................................        25.64500       -80.04500
3.......................................        25.36667       -80.05000
4.......................................        25.10633       -80.17467
5.......................................        24.93950       -80.32100
6.......................................        24.63167       -80.78833
7.......................................        24.48667       -81.28833
8.......................................        24.37167       -81.71950
9.......................................        24.38333       -81.89167
10......................................        24.38333       -82.05833
11......................................        24.38749       -82.22133
12......................................        24.38854       -82.26357
13......................................        24.36667       -82.80000
14......................................        24.30000       -83.08333
15......................................        24.30084       -83.16711
16......................................        24.54992       -83.16627
17......................................        24.76760       -83.16665
18......................................        24.76670       -83.10000
19......................................        24.76667       -82.90000
20......................................        24.76333       -82.80000
21......................................        24.73333       -81.91667
22......................................        24.85000       -81.43333
23......................................        24.91667       -80.93333
24......................................        24.87555       -80.89054
25......................................        24.87315       -80.88754
26......................................        24.85164       -80.83258
27......................................        24.86699       -80.77381
28......................................        24.89338       -80.74983
29......................................        24.90039       -80.73560
30......................................        24.90073       -80.73483
31......................................        24.91255       -80.72551
32......................................        24.93676       -80.67597
33......................................        24.93859       -80.67223
34......................................        24.93891       -80.67163
35......................................        24.94153       -80.66370
36......................................        24.94315       -80.65854
37......................................        24.96567       -80.63474
38......................................        24.99620       -80.56513
39......................................        24.99637       -80.56482
40......................................        24.99756       -80.56322
41......................................        24.99919       -80.56088
42......................................        25.00054       -80.56067
43 *....................................        25.00130       -80.56032
44 *....................................        25.00597       -80.55863
45......................................        25.00722       -80.55812
46......................................        25.00786       -80.55769
47......................................        25.00883       -80.55694
48......................................        25.01038       -80.55553
49......................................        25.01590       -80.54977
50......................................        25.01695       -80.54876
51......................................        25.02295       -80.53795
52......................................        25.02304       -80.53783
53......................................        25.02309       -80.53768
54......................................        25.02361       -80.53499
55......................................        25.02687       -80.53021
56......................................        25.03011       -80.52417
57......................................        25.03095       -80.52186
58......................................        25.03179       -80.51954
59......................................        25.03388       -80.51809
60......................................        25.03398       -80.51804
61......................................        25.03409       -80.51801
62......................................        25.03740       -80.51778
63......................................        25.03825       -80.51790
64......................................        25.05836       -80.52178
65......................................        25.06772       -80.49982
66......................................        25.08144       -80.47469
67......................................        25.09063       -80.46820
68......................................        25.09088       -80.46808
69......................................        25.09294       -80.46779
70......................................        25.09387       -80.46704
71......................................        25.12097       -80.44703
72......................................        25.12126       -80.44688

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73......................................        25.12142       -80.44684
74 *....................................        25.12214       -80.44683
75 *....................................        25.12785       -80.44378
76 *....................................        25.12845       -80.44309
77 *....................................        25.12878       -80.44084
78......................................        25.12875       -80.44022
79......................................        25.12870       -80.43984
80......................................        25.12834       -80.43776
81......................................        25.12787       -80.43414
82......................................        25.12772       -80.43313
83......................................        25.12739       -80.43078
84......................................        25.12690       -80.42809
85......................................        25.12667       -80.42678
86......................................        25.12815       -80.42335
87......................................        25.12839       -80.42307
88......................................        25.12889       -80.42266
89......................................        25.12942       -80.42242
90......................................        25.12972       -80.42234
91......................................        25.13040       -80.42244
92......................................        25.13126       -80.42273
93 *....................................        25.13200       -80.42327
94 *....................................        25.14298       -80.42513
95......................................        25.14339       -80.42491
96......................................        25.14359       -80.42472
97......................................        25.14390       -80.42416
98......................................        25.14744       -80.41865
99......................................        25.17698       -80.39366
100.....................................        25.17961       -80.39071
101.....................................        25.17986       -80.39049
102.....................................        25.18009       -80.39037
103 *...................................        25.18302       -80.38932
104 *...................................        25.18612       -80.39050
105 *...................................        25.18637       -80.39084
106 *...................................        25.23068       -80.43215
107 *...................................        25.23093       -80.43225
108 *...................................        25.23170       -80.43239
109 *...................................        25.23193       -80.43244
110 *...................................        25.23245       -80.43118
111 *...................................        25.23533       -80.42929
112 *...................................        25.23578       -80.42858
113 *...................................        25.24041       -80.43052
114 *...................................        25.24081       -80.43041
115 *...................................        25.25651       -80.42968
116 *...................................        25.25692       -80.43006
117 *...................................        25.30013       -80.38710
118 *...................................        25.30034       -80.38658
119 *...................................        25.37260       -80.31062
120.....................................        25.36649       -80.28245
121.....................................        25.35144       -80.25593
122.....................................        25.34986       -80.25492
123.....................................        25.34899       -80.25473
124.....................................        25.34633       -80.25384
125.....................................        25.34545       -80.25288
126.....................................        25.34484       -80.25239
127.....................................        25.34370       -80.25134
128.....................................        25.34246       -80.25012
129.....................................        25.34203       -80.24950
130.....................................        25.34151       -80.24892
131.....................................        25.34107       -80.24829
132.....................................        25.34069       -80.24776
133.....................................        25.33956       -80.24736
134.....................................        25.33816       -80.24685
135.....................................        25.33724       -80.24628
136.....................................        25.33661       -80.24578
137.....................................        25.33587       -80.24482
138.....................................        25.33530       -80.24386
139.....................................        25.33531       -80.24328
140.....................................        25.33638       -80.21007
141.....................................        25.32064       -80.19434
142.....................................        25.29144       -80.16515
143.....................................        25.30885       -80.15424
144.....................................        25.46608       -80.10667

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145.....................................        25.48154       -80.10296
146.....................................        25.49758       -80.09999
147.....................................        25.51415       -80.09664
148.....................................        25.52104       -80.09524
149.....................................        25.52554       -80.09471
150.....................................        25.55760       -80.09125
151.....................................        25.57223       -80.09004
152.....................................        25.59328       -80.08848
153.....................................        25.59972       -80.08808
154.....................................        25.60242       -80.08791
155.....................................        25.61437       -80.08784
156.....................................        25.63198       -80.08743
157.....................................        25.64476       -80.08736
158.....................................        25.72274       -80.08695
DT1.....................................        24.72612       -82.79849
DT2.....................................        24.72537       -82.86646
DT3.....................................        24.71690       -82.89975
DT4.....................................        24.64904       -82.96770
DT5.....................................        24.56533       -82.96789
DT6.....................................        24.56624       -82.90040
DT7.....................................        24.61764       -82.79902
DT8.....................................        24.66867       -82.76542
DT9.....................................        24.70164       -82.76522
DT10....................................        24.72612       -82.79849
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note: The coordinates in the table above marked with an asterisk 
(*) are not a part of the sanctuary boundary. These coordinates are 
landward reference points used to draw a line segment that 
intersects with the shoreline.

Appendix B to Subpart P of Part 922--Areas To Be Avoided Boundary 
Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The boundary for the following Area to be Avoided zones begins 
at Point 1 and continues to each successive point in numerical order 
until ending at the zone's last point as listed in its specific 
coordinate table.

                                 ATBA 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.37167       -81.71950
2.......................................        24.46667       -81.71950
3.......................................        24.47833       -81.72500
4.......................................        24.49667       -81.71950
5.......................................        24.55167       -81.58583
6.......................................        24.56000       -81.43333
7.......................................        24.63667       -81.11667
8.......................................        24.72000       -80.88667
9.......................................        24.76833       -80.76917
10......................................        24.85167       -80.61833
11......................................        24.95833       -80.45833
12......................................        25.16500       -80.27000
13......................................        25.40000       -80.15167
14......................................        25.52500       -80.11667
15......................................        25.66167       -80.11417
16......................................        25.75000       -80.10167
17......................................        25.72262       -80.08689
18......................................        25.64500       -80.04500
19......................................        25.36667       -80.05000
20......................................        25.10633       -80.17467
21......................................        24.93950       -80.32100
22......................................        24.63167       -80.78833
23......................................        24.48667       -81.28833
24......................................        24.37167       -81.71950
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 ATBA 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.46583       -81.81084
2.......................................        24.38333       -81.89167
3.......................................        24.44333       -81.97500

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4.......................................        24.46250       -81.92834
5.......................................        24.48917       -81.89000
6.......................................        24.48917       -81.83334
7.......................................        24.46583       -81.81084
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 ATBA 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.38854       -82.26357
2.......................................        24.39333       -82.46333
3.......................................        24.57500       -82.62500
4.......................................        24.71667       -82.44167
5.......................................        24.63850       -81.90100
6.......................................        24.63183       -81.89000
7.......................................        24.60250       -81.86300
8.......................................        24.57333       -81.84333
9.......................................        24.55733       -81.82883
10......................................        24.52000       -81.86833
11......................................        24.47833       -81.94666
12......................................        24.44333       -81.99250
13......................................        24.38333       -82.05833
14......................................        24.38854       -82.26357
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 ATBA 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.53333       -82.89167
2.......................................        24.53333       -83.00083
3.......................................        24.66167       -83.00083
4.......................................        24.76000       -82.90667
5.......................................        24.76000       -82.78667
6.......................................        24.71333       -82.73167
7.......................................        24.65833       -82.73167
8.......................................        24.59333       -82.77333
9.......................................        24.53333       -82.89167
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix C to Subpart P of Part 922--Management Areas Boundary 
Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The boundary for the following Management Area zones begins at 
each individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each successive 
point in numerical order until ending at that same zone's last point 
as listed in its specific coordinate table.

                        Key Largo Management Area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.96750       -80.31889
2.......................................        25.02050       -80.39784
3.......................................        25.02111       -80.39765
4.......................................        25.02349       -80.39596
5.......................................        25.02480       -80.39511
6.......................................        25.02647       -80.39412
7.......................................        25.02835       -80.39311
8.......................................        25.03026       -80.39219
9.......................................        25.03239       -80.39127
10......................................        25.03437       -80.39054
11......................................        25.03582       -80.39006
12......................................        25.03766       -80.38952
13......................................        25.04131       -80.38859
14......................................        25.04242       -80.38834
15......................................        25.04466       -80.38792
16......................................        25.04654       -80.38767
17......................................        25.04899       -80.38745
18......................................        25.05181       -80.38736

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19......................................        25.05367       -80.38740
20......................................        25.05394       -80.38732
21......................................        25.05501       -80.38504
22......................................        25.05674       -80.38186
23......................................        25.05817       -80.37953
24......................................        25.05915       -80.37808
25......................................        25.06050       -80.37585
26......................................        25.06127       -80.37467
27......................................        25.06219       -80.37338
28......................................        25.06343       -80.37103
29......................................        25.06500       -80.36841
30......................................        25.06659       -80.36607
31......................................        25.06791       -80.36430
32......................................        25.06917       -80.36273
33......................................        25.07090       -80.36078
34......................................        25.07161       -80.35932
35......................................        25.07319       -80.35646
36......................................        25.07492       -80.35370
37......................................        25.07627       -80.35170
38......................................        25.07758       -80.34993
39......................................        25.07871       -80.34852
40......................................        25.07988       -80.34715
41......................................        25.08122       -80.34569
42......................................        25.08233       -80.34456
43......................................        25.08376       -80.34320
44......................................        25.08584       -80.34140
45......................................        25.08816       -80.33961
46......................................        25.09008       -80.33827
47......................................        25.09123       -80.33754
48......................................        25.09340       -80.33628
49......................................        25.09508       -80.33461
50......................................        25.09727       -80.33265
51......................................        25.09909       -80.33118
52......................................        25.10065       -80.33003
53......................................        25.10306       -80.32842
54......................................        25.10455       -80.32753
55......................................        25.10675       -80.32633
56......................................        25.10986       -80.32489
57......................................        25.11178       -80.32356
58......................................        25.11340       -80.32254
59......................................        25.11593       -80.32113
60......................................        25.11717       -80.31955
61......................................        25.11860       -80.31788
62......................................        25.12093       -80.31541
63......................................        25.12266       -80.31379
64......................................        25.12400       -80.31262
65......................................        25.12523       -80.31162
66......................................        25.12694       -80.31033
67......................................        25.12887       -80.30900
68......................................        25.13035       -80.30808
69......................................        25.13203       -80.30711
70......................................        25.13443       -80.30588
71......................................        25.13689       -80.30478
72......................................        25.13830       -80.30423
73......................................        25.14048       -80.30347
74......................................        25.14175       -80.30309
75......................................        25.14388       -80.30178
76......................................        25.14505       -80.30112
77......................................        25.14692       -80.30015
78......................................        25.14953       -80.29897
79......................................        25.15236       -80.29789
80......................................        25.15525       -80.29691
81......................................        25.15781       -80.29618
82......................................        25.16003       -80.29567
83......................................        25.16189       -80.29534
84......................................        25.16377       -80.29507
85......................................        25.16640       -80.29484
86......................................        25.16831       -80.29476
87......................................        25.17038       -80.29477
88......................................        25.17167       -80.29483
89......................................        25.17332       -80.29382
90......................................        25.17517       -80.29279

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91......................................        25.17672       -80.29201
92......................................        25.17811       -80.29137
93......................................        25.17936       -80.29046
94......................................        25.18113       -80.28928
95......................................        25.18344       -80.28789
96......................................        25.18581       -80.28665
97......................................        25.18754       -80.28585
98......................................        25.18939       -80.28428
99......................................        25.19109       -80.28297
100.....................................        25.19284       -80.28174
101.....................................        25.19464       -80.28059
102.....................................        25.19715       -80.27915
103.....................................        25.19887       -80.27828
104.....................................        25.20114       -80.27726
105.....................................        25.20274       -80.27663
106.....................................        25.20410       -80.27526
107.....................................        25.20523       -80.27420
108.....................................        25.20638       -80.27318
109.....................................        25.20756       -80.27221
110.....................................        25.21054       -80.26987
111.....................................        25.21246       -80.26852
112.....................................        25.21408       -80.26749
113.....................................        25.21540       -80.26671
114.....................................        25.21691       -80.26589
115.....................................        25.21947       -80.26464
116.....................................        25.22157       -80.26376
117.....................................        25.22312       -80.26299
118.....................................        25.22521       -80.26208
119.....................................        25.22681       -80.26146
120.....................................        25.22861       -80.26085
121.....................................        25.22973       -80.26014
122.....................................        25.23088       -80.25948
123.....................................        25.23240       -80.25831
124.....................................        25.23381       -80.25731
125.....................................        25.23571       -80.25608
126.....................................        25.23687       -80.25540
127.....................................        25.23879       -80.25310
128.....................................        25.24041       -80.25134
129.....................................        25.24283       -80.24901
130.....................................        25.24477       -80.24735
131.....................................        25.24725       -80.24545
132.....................................        25.24940       -80.24349
133.....................................        25.25105       -80.24211
134.....................................        25.25338       -80.24035
135.....................................        25.25547       -80.23894
136.....................................        25.25694       -80.23804
137.....................................        25.25835       -80.23724
138.....................................        25.26092       -80.23594
139.....................................        25.26355       -80.23480
140.....................................        25.26687       -80.23359
141.....................................        25.26915       -80.23204
142.....................................        25.27098       -80.23093
143.....................................        25.27251       -80.23008
144.....................................        25.27697       -80.22775
145.....................................        25.27997       -80.22644
146.....................................        25.28249       -80.22552
147.....................................        25.28432       -80.22495
148.....................................        25.28642       -80.22274
149.....................................        25.28768       -80.22149
150.....................................        25.29000       -80.21941
151.....................................        25.29197       -80.21783
152.....................................        25.29352       -80.21644
153.....................................        25.29547       -80.21481
154.....................................        25.29748       -80.21329
155.....................................        25.29940       -80.21199
156.....................................        25.30114       -80.20984
157.....................................        25.30329       -80.20751
158.....................................        25.30570       -80.20518
159.....................................        25.30734       -80.20377
160.....................................        25.30980       -80.20185
161.....................................        25.31204       -80.20031
162.....................................        25.31452       -80.19880

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163.....................................        25.31588       -80.19805
164.....................................        25.31708       -80.19745
165.....................................        25.31853       -80.19611
166.....................................        25.32064       -80.19434
167.....................................        25.29144       -80.16515
168.....................................        25.26130       -80.13652
169.....................................        25.11806       -80.20139
170.....................................        24.96750       -80.31889
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        Looe Key Management Area
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.53389       -81.43333
2.......................................        24.56583       -81.43333
3.......................................        24.57083       -81.38333
4.......................................        24.53889       -81.38333
5.......................................        24.53389       -81.43333
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix D to Subpart P of Part 922--National Wildlife Refuges Boundary 
Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    Note: The coordinates in the tables of this appendix marked with 
an asterisk (*) are not a part of the zone's boundary. These 
coordinates are landward reference points used to draw a line 
segment that intersects with the shoreline.

Key West National Wildlife Refuge

    The seaward boundary for the Key West National Wildlife Refuge 
begins at Point 1 and continues to each successive point in 
numerical order until ending at Point 5. The inner landward boundary 
for Key West National Wildlife Refuge is defined by and follows the 
shoreline at mean high water.
    Note: This boundary description only represents the marine 
portions of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge that fall within 
the sanctuary. The full Key West National Wildlife Refuge boundary 
was established by Executive Order 923 in 1908.

                    Key West National Wildlife Refuge
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.66495       -82.16653
2.......................................        24.66715       -81.81657
3.......................................        24.44728       -81.81653
4.......................................        24.44690       -82.16601
5.......................................        24.66495       -82.16653
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

    The boundary description below only represents the marine 
portions of the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge that fall 
within the sanctuary. The full Great White Heron National Wildlife 
Refuge boundary was established by Executive Order 7993 in 1938, 
with additional islands acquired under the Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C., S. 715).
    The Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge boundary begins 
approximately 1.6 miles south of Cocoanut Key at Point 1 and 
continues west to Point 2 and then south to Point 3. From Point 3 
the boundary continues west towards Point 4 until it intersects the 
shoreline at No Name Key. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 5 and Point 6. From this intersection 
the boundary continues to Point 6 and then south towards Point 7 
until it intersects the shoreline at Big Pine Key. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally north and 
then around to the south and then east until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 8 and Point 9. From this intersection 
the boundary continues south to Point 9 and then west towards Point 
10 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline generally west and then north until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 11 and Point 12. 
From this intersection the boundary continues north to Point 12 and 
then west towards Point 13 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline NW until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 14 and Point 15. 
From this intersection the boundary continues north to Point 15 and 
then west towards Point 16 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north around 
the northern end of Big Pine Key and then generally south until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 17 and Point 18. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 18 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline west and then south until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 19 and Point 20. From this 
intersection the boundary continues west towards Point 20 until it 
intersects the shoreline at Big Torch Key. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 21 and Point 22. From this intersection 
the boundary continues north to Point 22 and then west towards Point 
23 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline north around the northern end of Big 
Torch Key and then generally south until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 24 and Point 25. From this intersection 
the boundary continues south towards Point 25 until it intersects 
the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline generally south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 26 and Point 27. From this intersection the 
boundary continues south to Point 27 then west to Point 28 and south 
towards Point 29 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline until it intersects 
the line segment formed between Point 30 and Point 31. From this 
intersection the boundary continues west to Point 31 and then south 
towards Point 32

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until it intersects the shoreline at Cudjoe Key. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline west and then east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 32 and 
Point 33. From this intersection the boundary continues south 
towards Point 33 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally west until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 34 and Point 35. 
From this intersection the boundary continues west to Point 35 and 
then south to Point 36 and west to Point 37 and north to Point 38. 
From Point 38 the boundary continues west towards Point 39 until it 
intersects the shoreline at Sugarloaf Key. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline around the northern end of 
Sugarloaf Key until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 40 and Point 41. From this intersection the boundary continues 
west to Point 41 and then generally SW to each successive point in 
numerical order to Point 45. From Point 45 the boundary continues 
south towards Point 46 until it intersects the shoreline at 
Saddlebunch Keys. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline generally south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 47 and Point 48. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 48 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally south until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 48 and Point 49. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 49 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally west until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 50 and Point 51. 
From this intersection the boundary continues west to Point 51 and 
then south towards Point 52 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally west 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 53 and 
Point 54. From this intersection the boundary continues west to 
Point 54 and then south towards Point 55 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
south until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 55 
and Point 56. From this intersection the boundary continues south to 
Point 56 and then west to Point 57 and then south to Point 58. From 
Point 58 the boundary continues towards Point 59 until it intersects 
the shoreline at Big Coppitt Key. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 60 and Point 61. From this intersection 
the boundary continues west to Point 61 and then south towards Point 
62 until it intersects the shoreline at Rockland Key. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline south and then west 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 63 and 
Point 64. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 64 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 65 and Point 66. From this intersection 
the boundary continues north to Point 66 and then west towards Point 
67 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 67 and Point 68. From this intersection 
the boundary continues west towards Point 68 until it intersects the 
shoreline at Channel Key. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 69 and Point 70. From this intersection the 
boundary continues west to Point 70 and then generally NE to each 
successive point in numerical order to Point 78. From Point 78 the 
boundary continues south and then west to each successive point in 
numerical order ending at Point 81. The inner landward boundary of 
this National Wildlife Refuge is defined by and follows the 
shoreline where not already specified.

               Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.72002       -81.23787
2.......................................        24.71978       -81.26930
3.......................................        24.70532       -81.26938
4 *.....................................        24.70505       -81.33922
5 *.....................................        24.70504       -81.34280
6.......................................        24.70502       -81.34800
7 *.....................................        24.69801       -81.34804
8 *.....................................        24.69391       -81.34807
9.......................................        24.69081       -81.34809
10 *....................................        24.69087       -81.35670
11 *....................................        24.70579       -81.36417
12......................................        24.71964       -81.36412
13 *....................................        24.71976       -81.37785
14 *....................................        24.72221       -81.37952
15......................................        24.73455       -81.37969
16 *....................................        24.73458       -81.39071
17 *....................................        24.72233       -81.39533
18 *....................................        24.72180       -81.39532
19 *....................................        24.72005       -81.39747
20 *....................................        24.72017       -81.43404
21 *....................................        24.72197       -81.43521
22......................................        24.73481       -81.43526
23 *....................................        24.73478       -81.43997
24 *....................................        24.73337       -81.45123
25 *....................................        24.72838       -81.45121
26 *....................................        24.72109       -81.45119
27......................................        24.72012       -81.45119
28......................................        24.71965       -81.49089
29 *....................................        24.70513       -81.49086
30 *....................................        24.70510       -81.49384
31......................................        24.70498       -81.50701
32 *....................................        24.70121       -81.50701
33 *....................................        24.69340       -81.50703
34 *....................................        24.69042       -81.51572
35......................................        24.69044       -81.52277
36......................................        24.67596       -81.52261
37......................................        24.67582       -81.53856
38......................................        24.69038       -81.53872

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39 *....................................        24.69045       -81.55392
40 *....................................        24.69047       -81.55588
41......................................        24.69053       -81.57072
42......................................        24.67611       -81.57031
43......................................        24.67605       -81.58622
44......................................        24.66152       -81.58615
45......................................        24.66145       -81.60206
46 *....................................        24.65367       -81.60210
47 *....................................        24.65278       -81.60211
48 *....................................        24.65161       -81.60212
49 *....................................        24.64975       -81.60213
50 *....................................        24.64716       -81.61461
51......................................        24.64715       -81.61790
52 *....................................        24.63403       -81.61779
53 *....................................        24.63271       -81.62618
54......................................        24.63278       -81.63326
55 *....................................        24.62056       -81.63345
56......................................        24.61820       -81.63349
57......................................        24.61820       -81.66690
58......................................        24.60367       -81.66677
59 *....................................        24.60365       -81.67007
60 *....................................        24.60363       -81.67520
61......................................        24.60359       -81.68266
62 *....................................        24.59486       -81.68266
63 *....................................        24.58918       -81.69107
64 *....................................        24.58905       -81.69613
65 *....................................        24.59312       -81.69862
66......................................        24.60374       -81.69868
67 *....................................        24.60370       -81.70391
68 *....................................        24.60360       -81.72036
69 *....................................        24.60359       -81.72386
70......................................        24.60338       -81.81000
71......................................        24.73450       -81.81037
72......................................        24.73433       -81.61816
73......................................        24.82134       -81.61827
74......................................        24.82180       -81.33316
75......................................        24.79245       -81.33308
76......................................        24.79258       -81.23840
77......................................        24.82172       -81.23861
78......................................        24.82103       -81.14278
79......................................        24.73416       -81.14243
80......................................        24.73455       -81.23785
81......................................        24.72002       -81.23787
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Personal Watercraft (PWC) Exception Area 1--Key West National Wildlife 
Refuge

    Personal watercraft are allowed within the following area inside 
Key West National Wildlife Refuge. The boundary for PWC Exception 
Area 1 begins at Point 1 and continues to each successive point in 
numerical order until ending at Point 4 in the following coordinate 
table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.52853       -81.81654
2.......................................        24.54833       -81.81655
3.......................................        24.54298       -81.82584
4.......................................        24.52853       -81.81654
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PWC Exception Area 2--Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

    Personal watercraft are allowed within the following area inside 
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. The area begins just 
north of No Name Key at Point 1 and continues west towards Point 2 
until it intersects the shoreline at No Name Key. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From 
this intersection the boundary continues west to Point 4 then south 
towards Point 5 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally NW then 
south and then east until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 6 and Point 7. From this intersection the boundary 
continues south to Point 7 and then west towards Point 8 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 9 and Point 10. From this intersection 
the boundary continues north to Point 10 then east to Point 11 and 
then south to Point 12 where it ends. The inner landward boundary of 
this zone is defined by and follows the shoreline where not already 
specified.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70499       -81.33226
2 *.....................................        24.70505       -81.33922
3 *.....................................        24.70504       -81.34280
4.......................................        24.70502       -81.34800
5 *.....................................        24.69801       -81.34804
6 *.....................................        24.69391       -81.34807
7.......................................        24.69081       -81.34809
8 *.....................................        24.69087       -81.35670
9 *.....................................        24.70579       -81.36417
10......................................        24.71964       -81.36412
11......................................        24.71969       -81.33228
12......................................        24.70499       -81.33226
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PWC Exception Area 3--Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

    Personal watercraft are allowed within the following area inside 
the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. This area begins on 
Howe Key at the intersection of the shoreline and the line segment 
formed by Point 1 and Point 2. From this intersection the boundary 
continues east towards Point 2 until it intersects the shoreline at 
Big Pine Key. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline generally south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 4 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally west and south until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 5 and Point 6. From this intersection the boundary 
continues west to Point 6 and then north towards Point 7 until it 
intersects the shoreline at Howe Key. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline generally south and east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 8 and Point 9 where 
it ends. The inner landward boundary of this zone is defined by and 
follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.73472       -81.40463
2 *.....................................        24.73464       -81.39898
3 *.....................................        24.72233       -81.39533
4 *.....................................        24.72180       -81.39532
5 *.....................................        24.72005       -81.39747
6.......................................        24.72025       -81.41181
7 *.....................................        24.73480       -81.41169
8 *.....................................        24.73472       -81.40463
9 *.....................................        24.73464       -81.39898
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PWC Exception Area 4--Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

    Personal watercraft are allowed within the following area inside 
the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. This area begins 
just west of Big Torch Key at Point 1 and continues west to Point 2 
and then north towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and 
Point 4. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
4 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline north until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From this intersection 
the boundary continues north to Point 5 and then east towards Point 
6 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline east until it intersects the line 
segment between Point 6 and Point 7. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 7 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
east until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 7 and 
Point 8. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
8 until it intersects the shoreline at Big Torch Key. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally south 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 9 and 
Point 10. From this intersection the boundary continues south 
towards Point 10 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally south 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 11 and 
Point 12. From this intersection the boundary continues south to 
Point 12 where it ends. The inner landward boundary of this zone is 
defined by and follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.72012       -81.45119
2.......................................        24.72024       -81.45910
3 *.....................................        24.72739       -81.45914
4 *.....................................        24.72850       -81.45915
5.......................................        24.73470       -81.45913
6 *.....................................        24.73472       -81.45545
7 *.....................................        24.73472       -81.45506
8 *.....................................        24.73474       -81.45214
9 *.....................................        24.73337       -81.45123
10 *....................................        24.72838       -81.45121
11 *....................................        24.72109       -81.45119
12......................................        24.72012       -81.45119
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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PWC Exception Area 5--Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

    Personal watercraft are allowed within the following area inside 
the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. This area begins 
just NW of Halfmoon Key at Point 1 and continues south to Point 2 
and then west towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline at 
Big Coppitt Key. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline west until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 4 and Point 5. From this intersection the boundary continues 
west to Point 5 and then north towards Point 6 until it intersects 
the shoreline at Duck Key. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline SW and then NW around Duck Key until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From 
this intersection the boundary continues east to Point 8 where it 
ends. The inner landward boundary of this zone is defined by and 
follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.61820       -81.66690
2.......................................        24.60367       -81.66677
3 *.....................................        24.60365       -81.67007
4 *.....................................        24.60363       -81.67520
5.......................................        24.60359       -81.68266
6 *.....................................        24.61716       -81.68207
7 *.....................................        24.61821       -81.68201
8.......................................        24.61820       -81.66690
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PWC Exception Area 6--Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

    Personal watercraft are allowed within the following area inside 
the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. This area begins 
just north of Rockland Key at Point 1. From Point 1 the boundary 
continues south towards Point 2 until it intersects the shoreline at 
Rockland Key. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline generally south and west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From this intersection 
the boundary continues west towards Point 4 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
NW until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 5 and 
Point 6. From this intersection the boundary continues north to 
Point 6 and then east to Point 7 where it ends. The inner landward 
boundary of this zone is defined by and follows the shoreline where 
not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.60359       -81.68266
2 *.....................................        24.59486       -81.68266
3 *.....................................        24.58918       -81.69107
4 *.....................................        24.58905       -81.69613
5 *.....................................        24.59312       -81.69862
6.......................................        24.60374       -81.69868
7.......................................        24.60359       -81.68266
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix E to Subpart P of Part 922--Wildlife Management Areas Boundary 
Coordinates and Access and Use Restrictions

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The access and use restriction for each zone is listed under the 
zone name and set forth at 15 CFR 922.164(d).
    The boundary for the following Wildlife Management Areas begins 
at each individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each successive 
point in numerical order until ending at that same zone's last point 
as listed in its specific coordinate table.

Ballast and Man Keys Flats WMA 1

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.52370       -81.94818
2.......................................        24.52568       -81.94852
3.......................................        24.53128       -81.95063
4.......................................        24.53197       -81.95088
5.......................................        24.53253       -81.95179
6.......................................        24.53296       -81.95226
7.......................................        24.53342       -81.95250
8.......................................        24.53515       -81.95235
9.......................................        24.53455       -81.93151
10......................................        24.52213       -81.93124
11......................................        24.52370       -81.94818
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Ballast and Man Keys Flats WMA 2

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.53526       -81.95645
2.......................................        24.53513       -81.95653
3.......................................        24.53507       -81.95660
4.......................................        24.53466       -81.95711
5.......................................        24.53398       -81.95777
6.......................................        24.53361       -81.95844
7.......................................        24.53336       -81.95918
8.......................................        24.53296       -81.95969
9.......................................        24.53242       -81.95984
10......................................        24.53195       -81.95987
11......................................        24.53135       -81.95991
12......................................        24.53059       -81.96006
13......................................        24.52984       -81.96056
14......................................        24.52911       -81.96119
15......................................        24.52803       -81.96208
16......................................        24.52728       -81.96270
17......................................        24.52645       -81.96261
18......................................        24.52513       -81.96213
19......................................        24.52499       -81.96205
20......................................        24.52614       -81.96561
21......................................        24.53545       -81.96303
22......................................        24.53526       -81.95645
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ballast and Man Keys Flats WMA 3

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.53519       -81.95404
2.......................................        24.53482       -81.95413
3.......................................        24.53373       -81.95423
4.......................................        24.53298       -81.95422
5.......................................        24.53266       -81.95348
6.......................................        24.53234       -81.95281
7.......................................        24.53192       -81.95214
8.......................................        24.53153       -81.95139
9.......................................        24.53085       -81.95099
10......................................        24.53006       -81.95075
11......................................        24.52913       -81.95055
12......................................        24.52806       -81.95035
13......................................        24.52705       -81.95038
14......................................        24.52630       -81.95049
15......................................        24.52522       -81.95083
16......................................        24.52400       -81.95136
17......................................        24.52489       -81.96102
18......................................        24.52510       -81.96119
19......................................        24.52632       -81.96187
20......................................        24.52710       -81.96176
21......................................        24.52782       -81.96125
22......................................        24.52858       -81.96083
23......................................        24.52937       -81.96021
24......................................        24.53002       -81.95986
25......................................        24.53131       -81.95944
26......................................        24.53214       -81.95929
27......................................        24.53278       -81.95925
28......................................        24.53307       -81.95871
29......................................        24.53340       -81.95777
30......................................        24.53430       -81.95707
31......................................        24.53503       -81.95625
32......................................        24.53517       -81.95610
33......................................        24.53525       -81.95601
34......................................        24.53519       -81.95404
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Channel Key Banks WMA 1

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.79864       -80.91482
2.......................................        24.79054       -80.90649
3.......................................        24.78363       -80.91293
4.......................................        24.79325       -80.91988
5.......................................        24.79864       -80.91482
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Channel Key Banks WMA 2

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.79341       -80.90382
2.......................................        24.79144       -80.90566
3.......................................        24.80042       -80.91454
4.......................................        24.80139       -80.91446
5.......................................        24.80827       -80.90440
6.......................................        24.80309       -80.90109
7.......................................        24.79341       -80.90382
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Channel Key Banks WMA 3

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.80936       -80.90509
2.......................................        24.80357       -80.91428
3.......................................        24.81171       -80.91360
4.......................................        24.81164       -80.90655
5.......................................        24.80936       -80.90509
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Channel Key Banks WMA 4

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.83778       -80.90001
2.......................................        24.82315       -80.89502
3.......................................        24.82025       -80.89590
4.......................................        24.82013       -80.89894
5.......................................        24.82623       -80.90103
6.......................................        24.82468       -80.90508
7.......................................        24.81429       -80.90823
8.......................................        24.81441       -80.91337
9.......................................        24.83992       -80.91123
10......................................        24.84415       -80.90734
11......................................        24.84561       -80.90353
12......................................        24.83925       -80.90463
13......................................        24.83778       -80.90001
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Channel Key Banks WMA 5

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.87054       -80.88345
2.......................................        24.85033       -80.87681
3.......................................        24.84612       -80.89420
4.......................................        24.84127       -80.90120
5.......................................        24.83946       -80.90058

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6.......................................        24.84016       -80.90280
7.......................................        24.84742       -80.90170
8.......................................        24.84649       -80.90518
9.......................................        24.85246       -80.89969
10......................................        24.85295       -80.89489
11......................................        24.85097       -80.88579
12......................................        24.85682       -80.88193
13......................................        24.87021       -80.88591
14......................................        24.87054       -80.88345
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Channel Key Banks WMA

    The wildlife management area outer seaward boundary begins just 
north of Channel Key at Point 1. From Point 1 the boundary continues 
SE to Point 2 and to each successive point in numerical order ending 
at Point 5. The inner boundary is defined by the Channel Key Banks 
Wildlife Management Area No Entry Zone around Channel Key beginning 
at Point 1 of that zone and continuing to each successive point in 
numerical order until it ends at Point 159.

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.79084       -80.91578
2.......................................        24.79083       -80.91570
3.......................................        24.79084       -80.91564
4.......................................        24.79085       -80.91549
5.......................................        24.79085       -80.91544
6.......................................        24.79086       -80.91539
7.......................................        24.79087       -80.91532
8.......................................        24.79089       -80.91524
9.......................................        24.79090       -80.91521
10......................................        24.79094       -80.91512
11......................................        24.79095       -80.91509
12......................................        24.79097       -80.91502
13......................................        24.79100       -80.91496
14......................................        24.79104       -80.91489
15......................................        24.79109       -80.91483
16......................................        24.79114       -80.91477
17......................................        24.79119       -80.91472
18......................................        24.79122       -80.91470
19......................................        24.79133       -80.91460
20......................................        24.79138       -80.91454
21......................................        24.79149       -80.91429
22......................................        24.79152       -80.91424
23......................................        24.79155       -80.91417
24......................................        24.79160       -80.91411
25......................................        24.79162       -80.91408
26......................................        24.79173       -80.91395
27......................................        24.79177       -80.91390
28......................................        24.79181       -80.91387
29......................................        24.79187       -80.91382
30......................................        24.79193       -80.91378
31......................................        24.79199       -80.91374
32......................................        24.79206       -80.91371
33......................................        24.79207       -80.91370
34......................................        24.79217       -80.91367
35......................................        24.79229       -80.91363
36......................................        24.79260       -80.91357
37......................................        24.79261       -80.91357
38......................................        24.79268       -80.91356
39......................................        24.79275       -80.91355
40......................................        24.79277       -80.91356
41......................................        24.79293       -80.91356
42......................................        24.79313       -80.91352
43......................................        24.79320       -80.91351
44......................................        24.79327       -80.91351
45......................................        24.79334       -80.91351
46......................................        24.79341       -80.91352
47......................................        24.79346       -80.91353
48......................................        24.79355       -80.91356
49......................................        24.79360       -80.91357
50......................................        24.79364       -80.91359
51......................................        24.79371       -80.91362

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52......................................        24.79387       -80.91370
53......................................        24.79390       -80.91371
54......................................        24.79400       -80.91376
55......................................        24.79405       -80.91378
56......................................        24.79410       -80.91381
57......................................        24.79413       -80.91383
58......................................        24.79415       -80.91384
59......................................        24.79420       -80.91386
60......................................        24.79426       -80.91389
61......................................        24.79432       -80.91393
62......................................        24.79438       -80.91397
63......................................        24.79444       -80.91402
64......................................        24.79445       -80.91403
65......................................        24.79461       -80.91418
66......................................        24.79466       -80.91423
67......................................        24.79470       -80.91428
68......................................        24.79475       -80.91434
69......................................        24.79478       -80.91441
70......................................        24.79481       -80.91446
71......................................        24.79489       -80.91463
72......................................        24.79491       -80.91467
73......................................        24.79493       -80.91470
74......................................        24.79497       -80.91477
75......................................        24.79500       -80.91484
76......................................        24.79503       -80.91491
77......................................        24.79504       -80.91496
78......................................        24.79506       -80.91503
79......................................        24.79507       -80.91508
80......................................        24.79508       -80.91513
81......................................        24.79509       -80.91521
82......................................        24.79509       -80.91523
83......................................        24.79511       -80.91530
84......................................        24.79513       -80.91537
85......................................        24.79514       -80.91543
86......................................        24.79515       -80.91548
87......................................        24.79515       -80.91554
88......................................        24.79517       -80.91589
89......................................        24.79517       -80.91591
90......................................        24.79520       -80.91643
91......................................        24.79520       -80.91647
92......................................        24.79519       -80.91655
93......................................        24.79518       -80.91663
94......................................        24.79517       -80.91670
95......................................        24.79517       -80.91671
96......................................        24.79515       -80.91678
97......................................        24.79514       -80.91681
98......................................        24.79508       -80.91698
99......................................        24.79503       -80.91708
100.....................................        24.79496       -80.91721
101.....................................        24.79496       -80.91723
102.....................................        24.79492       -80.91730
103.....................................        24.79487       -80.91736
104.....................................        24.79482       -80.91742
105.....................................        24.79477       -80.91747
106.....................................        24.79474       -80.91750
107.....................................        24.79470       -80.91753
108.....................................        24.79465       -80.91757
109.....................................        24.79457       -80.91763
110.....................................        24.79454       -80.91765
111.....................................        24.79450       -80.91768
112.....................................        24.79444       -80.91771
113.....................................        24.79437       -80.91774
114.....................................        24.79433       -80.91776
115.....................................        24.79428       -80.91777
116.....................................        24.79407       -80.91783
117.....................................        24.79403       -80.91784
118.....................................        24.79379       -80.91789
119.....................................        24.79376       -80.91790
120.....................................        24.79370       -80.91792
121.....................................        24.79363       -80.91794
122.....................................        24.79355       -80.91795
123.....................................        24.79348       -80.91795

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124.....................................        24.79341       -80.91795
125.....................................        24.79334       -80.91794
126.....................................        24.79331       -80.91793
127.....................................        24.79328       -80.91792
128.....................................        24.79322       -80.91791
129.....................................        24.79300       -80.91784
130.....................................        24.79295       -80.91782
131.....................................        24.79288       -80.91779
132.....................................        24.79227       -80.91748
133.....................................        24.79221       -80.91744
134.....................................        24.79216       -80.91741
135.....................................        24.79212       -80.91738
136.....................................        24.79200       -80.91728
137.....................................        24.79197       -80.91725
138.....................................        24.79191       -80.91719
139.....................................        24.79182       -80.91709
140.....................................        24.79169       -80.91701
141.....................................        24.79154       -80.91694
142.....................................        24.79149       -80.91691
143.....................................        24.79143       -80.91686
144.....................................        24.79137       -80.91682
145.....................................        24.79132       -80.91677
146.....................................        24.79128       -80.91672
147.....................................        24.79119       -80.91660
148.....................................        24.79118       -80.91659
149.....................................        24.79113       -80.91653
150.....................................        24.79109       -80.91646
151.....................................        24.79108       -80.91644
152.....................................        24.79095       -80.91617
153.....................................        24.79094       -80.91614
154.....................................        24.79092       -80.91610
155.....................................        24.79090       -80.91606
156.....................................        24.79088       -80.91601
157.....................................        24.79086       -80.91594
158.....................................        24.79085       -80.91586
159.....................................        24.79084       -80.91578
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marquesas Keys Turtle WMA

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.55110       -82.25453
2.......................................        24.57496       -82.25476
2.......................................        24.57546       -82.19300
4.......................................        24.55156       -82.19305
5.......................................        24.55110       -82.25453
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pelican Shoal WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.50252       -81.63114
2.......................................        24.50206       -81.63075
3.......................................        24.50164       -81.63064
4.......................................        24.50147       -81.63068
5.......................................        24.50132       -81.63078
6.......................................        24.50122       -81.63094
7.......................................        24.50118       -81.63113
8.......................................        24.50120       -81.63126
9.......................................        24.50135       -81.63162
10......................................        24.50158       -81.63188
11......................................        24.50193       -81.63207
12......................................        24.50223       -81.63212
13......................................        24.50245       -81.63212

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14......................................        24.50259       -81.63207
15......................................        24.50273       -81.63196
16......................................        24.50282       -81.63179
17......................................        24.50284       -81.63160
18......................................        24.50280       -81.63141
19......................................        24.50269       -81.63126
20......................................        24.50252       -81.63114
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Red Bay Bank WMA 1

                           Idle Speed No Wake
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.75060       -81.13581
2.......................................        24.74698       -81.13746
3.......................................        24.75323       -81.15290
4.......................................        24.75430       -81.17123
5.......................................        24.75726       -81.16952
6.......................................        24.75960       -81.16188
7.......................................        24.75728       -81.15075
8.......................................        24.75060       -81.13581
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Red Bay Bank WMA 2

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.76489       -81.17336
2.......................................        24.76116       -81.17789
3.......................................        24.76932       -81.18551
4.......................................        24.77090       -81.17929
5.......................................        24.76489       -81.17336
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Snake Creek WMA 1

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.94965       -80.58774
2.......................................        24.94895       -80.58751
3.......................................        24.94821       -80.58710
4.......................................        24.94790       -80.58685
5.......................................        24.94761       -80.58643
6.......................................        24.94695       -80.58520
7.......................................        24.94676       -80.58495
8.......................................        24.94554       -80.58387
9.......................................        24.94439       -80.58404
10......................................        24.94374       -80.58407
11......................................        24.94327       -80.58395
12......................................        24.94236       -80.58331
13......................................        24.94151       -80.58182
14......................................        24.94114       -80.58139
15......................................        24.94047       -80.58102
16......................................        24.93612       -80.58770
17......................................        24.94352       -80.59103
18......................................        24.94840       -80.59079
19......................................        24.94965       -80.58774
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Snake Creek WMA 2

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.94824       -80.59116
2.......................................        24.94368       -80.59135
3.......................................        24.94737       -80.59330
4.......................................        24.94824       -80.59116
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Snake Creek WMA 3

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.94725       -80.59360
2.......................................        24.93974       -80.58991
3.......................................        24.94570       -80.59761
4.......................................        24.94725       -80.59360
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Snake Creek WMA 4

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.94540       -80.59785
2.......................................        24.93942       -80.58980
3.......................................        24.93584       -80.58814
4.......................................        24.93424       -80.59059
5.......................................        24.93594       -80.59222
6.......................................        24.93666       -80.59207
7.......................................        24.93715       -80.59183
8.......................................        24.93750       -80.59175
9.......................................        24.93772       -80.59177
10......................................        24.93806       -80.59181
11......................................        24.93873       -80.59213
12......................................        24.93904       -80.59239
13......................................        24.93919       -80.59258
14......................................        24.93934       -80.59288
15......................................        24.93943       -80.59321
16......................................        24.93972       -80.59488
17......................................        24.93972       -80.59536
18......................................        24.93981       -80.59567
19......................................        24.93981       -80.59581
20......................................        24.93994       -80.59618
21......................................        24.93996       -80.59675
22......................................        24.93985       -80.59760
23......................................        24.93984       -80.59972
24......................................        24.93994       -80.60078
25......................................        24.94007       -80.60166
26......................................        24.94020       -80.60233
27......................................        24.94046       -80.60274
28......................................        24.94061       -80.60290
29......................................        24.94082       -80.60298
30......................................        24.94111       -80.60335
31......................................        24.94540       -80.59785
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tortugas Bank WMA

                    No Anchor by Vessels >50m Length
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.53333       -83.00080
2.......................................        24.61666       -83.10000
3.......................................        24.65000       -83.10000
4.......................................        24.65000       -83.00080

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5.......................................        24.53333       -83.00080
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Western Dry Rocks WMA

 From April 1 to July 31, Continuous Transit Without Interruption and No
                                 Anchor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.42822       -81.92479
2.......................................        24.42802       -81.95011
3.......................................        24.43694       -81.95018
4.......................................        24.43712       -81.92488
5.......................................        24.42822       -81.92479
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The seaward boundary for the following Wildlife Management Areas 
begins at each individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each 
successive point in numerical order until ending at that same zone's 
last point as listed in its specific coordinate table. The inner 
landward boundary for each individual zone below is defined by and 
follows the shoreline at mean high water.

Bay Keys WMA 1

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.63604       -81.76179
2.......................................        24.63575       -81.76133
3.......................................        24.63530       -81.76112
4.......................................        24.63469       -81.76077
5.......................................        24.63400       -81.76062
6.......................................        24.63310       -81.76065
7.......................................        24.63218       -81.76082
8.......................................        24.63178       -81.76125
9.......................................        24.63111       -81.76203
10......................................        24.63071       -81.76286
11......................................        24.63099       -81.76382
12......................................        24.63123       -81.76472
13......................................        24.63160       -81.76550
14......................................        24.63204       -81.76629
15......................................        24.63289       -81.76629
16......................................        24.63353       -81.76601
17......................................        24.63416       -81.76584
18......................................        24.63511       -81.76579
19......................................        24.63559       -81.76530
20......................................        24.63589       -81.76457
21......................................        24.63584       -81.76399
22......................................        24.63603       -81.76353
23......................................        24.63613       -81.76319
24......................................        24.63622       -81.76258
25......................................        24.63604       -81.76179
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bay Keys WMA 2

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.63560       -81.77521
2.......................................        24.63493       -81.77494
3.......................................        24.63452       -81.77470
4.......................................        24.63414       -81.77460
5.......................................        24.63384       -81.77461
6.......................................        24.63364       -81.77467
7.......................................        24.63323       -81.77490
8.......................................        24.63302       -81.77509
9.......................................        24.63288       -81.77531
10......................................        24.63277       -81.77576
11......................................        24.63279       -81.77619
12......................................        24.63322       -81.77719

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13......................................        24.63355       -81.77758
14......................................        24.63378       -81.77774
15......................................        24.63402       -81.77784
16......................................        24.63423       -81.77788
17......................................        24.63444       -81.77786
18......................................        24.63484       -81.77774
19......................................        24.63549       -81.77748
20......................................        24.63573       -81.77733
21......................................        24.63591       -81.77714
22......................................        24.63595       -81.77709
23......................................        24.63610       -81.77691
24......................................        24.63620       -81.77672
25......................................        24.63621       -81.77668
26......................................        24.63627       -81.77643
27......................................        24.63627       -81.77619
28......................................        24.63620       -81.77588
29......................................        24.63607       -81.77561
30......................................        24.63585       -81.77536
31......................................        24.63560       -81.77521
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Big Mullet Key WMA

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.58096       -81.91817
2.......................................        24.58090       -81.91758
3.......................................        24.58080       -81.91723
4.......................................        24.58051       -81.91671
5.......................................        24.58029       -81.91649
6.......................................        24.58001       -81.91630
7.......................................        24.57930       -81.91618
8.......................................        24.57897       -81.91606
9.......................................        24.57803       -81.91612
10......................................        24.57730       -81.91636
11......................................        24.57690       -81.91667
12......................................        24.57677       -81.91683
13......................................        24.57659       -81.91714
14......................................        24.57647       -81.91762
15......................................        24.57650       -81.91818
16......................................        24.57665       -81.91856
17......................................        24.57690       -81.91886
18......................................        24.57758       -81.91929
19......................................        24.57757       -81.91952
20......................................        24.57761       -81.91975
21......................................        24.57793       -81.92047
22......................................        24.57863       -81.92131
23......................................        24.57887       -81.92147
24......................................        24.57917       -81.92155
25......................................        24.57962       -81.92151
26......................................        24.58006       -81.92128
27......................................        24.58042       -81.92092
28......................................        24.58068       -81.92051
29......................................        24.58079       -81.92015
30......................................        24.58106       -81.91976
31......................................        24.58116       -81.91940
32......................................        24.58112       -81.91861
33......................................        24.58096       -81.91817
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cottrell Key WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.60377       -81.91824
2.......................................        24.60300       -81.91882

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3.......................................        24.60285       -81.91909
4.......................................        24.60262       -81.91937
5.......................................        24.60197       -81.91958
6.......................................        24.60109       -81.92023
7.......................................        24.60095       -81.92045
8.......................................        24.60061       -81.92084
9.......................................        24.60034       -81.92138
10......................................        24.60020       -81.92193
11......................................        24.59996       -81.92219
12......................................        24.59984       -81.92238
13......................................        24.59972       -81.92274
14......................................        24.59969       -81.92298
15......................................        24.59982       -81.92389
16......................................        24.60029       -81.92486
17......................................        24.60069       -81.92516
18......................................        24.60112       -81.92528
19......................................        24.60144       -81.92526
20......................................        24.60176       -81.92512
21......................................        24.60209       -81.92487
22......................................        24.60271       -81.92470
23......................................        24.60296       -81.92458
24......................................        24.60317       -81.92441
25......................................        24.60365       -81.92457
26......................................        24.60402       -81.92463
27......................................        24.60463       -81.92461
28......................................        24.60482       -81.92465
29......................................        24.60514       -81.92463
30......................................        24.60537       -81.92456
31......................................        24.60556       -81.92445
32......................................        24.60584       -81.92407
33......................................        24.60612       -81.92403
34......................................        24.60647       -81.92408
35......................................        24.60701       -81.92405
36......................................        24.60734       -81.92386
37......................................        24.60753       -81.92358
38......................................        24.60764       -81.92319
39......................................        24.60765       -81.92284
40......................................        24.60759       -81.92245
41......................................        24.60770       -81.92202
42......................................        24.60765       -81.92152
43......................................        24.60752       -81.92112
44......................................        24.60734       -81.92085
45......................................        24.60652       -81.92024
46......................................        24.60646       -81.92009
47......................................        24.60649       -81.91955
48......................................        24.60627       -81.91899
49......................................        24.60567       -81.91844
50......................................        24.60534       -81.91826
51......................................        24.60455       -81.91806
52......................................        24.60430       -81.91808
53......................................        24.60377       -81.91824
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crane Key WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.75715       -81.51346
2.......................................        24.75651       -81.51279
3.......................................        24.75602       -81.51237
4.......................................        24.75603       -81.51177
5.......................................        24.75562       -81.51127
6.......................................        24.75527       -81.51098
7.......................................        24.75436       -81.51080
8.......................................        24.75327       -81.51102
9.......................................        24.75218       -81.51170
10......................................        24.75169       -81.51339
11......................................        24.75232       -81.51475
12......................................        24.75330       -81.51486

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13......................................        24.75392       -81.51468
14......................................        24.75491       -81.51549
15......................................        24.75599       -81.51582
16......................................        24.75709       -81.51581
17......................................        24.75748       -81.51526
18......................................        24.75753       -81.51437
19......................................        24.75715       -81.51346
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dove and Rodriguez Keys WMA

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.05010       -80.47599
2.......................................        25.05531       -80.44249
3.......................................        25.04935       -80.43991
4.......................................        25.04375       -80.45695
5.......................................        25.04506       -80.47474
6.......................................        25.04718       -80.47836
7.......................................        25.05010       -80.47599
------------------------------------------------------------------------

East Bahia Honda Key WMA

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.78258       -81.22843
2.......................................        24.78185       -81.22775
3.......................................        24.78061       -81.22719
4.......................................        24.77864       -81.22625
5.......................................        24.77759       -81.22590
6.......................................        24.77676       -81.22560
7.......................................        24.77592       -81.22468
8.......................................        24.77522       -81.22475
9.......................................        24.77521       -81.22593
10......................................        24.77468       -81.22756
11......................................        24.77484       -81.22917
12......................................        24.77600       -81.22990
13......................................        24.77704       -81.23140
14......................................        24.77783       -81.23134
15......................................        24.77834       -81.23113
16......................................        24.77909       -81.23108
17......................................        24.77950       -81.23098
18......................................        24.78013       -81.23124
19......................................        24.78055       -81.23169
20......................................        24.78069       -81.23242
21......................................        24.78138       -81.23261
22......................................        24.78257       -81.23189
23......................................        24.78284       -81.23101
24......................................        24.78284       -81.22957
25......................................        24.78258       -81.22843
------------------------------------------------------------------------

East Content Keys and Upper Harbor Key Flats WMA 1

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.81100       -81.44379
2.......................................        24.81136       -81.44433
3.......................................        24.81144       -81.44439
4.......................................        24.81175       -81.44454
5.......................................        24.81239       -81.44470

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6.......................................        24.81287       -81.44470
7.......................................        24.81356       -81.44459
8.......................................        24.81381       -81.44449
9.......................................        24.81402       -81.44431
10......................................        24.81418       -81.44400
11......................................        24.81425       -81.44356
12......................................        24.81424       -81.44332
13......................................        24.81419       -81.44309
14......................................        24.81418       -81.44216
15......................................        24.81414       -81.44176
16......................................        24.81408       -81.44144
17......................................        24.81401       -81.44128
18......................................        24.81370       -81.44076
19......................................        24.81351       -81.44056
20......................................        24.81323       -81.44040
21......................................        24.81294       -81.44033
22......................................        24.81273       -81.44033
23......................................        24.81235       -81.44042
24......................................        24.81196       -81.44062
25......................................        24.81160       -81.44088
26......................................        24.81130       -81.44114
27......................................        24.81099       -81.44147
28......................................        24.81085       -81.44169
29......................................        24.81075       -81.44190
30......................................        24.81067       -81.44224
31......................................        24.81067       -81.44252
32......................................        24.81070       -81.44278
33......................................        24.81100       -81.44379
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Happy Jack Key WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.69922       -81.56774
2.......................................        24.69900       -81.56754
3.......................................        24.69868       -81.56741
4.......................................        24.69841       -81.56738
5.......................................        24.69810       -81.56746
6.......................................        24.69765       -81.56771
7.......................................        24.69732       -81.56797
8.......................................        24.69715       -81.56823
9.......................................        24.69707       -81.56861
10......................................        24.69708       -81.56887
11......................................        24.69717       -81.56917
12......................................        24.69732       -81.56940
13......................................        24.69758       -81.56967
14......................................        24.69783       -81.56983
15......................................        24.69846       -81.57007
16......................................        24.69872       -81.57023
17......................................        24.69901       -81.57031
18......................................        24.69922       -81.57030
19......................................        24.69938       -81.57026
20......................................        24.69968       -81.57008
21......................................        24.69989       -81.56980
22......................................        24.69996       -81.56962
23......................................        24.70000       -81.56939
24......................................        24.70001       -81.56918
25......................................        24.69998       -81.56895
26......................................        24.69977       -81.56838
27......................................        24.69961       -81.56814
28......................................        24.69932       -81.56791
29......................................        24.69922       -81.56774
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 6169]]

Horseshoe Keys WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.78282       -81.29316
2.......................................        24.78271       -81.29266
3.......................................        24.78160       -81.29255
4.......................................        24.78133       -81.29209
5.......................................        24.78055       -81.29126
6.......................................        24.77962       -81.29059
7.......................................        24.77887       -81.29017
8.......................................        24.77867       -81.28991
9.......................................        24.77840       -81.28970
10......................................        24.77820       -81.28961
11......................................        24.77800       -81.28958
12......................................        24.77817       -81.28908
13......................................        24.77816       -81.28867
14......................................        24.77804       -81.28833
15......................................        24.77792       -81.28814
16......................................        24.77774       -81.28746
17......................................        24.77751       -81.28715
18......................................        24.77734       -81.28700
19......................................        24.77700       -81.28683
20......................................        24.77679       -81.28678
21......................................        24.77601       -81.28692
22......................................        24.77585       -81.28665
23......................................        24.77530       -81.28600
24......................................        24.77512       -81.28588
25......................................        24.77489       -81.28582
26......................................        24.77464       -81.28562
27......................................        24.77444       -81.28553
28......................................        24.77423       -81.28550
29......................................        24.77395       -81.28552
30......................................        24.77375       -81.28560
31......................................        24.77357       -81.28573
32......................................        24.77316       -81.28561
33......................................        24.77291       -81.28560
34......................................        24.77291       -81.28526
35......................................        24.77278       -81.28494
36......................................        24.77249       -81.28453
37......................................        24.77209       -81.28425
38......................................        24.77188       -81.28420
39......................................        24.77125       -81.28419
40......................................        24.77093       -81.28432
41......................................        24.77053       -81.28436
42......................................        24.77029       -81.28448
43......................................        24.77039       -81.28374
44......................................        24.77011       -81.28284
45......................................        24.76971       -81.28267
46......................................        24.76963       -81.28273
47......................................        24.76939       -81.28261
48......................................        24.76804       -81.28243
49......................................        24.76783       -81.28248
50......................................        24.76760       -81.28261
51......................................        24.76727       -81.28254
52......................................        24.76701       -81.28259
53......................................        24.76665       -81.28280
54......................................        24.76649       -81.28295
55......................................        24.76635       -81.28320
56......................................        24.76613       -81.28400
57......................................        24.76610       -81.28423
58......................................        24.76612       -81.28446
59......................................        24.76638       -81.28521
60......................................        24.76764       -81.28733
61......................................        24.76778       -81.28748
62......................................        24.76789       -81.28783
63......................................        24.76793       -81.28817
64......................................        24.76821       -81.28889
65......................................        24.76831       -81.28999
66......................................        24.76866       -81.29104
67......................................        24.76910       -81.29164
68......................................        24.76935       -81.29183
69......................................        24.76999       -81.29247
70......................................        24.77012       -81.29286

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71......................................        24.77046       -81.29327
72......................................        24.77067       -81.29344
73......................................        24.77099       -81.29354
74......................................        24.77134       -81.29408
75......................................        24.77163       -81.29431
76......................................        24.77186       -81.29461
77......................................        24.77216       -81.29485
78......................................        24.77316       -81.29517
79......................................        24.77343       -81.29514
80......................................        24.77383       -81.29497
81......................................        24.77417       -81.29510
82......................................        24.77454       -81.29507
83......................................        24.77448       -81.29520
84......................................        24.77557       -81.29723
85......................................        24.77572       -81.29705
86......................................        24.77606       -81.29682
87......................................        24.77624       -81.29658
88......................................        24.77638       -81.29652
89......................................        24.77678       -81.29666
90......................................        24.77700       -81.29664
91......................................        24.77720       -81.29657
92......................................        24.77740       -81.29678
93......................................        24.77764       -81.29663
94......................................        24.77779       -81.29650
95......................................        24.77797       -81.29623
96......................................        24.77830       -81.29587
97......................................        24.77835       -81.29572
98......................................        24.77837       -81.29537
99......................................        24.77842       -81.29532
100.....................................        24.77871       -81.29546
101.....................................        24.77898       -81.29551
102.....................................        24.78047       -81.29525
103.....................................        24.78078       -81.29510
104.....................................        24.78111       -81.29488
105.....................................        24.78170       -81.29405
106.....................................        24.78281       -81.29406
107.....................................        24.78290       -81.29384
108.....................................        24.78293       -81.29361
109.....................................        24.78290       -81.29337
110.....................................        24.78282       -81.29316
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Howe Key Mangrove WMA

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.77266       -81.43359
2.......................................        24.77228       -81.43272
3.......................................        24.77178       -81.43246
4.......................................        24.77106       -81.43234
5.......................................        24.77040       -81.43278
6.......................................        24.77026       -81.43410
7.......................................        24.77044       -81.43557
8.......................................        24.77101       -81.43616
9.......................................        24.77192       -81.43662
10......................................        24.77300       -81.43639
11......................................        24.77337       -81.43584
12......................................        24.77338       -81.43524
13......................................        24.77303       -81.43477
14......................................        24.77281       -81.43429
15......................................        24.77266       -81.43359
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Little Mullet Key WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.58361       -81.94891
2.......................................        24.58321       -81.94826
3.......................................        24.58295       -81.94794
4.......................................        24.58272       -81.94778
5.......................................        24.58224       -81.94762
6.......................................        24.58199       -81.94762
7.......................................        24.58178       -81.94768
8.......................................        24.58151       -81.94787
9.......................................        24.58070       -81.94817
10......................................        24.58033       -81.94850
11......................................        24.58014       -81.94882
12......................................        24.58006       -81.94904
13......................................        24.58005       -81.94974
14......................................        24.57994       -81.94996
15......................................        24.57990       -81.95019
16......................................        24.57991       -81.95113
17......................................        24.58000       -81.95160
18......................................        24.58016       -81.95197
19......................................        24.58040       -81.95240
20......................................        24.58067       -81.95266
21......................................        24.58117       -81.95292
22......................................        24.58145       -81.95297
23......................................        24.58167       -81.95295
24......................................        24.58217       -81.95278
25......................................        24.58307       -81.95243
26......................................        24.58326       -81.95232
27......................................        24.58342       -81.95214
28......................................        24.58356       -81.95190
29......................................        24.58375       -81.95132
30......................................        24.58378       -81.95090
31......................................        24.58384       -81.95059
32......................................        24.58388       -81.95008
33......................................        24.58384       -81.94970
34......................................        24.58373       -81.94926
35......................................        24.58361       -81.94891
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Little Pine Key Mangrove WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.75670       -81.34069
2.......................................        24.75666       -81.33996
3.......................................        24.75632       -81.33942
4.......................................        24.75569       -81.33901
5.......................................        24.75502       -81.33900
6.......................................        24.75434       -81.33963
7.......................................        24.75372       -81.34056
8.......................................        24.75333       -81.34189
9.......................................        24.75390       -81.34298
10......................................        24.75431       -81.34336
11......................................        24.75492       -81.34342
12......................................        24.75534       -81.34361
13......................................        24.75604       -81.34380
14......................................        24.75641       -81.34362
15......................................        24.75700       -81.34347
16......................................        24.75723       -81.34325
17......................................        24.75745       -81.34263
18......................................        24.75748       -81.34190
19......................................        24.75722       -81.34130
20......................................        24.75689       -81.34101
21......................................        24.75674       -81.34094
22......................................        24.75670       -81.34069
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Marquesas Keys WMA 1

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.57552       -82.14685
2.......................................        24.57554       -82.14726
3.......................................        24.57569       -82.14771
4.......................................        24.57599       -82.14805
5.......................................        24.57633       -82.14822
6.......................................        24.57692       -82.14822
7.......................................        24.57725       -82.14811
8.......................................        24.57756       -82.14783
9.......................................        24.57774       -82.14742
10......................................        24.57778       -82.14695
11......................................        24.57764       -82.14651
12......................................        24.57722       -82.14600
13......................................        24.57688       -82.14583
14......................................        24.57645       -82.14584
15......................................        24.57595       -82.14613
16......................................        24.57566       -82.14644
17......................................        24.57552       -82.14685
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marquesas Key WMA 2

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.57633       -82.14964
2.......................................        24.57590       -82.14952
3.......................................        24.57549       -82.14958
4.......................................        24.57519       -82.14976
5.......................................        24.57488       -82.14980
6.......................................        24.57459       -82.14995
7.......................................        24.57423       -82.15031
8.......................................        24.57391       -82.15098
9.......................................        24.57381       -82.15130
10......................................        24.57236       -82.15268
11......................................        24.57235       -82.15295
12......................................        24.57246       -82.15366
13......................................        24.57260       -82.15397
14......................................        24.57279       -82.15417
15......................................        24.57299       -82.15427
16......................................        24.57331       -82.15435
17......................................        24.57361       -82.15434
18......................................        24.57381       -82.15426
19......................................        24.57554       -82.15273
20......................................        24.57580       -82.15233
21......................................        24.57630       -82.15195
22......................................        24.57652       -82.15172
23......................................        24.57687       -82.15115
24......................................        24.57697       -82.15068
25......................................        24.57695       -82.15030
26......................................        24.57684       -82.15003
27......................................        24.57668       -82.14983
28......................................        24.57633       -82.14964
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marquesas Keys WMA 3

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.56599       -82.15858
2.......................................        24.56647       -82.15876
3.......................................        24.56674       -82.15878
4.......................................        24.56704       -82.15871
5.......................................        24.56723       -82.15860
6.......................................        24.56748       -82.15837
7.......................................        24.56775       -82.15788

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8.......................................        24.56792       -82.15724
9.......................................        24.56783       -82.15642
10......................................        24.56775       -82.15620
11......................................        24.56754       -82.15590
12......................................        24.56738       -82.15574
13......................................        24.56719       -82.15564
14......................................        24.56667       -82.15555
15......................................        24.56571       -82.15574
16......................................        24.56532       -82.15600
17......................................        24.56510       -82.15638
18......................................        24.56504       -82.15664
19......................................        24.56503       -82.15697
20......................................        24.56511       -82.15735
21......................................        24.56525       -82.15770
22......................................        24.56554       -82.15821
23......................................        24.56599       -82.15858
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marquesas Keys WMA 4

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.55340       -82.13516
2.......................................        24.55248       -82.13464
3.......................................        24.55170       -82.13506
4.......................................        24.55169       -82.13633
5.......................................        24.55215       -82.13727
6.......................................        24.55300       -82.13727
7.......................................        24.55362       -82.13677
8.......................................        24.55378       -82.13566
9.......................................        24.55340       -82.13516
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Northeast Tarpon Belly Keys WMA

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.73167       -81.50581
2.......................................        24.73095       -81.50581
3.......................................        24.73060       -81.50606
4.......................................        24.73044       -81.50671
5.......................................        24.73042       -81.50717
6.......................................        24.73047       -81.50759
7.......................................        24.73064       -81.50789
8.......................................        24.73090       -81.50815
9.......................................        24.73114       -81.50851
10......................................        24.73128       -81.50877
11......................................        24.73137       -81.50897
12......................................        24.73181       -81.50900
13......................................        24.73207       -81.50902
14......................................        24.73238       -81.50898
15......................................        24.73262       -81.50880
16......................................        24.73275       -81.50868
17......................................        24.73290       -81.50854
18......................................        24.73294       -81.50821
19......................................        24.73293       -81.50769
20......................................        24.73289       -81.50723
21......................................        24.73278       -81.50707
22......................................        24.73267       -81.50689
23......................................        24.73252       -81.50663
24......................................        24.73232       -81.50622
25......................................        24.73205       -81.50587
26......................................        24.73167       -81.50581
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 6174]]

Pelican Key WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.09429       -80.45566
2.......................................        25.09324       -80.45404
3.......................................        25.09202       -80.45437
4.......................................        25.08935       -80.45648
5.......................................        25.09236       -80.45738
6.......................................        25.09338       -80.45711
7.......................................        25.09429       -80.45566
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pigeon Key WMA

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.05874       -80.50884
2.......................................        25.05365       -80.50892
3.......................................        25.05367       -80.51362
4.......................................        25.05876       -80.51361
5.......................................        25.05874       -80.50884
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.68464       -81.67036
2.......................................        24.68437       -81.66977
3.......................................        24.68443       -81.66914
4.......................................        24.68456       -81.66873
5.......................................        24.68463       -81.66823
6.......................................        24.68472       -81.66743
7.......................................        24.68456       -81.66699
8.......................................        24.68443       -81.66677
9.......................................        24.68429       -81.66655
10......................................        24.68370       -81.66644
11......................................        24.68300       -81.66677
12......................................        24.68246       -81.66724
13......................................        24.68208       -81.66778
14......................................        24.68198       -81.66874
15......................................        24.68216       -81.66928
16......................................        24.68249       -81.66978
17......................................        24.68255       -81.67000
18......................................        24.68249       -81.67027
19......................................        24.68216       -81.67057
20......................................        24.68211       -81.67118
21......................................        24.68213       -81.67210
22......................................        24.68268       -81.67287
23......................................        24.68338       -81.67292
24......................................        24.68396       -81.67280
25......................................        24.68445       -81.67252
26......................................        24.68488       -81.67219
27......................................        24.68506       -81.67173
28......................................        24.68511       -81.67140
29......................................        24.68504       -81.67106
30......................................        24.68499       -81.67092
31......................................        24.68464       -81.67036
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tavernier Key WMA 1

No Motor

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues generally west to each successive point in numerical order 
until it reaches Point 9. From Point 9 the boundary continues 
towards Point 10 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 11 and Point 12. 
From this intersection the boundary continues south to Point 12 and 
ends at Point 13.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.99714       -80.52042

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2.......................................        24.99669       -80.52156
3.......................................        24.99678       -80.52273
4.......................................        24.99718       -80.52350
5.......................................        24.99737       -80.52449
6.......................................        24.99814       -80.52557
7.......................................        24.99877       -80.52654
8.......................................        24.99903       -80.52697
9.......................................        24.99904       -80.52698
10 *....................................        24.99958       -80.52898
11 *....................................        25.00200       -80.51992
12......................................        24.99800       -80.52098
13......................................        24.99714       -80.52042
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Torch Key Mangroves WMA 1

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.74240       -81.46950
2.......................................        24.74188       -81.46907
3.......................................        24.74113       -81.46884
4.......................................        24.74050       -81.46898
5.......................................        24.73993       -81.46952
6.......................................        24.73970       -81.47021
7.......................................        24.73979       -81.47084
8.......................................        24.74002       -81.47115
9.......................................        24.74090       -81.47141
10......................................        24.74162       -81.47180
11......................................        24.74189       -81.47180
12......................................        24.74223       -81.47173
13......................................        24.74241       -81.47161
14......................................        24.74259       -81.47116
15......................................        24.74268       -81.47055
16......................................        24.74276       -81.46996
17......................................        24.74240       -81.46950
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Torch Key Mangroves WMA 2

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.73398       -81.47187
2.......................................        24.73345       -81.47166
3.......................................        24.73300       -81.47159
4.......................................        24.73253       -81.47185
5.......................................        24.73232       -81.47243
6.......................................        24.73221       -81.47312
7.......................................        24.73229       -81.47375
8.......................................        24.73260       -81.47403
9.......................................        24.73294       -81.47415
10......................................        24.73319       -81.47420
11......................................        24.73341       -81.47431
12......................................        24.73373       -81.47436
13......................................        24.73420       -81.47412
14......................................        24.73432       -81.47386
15......................................        24.73462       -81.47313
16......................................        24.73458       -81.47252
17......................................        24.73436       -81.47211
18......................................        24.73398       -81.47187
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 6176]]

Water Key Mangroves WMA 1

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.74854       -81.34645
2.......................................        24.74837       -81.34611
3.......................................        24.74828       -81.34592
4.......................................        24.74790       -81.34566
5.......................................        24.74774       -81.34520
6.......................................        24.74755       -81.34494
7.......................................        24.74724       -81.34456
8.......................................        24.74672       -81.34442
9.......................................        24.74625       -81.34448
10......................................        24.74571       -81.34494
11......................................        24.74559       -81.34543
12......................................        24.74557       -81.34602
13......................................        24.74565       -81.34633
14......................................        24.74593       -81.34659
15......................................        24.74636       -81.34677
16......................................        24.74659       -81.34683
17......................................        24.74676       -81.34706
18......................................        24.74687       -81.34741
19......................................        24.74702       -81.34773
20......................................        24.74733       -81.34796
21......................................        24.74746       -81.34794
22......................................        24.74754       -81.34799
23......................................        24.74762       -81.34816
24......................................        24.74771       -81.34824
25......................................        24.74790       -81.34858
26......................................        24.74810       -81.34869
27......................................        24.74834       -81.34871
28......................................        24.74860       -81.34874
29......................................        24.74886       -81.34863
30......................................        24.74904       -81.34853
31......................................        24.74914       -81.34833
32......................................        24.74924       -81.34808
33......................................        24.74933       -81.34778
34......................................        24.74931       -81.34735
35......................................        24.74921       -81.34685
36......................................        24.74883       -81.34649
37......................................        24.74854       -81.34645
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Water Key Mangroves WMA 2

                                No Entry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.74448       -81.34500
2.......................................        24.74448       -81.34460
3.......................................        24.74448       -81.34437
4.......................................        24.74433       -81.34388
5.......................................        24.74392       -81.34358
6.......................................        24.74322       -81.34334
7.......................................        24.74260       -81.34305
8.......................................        24.74211       -81.34317
9.......................................        24.74181       -81.34369
10......................................        24.74170       -81.34442
11......................................        24.74188       -81.34512
12......................................        24.74224       -81.34588
13......................................        24.74252       -81.34616
14......................................        24.74284       -81.34656
15......................................        24.74320       -81.34678
16......................................        24.74364       -81.34669
17......................................        24.74406       -81.34664
18......................................        24.74437       -81.34636
19......................................        24.74449       -81.34604
20......................................        24.74456       -81.34588
21......................................        24.74458       -81.34571
22......................................        24.74460       -81.34552
23......................................        24.74455       -81.34514
24......................................        24.74448       -81.34500
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 6177]]

West Bahia Honda Key WMA

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.78525       -81.27156
2.......................................        24.78470       -81.27108
3.......................................        24.78428       -81.27094
4.......................................        24.78352       -81.27019
5.......................................        24.78274       -81.26991
6.......................................        24.78195       -81.26989
7.......................................        24.78128       -81.26965
8.......................................        24.78047       -81.26962
9.......................................        24.77941       -81.26936
10......................................        24.77877       -81.26932
11......................................        24.77824       -81.26939
12......................................        24.77777       -81.26967
13......................................        24.77761       -81.27003
14......................................        24.77754       -81.27073
15......................................        24.77755       -81.27144
16......................................        24.77779       -81.27204
17......................................        24.77829       -81.27222
18......................................        24.77860       -81.27223
19......................................        24.77886       -81.27238
20......................................        24.77912       -81.27259
21......................................        24.77955       -81.27279
22......................................        24.78067       -81.27283
23......................................        24.78116       -81.27303
24......................................        24.78156       -81.27303
25......................................        24.78210       -81.27338
26......................................        24.78234       -81.27391
27......................................        24.78284       -81.27483
28......................................        24.78295       -81.27513
29......................................        24.78333       -81.27544
30......................................        24.78401       -81.27555
31......................................        24.78453       -81.27532
32......................................        24.78487       -81.27512
33......................................        24.78525       -81.27485
34......................................        24.78556       -81.27449
35......................................        24.78582       -81.27398
36......................................        24.78587       -81.27368
37......................................        24.78590       -81.27320
38......................................        24.78585       -81.27253
39......................................        24.78560       -81.27186
40......................................        24.78525       -81.27156
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note: The coordinates in the tables below marked with an 
asterisk (*) are not a part of the zone's boundary. These 
coordinates are landward reference points used to draw a line 
segment that intersects with the shoreline.

Barnes-Card Sound WMA

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins SW of Middle Key in 
the NW corner of Barnes Sound at the intersection of the shoreline 
with the line segment formed between Point 1 and Point 2. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally around to 
the NE until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 
and Point 4. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 4 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary continues to follow the shoreline generally to the SW 
and then to the east until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 5 and Point 6. From this intersection the boundary 
continues SW to the intersection of the shoreline and the line 
segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8 on Middle Key. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline around the western 
side of Middle Key until it intersects the line segment between 
Point 9 and Point 10. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to the intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed 
between Point 11 and Point 12 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        25.27503       -80.39899
2 *.....................................        25.27519       -80.39925
3 *.....................................        25.29560       -80.38496
4 *.....................................        25.29534       -80.38494
5 *.....................................        25.29207       -80.38250
6 *.....................................        25.29189       -80.38228
7 *.....................................        25.28008       -80.39430
8 *.....................................        25.28027       -80.39516
9 *.....................................        25.27574       -80.39840
10 *....................................        25.27557       -80.39829
11 *....................................        25.27503       -80.39899

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12 *....................................        25.27519       -80.39925
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bay Keys WMA 3

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at the intersection 
of the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 1 and 
Point 2 on Bay Keys. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to Point 2 and then to the south and back generally to the north to 
each successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 29. 
From Point 29 the boundary continues towards Point 30 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
continues around the eastern side of Bay Keys until it intersects 
the line segment formed between Point 31 and Point 32. From this 
intersection the boundary continues to Point 32 and to each 
successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 38. From 
Point 38 the boundary continues towards Point 39 until it intersects 
the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary continues around 
the western side of Bay Keys until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 40 and Point 41 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.64084       -81.77765
2.......................................        24.64039       -81.77751
3.......................................        24.63991       -81.77707
4.......................................        24.63927       -81.77672
5.......................................        24.63882       -81.77661
6.......................................        24.63834       -81.77669
7.......................................        24.63786       -81.77669
8.......................................        24.63705       -81.77692
9.......................................        24.63645       -81.77684
10......................................        24.63621       -81.77668
11......................................        24.63620       -81.77672
12......................................        24.63610       -81.77691
13......................................        24.63595       -81.77709
14......................................        24.63644       -81.77736
15......................................        24.63786       -81.77743
16......................................        24.63879       -81.77724
17......................................        24.63921       -81.77727
18......................................        24.63952       -81.77752
19......................................        24.63984       -81.77794
20......................................        24.64020       -81.77830
21......................................        24.64079       -81.77871
22......................................        24.64083       -81.78048
23......................................        24.64090       -81.78064
24......................................        24.64137       -81.78126
25......................................        24.64154       -81.78166
26......................................        24.64189       -81.78113
27......................................        24.64159       -81.78064
28......................................        24.64151       -81.78042
29......................................        24.64139       -81.77968
30 *....................................        24.64152       -81.77950
31 *....................................        24.64219       -81.77902
32......................................        24.64249       -81.77886
33......................................        24.64281       -81.77877
34......................................        24.64295       -81.77860
35......................................        24.64299       -81.77841
36......................................        24.64289       -81.77823
37......................................        24.64259       -81.77808
38......................................        24.64237       -81.77804
39 *....................................        24.64208       -81.77795
40 *....................................        24.64084       -81.77765
41 *....................................        24.64039       -81.77751
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Boca Grande Key WMA

No Entry

    The wildlife management area boundary begins just south of Boca 
Grande Key at Point 1. From Point 1 the boundary continues generally 
to the west and then north to each successive point in numerical 
order until it reaches Point 29. From Point 29 the boundary 
continues towards Point 30 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline to the south 
and then east until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 31 and Point 32. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to Point 32 and then to each successive point in numerical order 
ending at Point 34.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.52704       -82.00396
2.......................................        24.52705       -82.00424
3.......................................        24.52697       -82.00481
4.......................................        24.52689       -82.00508
5.......................................        24.52687       -82.00529

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6.......................................        24.52676       -82.00566
7.......................................        24.52676       -82.00591
8.......................................        24.52677       -82.00627
9.......................................        24.52678       -82.00636
10......................................        24.52688       -82.00676
11......................................        24.52696       -82.00697
12......................................        24.52744       -82.00791
13......................................        24.52748       -82.00799
14......................................        24.52755       -82.00809
15......................................        24.52778       -82.00832
16......................................        24.52787       -82.00838
17......................................        24.52799       -82.00845
18......................................        24.52821       -82.00854
19......................................        24.52837       -82.00857
20......................................        24.52858       -82.00856
21......................................        24.52883       -82.00867
22......................................        24.52943       -82.00887
23......................................        24.52950       -82.00890
24......................................        24.52996       -82.00919
25......................................        24.53071       -82.00957
26......................................        24.53182       -82.01006
27......................................        24.53192       -82.01010
28......................................        24.53230       -82.01019
29......................................        24.53298       -82.01037
30 *....................................        24.53310       -82.00904
31 *....................................        24.52812       -82.00374
32......................................        24.52770       -82.00343
33......................................        24.52721       -82.00335
34......................................        24.52704       -82.00396
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crocodile Lake WMA 1

No Entry Within 300 Feet (100 Yards) of Shorelines

    The wildlife management area boundary begins just north of the 
mouth of Steamboat Creek on the Card Sound side of North Key Largo 
at the intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed 
between Point 1 and Point 2. From this intersection the boundary 
continues NW to Point 2 and then Point 3. From Point 3 the boundary 
continues generally NE to each successive point in numerical order 
until it reaches Point 32. From Point 32 the boundary continues 
roughly SE towards Point 33 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally to 
the SW until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 34 
and Point 35 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        25.28658       -80.32913
2.......................................        25.28713       -80.32954
3.......................................        25.28756       -80.32992
4.......................................        25.28770       -80.32975
5.......................................        25.28783       -80.32950
6.......................................        25.28793       -80.32909
7.......................................        25.28823       -80.32865
8.......................................        25.28833       -80.32844
9.......................................        25.28871       -80.32700
10......................................        25.28874       -80.32669
11......................................        25.28895       -80.32629
12......................................        25.28947       -80.32552
13......................................        25.28967       -80.32533
14......................................        25.28984       -80.32506
15......................................        25.28999       -80.32491
16......................................        25.29038       -80.32445
17......................................        25.29065       -80.32407
18......................................        25.29131       -80.32276
19......................................        25.29142       -80.32245
20......................................        25.29157       -80.32232
21......................................        25.29188       -80.32195
22......................................        25.29271       -80.32078
23......................................        25.29289       -80.32061
24......................................        25.29340       -80.31995
25......................................        25.29360       -80.31956
26......................................        25.29384       -80.31921
27......................................        25.29406       -80.31879
28......................................        25.29433       -80.31857
29......................................        25.29470       -80.31819
30......................................        25.29493       -80.31804
31......................................        25.29548       -80.31757
32......................................        25.29591       -80.31714

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33 *....................................        25.29532       -80.31608
34 *....................................        25.28658       -80.32913
35......................................        25.28713       -80.32954
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crocodile Lake WMA 2

No Entry Within 300 Feet (100 Yards) of Shorelines; Exception for 
Steamboat Creek

    The wildlife management area boundary begins just NW of 
Cormorant Point on the Card Sound side North Key Largo at Point 1. 
From Point 1 the boundary continues generally to the east in Card 
Sound to each successive point in numerical order to Point 36. From 
Point 36 the boundary continues towards Point 37 until it intersects 
the shoreline on the western side of the northern mouth of Steamboat 
Creek. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly west and then south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 38 and Point 39 just north of the southern 
mouth of Steamboat Creek. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to Point 39 and then roughly west to each successive point 
in numerical order to Point 173 west of Barnes Point. From Point 173 
the boundary continues roughly east to each successive point in 
numerical order to Point 253 where it ends. The inner landward 
boundary is defined by and follows the shoreline where not already 
specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.29164       -80.34016
2.......................................        25.29157       -80.34000
3.......................................        25.29151       -80.33971
4.......................................        25.29141       -80.33947
5.......................................        25.29128       -80.33928
6.......................................        25.29108       -80.33912
7.......................................        25.29108       -80.33882
8.......................................        25.29101       -80.33860
9.......................................        25.29074       -80.33807
10......................................        25.29062       -80.33790
11......................................        25.29036       -80.33770
12......................................        25.29005       -80.33751
13......................................        25.28928       -80.33729
14......................................        25.28891       -80.33706
15......................................        25.28872       -80.33682
16......................................        25.28842       -80.33658
17......................................        25.28804       -80.33636
18......................................        25.28788       -80.33600
19......................................        25.28780       -80.33556
20......................................        25.28790       -80.33522
21......................................        25.28792       -80.33502
22......................................        25.28790       -80.33482
23......................................        25.28782       -80.33454
24......................................        25.28744       -80.33396
25......................................        25.28727       -80.33381
26......................................        25.28707       -80.33372
27......................................        25.28692       -80.33336
28......................................        25.28677       -80.33284
29......................................        25.28645       -80.33224
30......................................        25.28644       -80.33203
31......................................        25.28652       -80.33177
32......................................        25.28653       -80.33131
33......................................        25.28669       -80.33049
34......................................        25.28670       -80.33026
35......................................        25.28614       -80.33008
36......................................        25.28585       -80.32979
37 *....................................        25.28566       -80.33011
38 *....................................        25.26721       -80.34202
39......................................        25.26672       -80.34252
40......................................        25.26657       -80.34307
41......................................        25.26702       -80.34330
42......................................        25.26724       -80.34334
43......................................        25.26743       -80.34331
44......................................        25.26770       -80.34321
45......................................        25.26805       -80.34293
46......................................        25.26821       -80.34287
47......................................        25.26873       -80.34253
48......................................        25.26901       -80.34240
49......................................        25.26923       -80.34219
50......................................        25.26949       -80.34208
51......................................        25.26966       -80.34195
52......................................        25.26981       -80.34188
53......................................        25.27002       -80.34189
54......................................        25.27030       -80.34182
55......................................        25.27019       -80.34209
56......................................        25.27011       -80.34263

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57......................................        25.27011       -80.34285
58......................................        25.27016       -80.34308
59......................................        25.27068       -80.34411
60......................................        25.27100       -80.34447
61......................................        25.27119       -80.34460
62......................................        25.27146       -80.34468
63......................................        25.27161       -80.34468
64......................................        25.27185       -80.34473
65......................................        25.27205       -80.34472
66......................................        25.27225       -80.34466
67......................................        25.27250       -80.34453
68......................................        25.27276       -80.34448
69......................................        25.27318       -80.34432
70......................................        25.27377       -80.34401
71......................................        25.27411       -80.34399
72......................................        25.27433       -80.34393
73......................................        25.27487       -80.34403
74......................................        25.27512       -80.34403
75......................................        25.27544       -80.34412
76......................................        25.27597       -80.34471
77......................................        25.27635       -80.34548
78......................................        25.27634       -80.34583
79......................................        25.27637       -80.34609
80......................................        25.27634       -80.34634
81......................................        25.27621       -80.34657
82......................................        25.27599       -80.34680
83......................................        25.27579       -80.34715
84......................................        25.27553       -80.34766
85......................................        25.27539       -80.34808
86......................................        25.27539       -80.34840
87......................................        25.27551       -80.34878
88......................................        25.27544       -80.34911
89......................................        25.27547       -80.34959
90......................................        25.27565       -80.35024
91......................................        25.27579       -80.35058
92......................................        25.27592       -80.35074
93......................................        25.27608       -80.35088
94......................................        25.27625       -80.35096
95......................................        25.27655       -80.35102
96......................................        25.27687       -80.35114
97......................................        25.27736       -80.35152
98......................................        25.27756       -80.35164
99......................................        25.27792       -80.35178
100.....................................        25.27800       -80.35193
101.....................................        25.27805       -80.35219
102.....................................        25.27815       -80.35240
103.....................................        25.27832       -80.35261
104.....................................        25.27862       -80.35282
105.....................................        25.27831       -80.35296
106.....................................        25.27754       -80.35341
107.....................................        25.27725       -80.35369
108.....................................        25.27691       -80.35422
109.....................................        25.27668       -80.35469
110.....................................        25.27659       -80.35496
111.....................................        25.27648       -80.35567
112.....................................        25.27649       -80.35586
113.....................................        25.27640       -80.35619
114.....................................        25.27642       -80.35656
115.....................................        25.27651       -80.35681
116.....................................        25.27661       -80.35699
117.....................................        25.27677       -80.35715
118.....................................        25.27699       -80.35728
119.....................................        25.27716       -80.35758
120.....................................        25.27730       -80.35776
121.....................................        25.27775       -80.35809
122.....................................        25.27788       -80.35816
123.....................................        25.27813       -80.35822
124.....................................        25.27835       -80.35821
125.....................................        25.27829       -80.35852
126.....................................        25.27817       -80.35888
127.....................................        25.27814       -80.35912
128.....................................        25.27806       -80.35934
129.....................................        25.27803       -80.35966
130.....................................        25.27829       -80.36063

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131.....................................        25.27845       -80.36089
132.....................................        25.27867       -80.36107
133.....................................        25.27887       -80.36116
134.....................................        25.27901       -80.36119
135.....................................        25.27924       -80.36119
136.....................................        25.27971       -80.36124
137.....................................        25.28004       -80.36123
138.....................................        25.28041       -80.36133
139.....................................        25.28063       -80.36134
140.....................................        25.28122       -80.36121
141.....................................        25.28172       -80.36092
142.....................................        25.28208       -80.36086
143.....................................        25.28289       -80.36049
144.....................................        25.28313       -80.36065
145.....................................        25.28317       -80.36087
146.....................................        25.28330       -80.36114
147.....................................        25.28320       -80.36132
148.....................................        25.28312       -80.36157
149.....................................        25.28304       -80.36170
150.....................................        25.28283       -80.36189
151.....................................        25.28269       -80.36216
152.....................................        25.28262       -80.36265
153.....................................        25.28242       -80.36350
154.....................................        25.28230       -80.36371
155.....................................        25.28224       -80.36390
156.....................................        25.28205       -80.36412
157.....................................        25.28184       -80.36452
158.....................................        25.28164       -80.36477
159.....................................        25.28154       -80.36507
160.....................................        25.28153       -80.36530
161.....................................        25.28160       -80.36566
162.....................................        25.28150       -80.36589
163.....................................        25.28146       -80.36612
164.....................................        25.28147       -80.36636
165.....................................        25.28151       -80.36651
166.....................................        25.28161       -80.36672
167.....................................        25.28190       -80.36714
168.....................................        25.28207       -80.36728
169.....................................        25.28227       -80.36738
170.....................................        25.28253       -80.36741
171.....................................        25.28320       -80.36730
172.....................................        25.28342       -80.36732
173.....................................        25.28369       -80.36731
174.....................................        25.28405       -80.36721
175.....................................        25.28439       -80.36707
176.....................................        25.28477       -80.36680
177.....................................        25.28493       -80.36673
178.....................................        25.28512       -80.36661
179.....................................        25.28534       -80.36633
180.....................................        25.28566       -80.36606
181.....................................        25.28588       -80.36571
182.....................................        25.28613       -80.36559
183.....................................        25.28636       -80.36541
184.....................................        25.28649       -80.36522
185.....................................        25.28659       -80.36500
186.....................................        25.28663       -80.36485
187.....................................        25.28664       -80.36461
188.....................................        25.28653       -80.36418
189.....................................        25.28655       -80.36380
190.....................................        25.28661       -80.36361
191.....................................        25.28663       -80.36339
192.....................................        25.28657       -80.36298
193.....................................        25.28644       -80.36267
194.....................................        25.28626       -80.36244
195.....................................        25.28621       -80.36197
196.....................................        25.28610       -80.36163
197.....................................        25.28605       -80.36133
198.....................................        25.28588       -80.36086
199.....................................        25.28583       -80.36063
200.....................................        25.28560       -80.35995
201.....................................        25.28538       -80.35940
202.....................................        25.28530       -80.35909
203.....................................        25.28499       -80.35846
204.....................................        25.28477       -80.35819

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205.....................................        25.28467       -80.35799
206.....................................        25.28463       -80.35764
207.....................................        25.28436       -80.35684
208.....................................        25.28429       -80.35652
209.....................................        25.28425       -80.35617
210.....................................        25.28427       -80.35604
211.....................................        25.28439       -80.35564
212.....................................        25.28454       -80.35488
213.....................................        25.28477       -80.35467
214.....................................        25.28493       -80.35440
215.....................................        25.28510       -80.35389
216.....................................        25.28513       -80.35361
217.....................................        25.28536       -80.35331
218.....................................        25.28568       -80.35300
219.....................................        25.28639       -80.35223
220.....................................        25.28694       -80.35172
221.....................................        25.28713       -80.35147
222.....................................        25.28732       -80.35108
223.....................................        25.28743       -80.35028
224.....................................        25.28742       -80.34993
225.....................................        25.28727       -80.34936
226.....................................        25.28735       -80.34856
227.....................................        25.28734       -80.34825
228.....................................        25.28737       -80.34806
229.....................................        25.28784       -80.34645
230.....................................        25.28801       -80.34548
231.....................................        25.28810       -80.34520
232.....................................        25.28833       -80.34478
233.....................................        25.28863       -80.34442
234.....................................        25.28880       -80.34434
235.....................................        25.28896       -80.34421
236.....................................        25.28916       -80.34390
237.....................................        25.28964       -80.34394
238.....................................        25.28991       -80.34390
239.....................................        25.29008       -80.34385
240.....................................        25.29026       -80.34389
241.....................................        25.29048       -80.34388
242.....................................        25.29075       -80.34377
243.....................................        25.29102       -80.34353
244.....................................        25.29135       -80.34287
245.....................................        25.29144       -80.34251
246.....................................        25.29144       -80.34214
247.....................................        25.29152       -80.34187
248.....................................        25.29154       -80.34161
249.....................................        25.29164       -80.34129
250.....................................        25.29164       -80.34099
251.....................................        25.29170       -80.34073
252.....................................        25.29169       -80.34037
253.....................................        25.29164       -80.34016
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crocodile Lake WMA 3

No Entry Within 300 Feet (100 Yards) of Shorelines

    The wildlife management area boundary begins just west of the 
southern mouth of Steamboat Creek on the Barnes Sound side of North 
Key Largo at Point 1. From Point 1 the boundary continues towards 
Point 2 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline roughly to the SE until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From 
this intersection the boundary continues SW into Barnes Sound to 
Point 4. From Point 4 the boundary continues NW to Point 5 and Point 
6. From Point 6 the boundary continues NE to Point 7 and then to 
Point 8 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.26635       -80.34179
2 *.....................................        25.26608       -80.34141
3 *.....................................        25.26527       -80.34055
4.......................................        25.26447       -80.34149
5.......................................        25.26543       -80.34236
6.......................................        25.26588       -80.34258
7.......................................        25.26616       -80.34204
8.......................................        25.26635       -80.34179
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Crocodile Lake WMA 4

No Entry Within 300 Feet (100 Yards) of Shorelines

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at the intersection 
of the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 1 and 
Point 2 near the northern mouth of Jewfish Creek on Key Largo. From 
this intersection the boundary continues roughly west into Barnes 
Sound to Point 2 and then Point 3. From Point 3 the boundary 
continues roughly north in Barnes Sound to Point 299. From Point 299 
the boundary continues towards Point 300 until it intersects the 
shoreline just south of the southern mouth of Steamboat Creek on 
North Key Largo. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline roughly south until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 301 and Point 302 where it ends near the northern 
mouth of Jewfish Creek. The inner landward boundary is defined by 
and follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        25.19810       -80.38422
2.......................................        25.19826       -80.38441
3.......................................        25.19862       -80.38523
4.......................................        25.19903       -80.38484
5.......................................        25.19921       -80.38457
6.......................................        25.19931       -80.38423
7.......................................        25.19933       -80.38395
8.......................................        25.19926       -80.38366
9.......................................        25.19934       -80.38348
10......................................        25.19954       -80.38325
11......................................        25.19975       -80.38277
12......................................        25.19992       -80.38264
13......................................        25.20016       -80.38239
14......................................        25.20033       -80.38208
15......................................        25.20051       -80.38183
16......................................        25.20061       -80.38160
17......................................        25.20068       -80.38134
18......................................        25.20082       -80.38098
19......................................        25.20090       -80.38056
20......................................        25.20087       -80.38032
21......................................        25.20075       -80.37991
22......................................        25.20051       -80.37943
23......................................        25.20026       -80.37921
24......................................        25.20000       -80.37910
25......................................        25.19975       -80.37874
26......................................        25.19927       -80.37831
27......................................        25.19917       -80.37814
28......................................        25.19899       -80.37766
29......................................        25.19899       -80.37715
30......................................        25.19880       -80.37646
31......................................        25.19887       -80.37610
32......................................        25.19882       -80.37579
33......................................        25.19873       -80.37558
34......................................        25.19856       -80.37531
35......................................        25.19840       -80.37515
36......................................        25.19819       -80.37503
37......................................        25.19831       -80.37480
38......................................        25.19838       -80.37447
39......................................        25.19853       -80.37426
40......................................        25.19861       -80.37405
41......................................        25.19887       -80.37396
42......................................        25.19906       -80.37383
43......................................        25.19924       -80.37362
44......................................        25.19934       -80.37340
45......................................        25.19960       -80.37342
46......................................        25.19987       -80.37334
47......................................        25.20012       -80.37316
48......................................        25.20032       -80.37288
49......................................        25.20041       -80.37281
50......................................        25.20087       -80.37281
51......................................        25.20123       -80.37288
52......................................        25.20142       -80.37297
53......................................        25.20163       -80.37302
54......................................        25.20191       -80.37302
55......................................        25.20226       -80.37294
56......................................        25.20277       -80.37317
57......................................        25.20298       -80.37322
58......................................        25.20320       -80.37321
59......................................        25.20347       -80.37311
60......................................        25.20370       -80.37329
61......................................        25.20392       -80.37336
62......................................        25.20398       -80.37375
63......................................        25.20407       -80.37398
64......................................        25.20420       -80.37417
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66......................................        25.20464       -80.37442
67......................................        25.20486       -80.37443
68......................................        25.20507       -80.37438
69......................................        25.20536       -80.37421
70......................................        25.20572       -80.37388
71......................................        25.20600       -80.37349
72......................................        25.20639       -80.37264
73......................................        25.20676       -80.37173
74......................................        25.20683       -80.37146
75......................................        25.20683       -80.37117
76......................................        25.20657       -80.36968
77......................................        25.20658       -80.36957
78......................................        25.20662       -80.36944
79......................................        25.20695       -80.36885
80......................................        25.20726       -80.36818
81......................................        25.20751       -80.36756
82......................................        25.20771       -80.36685
83......................................        25.20776       -80.36621
84......................................        25.20776       -80.36572
85......................................        25.20763       -80.36476
86......................................        25.20743       -80.36409
87......................................        25.20746       -80.36367
88......................................        25.20742       -80.36254
89......................................        25.20750       -80.36207
90......................................        25.20766       -80.36159
91......................................        25.20787       -80.36117
92......................................        25.20796       -80.36088
93......................................        25.20813       -80.36063
94......................................        25.20837       -80.36008
95......................................        25.20856       -80.35934
96......................................        25.20877       -80.35887
97......................................        25.20898       -80.35817
98......................................        25.20916       -80.35732
99......................................        25.20915       -80.35668
100.....................................        25.20911       -80.35635
101.....................................        25.20903       -80.35613
102.....................................        25.20891       -80.35595
103.....................................        25.20865       -80.35566
104.....................................        25.20852       -80.35558
105.....................................        25.20828       -80.35549
106.....................................        25.20806       -80.35543
107.....................................        25.20784       -80.35542
108.....................................        25.20763       -80.35548
109.....................................        25.20736       -80.35563
110.....................................        25.20707       -80.35570
111.....................................        25.20688       -80.35581
112.....................................        25.20667       -80.35602
113.....................................        25.20650       -80.35627
114.....................................        25.20623       -80.35640
115.....................................        25.20605       -80.35654
116.....................................        25.20588       -80.35675
117.....................................        25.20576       -80.35699
118.....................................        25.20563       -80.35708
119.....................................        25.20539       -80.35693
120.....................................        25.20516       -80.35686
121.....................................        25.20500       -80.35685
122.....................................        25.20494       -80.35631
123.....................................        25.20479       -80.35596
124.....................................        25.20473       -80.35564
125.....................................        25.20467       -80.35549
126.....................................        25.20455       -80.35532
127.....................................        25.20444       -80.35500
128.....................................        25.20424       -80.35473
129.....................................        25.20420       -80.35449
130.....................................        25.20442       -80.35403
131.....................................        25.20449       -80.35379
132.....................................        25.20474       -80.35378
133.....................................        25.20479       -80.35406
134.....................................        25.20497       -80.35442
135.....................................        25.20511       -80.35458
136.....................................        25.20535       -80.35475
137.....................................        25.20555       -80.35482
138.....................................        25.20570       -80.35483
139.....................................        25.20602       -80.35481

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140.....................................        25.20622       -80.35474
141.....................................        25.20642       -80.35460
142.....................................        25.20661       -80.35443
143.....................................        25.20680       -80.35415
144.....................................        25.20697       -80.35412
145.....................................        25.20717       -80.35405
146.....................................        25.20736       -80.35393
147.....................................        25.20750       -80.35376
148.....................................        25.20770       -80.35370
149.....................................        25.20798       -80.35357
150.....................................        25.20848       -80.35311
151.....................................        25.20872       -80.35282
152.....................................        25.20919       -80.35213
153.....................................        25.20926       -80.35195
154.....................................        25.20931       -80.35172
155.....................................        25.20929       -80.35128
156.....................................        25.20982       -80.35232
157.....................................        25.21002       -80.35254
158.....................................        25.21028       -80.35267
159.....................................        25.21052       -80.35271
160.....................................        25.21075       -80.35269
161.....................................        25.21098       -80.35260
162.....................................        25.21117       -80.35248
163.....................................        25.21137       -80.35227
164.....................................        25.21158       -80.35188
165.....................................        25.21197       -80.35149
166.....................................        25.21238       -80.35116
167.....................................        25.21316       -80.35032
168.....................................        25.21341       -80.35013
169.....................................        25.21357       -80.34991
170.....................................        25.21375       -80.34953
171.....................................        25.21412       -80.34905
172.....................................        25.21448       -80.34843
173.....................................        25.21483       -80.34835
174.....................................        25.21508       -80.34833
175.....................................        25.21550       -80.34820
176.....................................        25.21565       -80.34832
177.....................................        25.21609       -80.34858
178.....................................        25.21642       -80.34865
179.....................................        25.21664       -80.34866
180.....................................        25.21692       -80.34859
181.....................................        25.21731       -80.34842
182.....................................        25.21748       -80.34831
183.....................................        25.21767       -80.34824
184.....................................        25.21797       -80.34804
185.....................................        25.21834       -80.34767
186.....................................        25.21862       -80.34753
187.....................................        25.21914       -80.34705
188.....................................        25.21943       -80.34663
189.....................................        25.21956       -80.34631
190.....................................        25.21976       -80.34631
191.....................................        25.22006       -80.34625
192.....................................        25.22065       -80.34605
193.....................................        25.22090       -80.34600
194.....................................        25.22119       -80.34589
195.....................................        25.22144       -80.34585
196.....................................        25.22169       -80.34576
197.....................................        25.22238       -80.34566
198.....................................        25.22258       -80.34557
199.....................................        25.22277       -80.34543
200.....................................        25.22293       -80.34527
201.....................................        25.22304       -80.34507
202.....................................        25.22311       -80.34484
203.....................................        25.22312       -80.34459
204.....................................        25.22322       -80.34433
205.....................................        25.22344       -80.34441
206.....................................        25.22373       -80.34441
207.....................................        25.22411       -80.34425
208.....................................        25.22440       -80.34406
209.....................................        25.22462       -80.34382
210.....................................        25.22567       -80.34239
211.....................................        25.22597       -80.34208
212.....................................        25.22635       -80.34157
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214.....................................        25.22718       -80.34076
215.....................................        25.22752       -80.34064
216.....................................        25.22777       -80.34048
217.....................................        25.22791       -80.34034
218.....................................        25.22855       -80.34002
219.....................................        25.22955       -80.33964
220.....................................        25.22976       -80.33960
221.....................................        25.22989       -80.33955
222.....................................        25.23009       -80.33942
223.....................................        25.23034       -80.33931
224.....................................        25.23097       -80.33891
225.....................................        25.23173       -80.33860
226.....................................        25.23226       -80.33827
227.....................................        25.23292       -80.33812
228.....................................        25.23351       -80.33781
229.....................................        25.23452       -80.33748
230.....................................        25.23549       -80.33731
231.....................................        25.23625       -80.33713
232.....................................        25.23688       -80.33683
233.....................................        25.23792       -80.33613
234.....................................        25.23849       -80.33589
235.....................................        25.23917       -80.33547
236.....................................        25.23985       -80.33528
237.....................................        25.24085       -80.33514
238.....................................        25.24115       -80.33502
239.....................................        25.24151       -80.33498
240.....................................        25.24168       -80.33493
241.....................................        25.24246       -80.33497
242.....................................        25.24440       -80.33526
243.....................................        25.24530       -80.33532
244.....................................        25.24561       -80.33530
245.....................................        25.24673       -80.33557
246.....................................        25.24739       -80.33564
247.....................................        25.24783       -80.33561
248.....................................        25.24821       -80.33549
249.....................................        25.24906       -80.33500
250.....................................        25.24985       -80.33448
251.....................................        25.25048       -80.33403
252.....................................        25.25093       -80.33375
253.....................................        25.25134       -80.33358
254.....................................        25.25194       -80.33341
255.....................................        25.25272       -80.33343
256.....................................        25.25362       -80.33336
257.....................................        25.25379       -80.33338
258.....................................        25.25414       -80.33335
259.....................................        25.25458       -80.33326
260.....................................        25.25480       -80.33316
261.....................................        25.25521       -80.33325
262.....................................        25.25612       -80.33330
263.....................................        25.25668       -80.33320
264.....................................        25.25729       -80.33333
265.....................................        25.25743       -80.33332
266.....................................        25.25763       -80.33325
267.....................................        25.25793       -80.33325
268.....................................        25.25807       -80.33321
269.....................................        25.25825       -80.33311
270.....................................        25.25847       -80.33310
271.....................................        25.25872       -80.33302
272.....................................        25.26013       -80.33313
273.....................................        25.26041       -80.33309
274.....................................        25.26061       -80.33303
275.....................................        25.26107       -80.33299
276.....................................        25.26124       -80.33294
277.....................................        25.26193       -80.33287
278.....................................        25.26275       -80.33293
279.....................................        25.26301       -80.33306
280.....................................        25.26311       -80.33317
281.....................................        25.26329       -80.33351
282.....................................        25.26373       -80.33394
283.....................................        25.26393       -80.33403
284.....................................        25.26429       -80.33410
285.....................................        25.26471       -80.33407
286.....................................        25.26480       -80.33427
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288.....................................        25.26473       -80.33532
289.....................................        25.26468       -80.33573
290.....................................        25.26429       -80.33726
291.....................................        25.26425       -80.33793
292.....................................        25.26417       -80.33813
293.....................................        25.26389       -80.33909
294.....................................        25.26381       -80.33972
295.....................................        25.26381       -80.34022
296.....................................        25.26391       -80.34062
297.....................................        25.26405       -80.34089
298.....................................        25.26427       -80.34110
299.....................................        25.26461       -80.34057
300 *...................................        25.26494       -80.33988
301 *...................................        25.19810       -80.38422
302.....................................        25.19826       -80.38441
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eastern Lake Surprise WMA 1

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins in Lake Surprise on 
North Key Largo at Point 1. From Point 1 the boundary continues NW 
to Point 2 and then towards Point 3 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally to the NW until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 4 and Point 5. From this intersection the boundary 
continues roughly NE into Eastern Lake Surprise to Point 5. From 
Point 5 the boundary continues to each successive point in numerical 
order until it reaches Point 93 where it ends. The inner landward 
boundary is defined by and follows the shoreline where not already 
specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.17978       -80.38141
2.......................................        25.18000       -80.38161
3 *.....................................        25.18118       -80.38331
4 *.....................................        25.18175       -80.38414
5.......................................        25.18236       -80.38348
6.......................................        25.18255       -80.38340
7.......................................        25.18277       -80.38341
8.......................................        25.18291       -80.38345
9.......................................        25.18349       -80.38383
10......................................        25.18363       -80.38383
11......................................        25.18358       -80.38356
12......................................        25.18358       -80.38309
13......................................        25.18367       -80.38278
14......................................        25.18386       -80.38247
15......................................        25.18403       -80.38232
16......................................        25.18423       -80.38223
17......................................        25.18450       -80.38220
18......................................        25.18477       -80.38225
19......................................        25.18502       -80.38216
20......................................        25.18533       -80.38194
21......................................        25.18585       -80.38133
22......................................        25.18583       -80.38114
23......................................        25.18586       -80.38091
24......................................        25.18596       -80.38063
25......................................        25.18609       -80.38043
26......................................        25.18618       -80.38015
27......................................        25.18622       -80.38003
28......................................        25.18625       -80.37949
29......................................        25.18637       -80.37919
30......................................        25.18674       -80.37803
31......................................        25.18677       -80.37762
32......................................        25.18692       -80.37669
33......................................        25.18711       -80.37634
34......................................        25.18716       -80.37611
35......................................        25.18730       -80.37583
36......................................        25.18752       -80.37561
37......................................        25.18778       -80.37548
38......................................        25.18788       -80.37519
39......................................        25.18806       -80.37488
40......................................        25.18817       -80.37454
41......................................        25.18800       -80.37450
42......................................        25.18774       -80.37456
43......................................        25.18758       -80.37456
44......................................        25.18717       -80.37474
45......................................        25.18683       -80.37480
46......................................        25.18654       -80.37478
47......................................        25.18634       -80.37469

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48......................................        25.18612       -80.37448
49......................................        25.18579       -80.37392
50......................................        25.18571       -80.37352
51......................................        25.18576       -80.37311
52......................................        25.18570       -80.37305
53......................................        25.18555       -80.37315
54......................................        25.18516       -80.37333
55......................................        25.18485       -80.37340
56......................................        25.18456       -80.37334
57......................................        25.18431       -80.37318
58......................................        25.18402       -80.37313
59......................................        25.18377       -80.37297
60......................................        25.18358       -80.37307
61......................................        25.18318       -80.37320
62......................................        25.18303       -80.37321
63......................................        25.18283       -80.37318
64......................................        25.18268       -80.37335
65......................................        25.18257       -80.37344
66......................................        25.18228       -80.37356
67......................................        25.18199       -80.37358
68......................................        25.18181       -80.37355
69......................................        25.18166       -80.37349
70......................................        25.18140       -80.37364
71......................................        25.18111       -80.37369
72......................................        25.18097       -80.37368
73......................................        25.18077       -80.37361
74......................................        25.18043       -80.37338
75......................................        25.18018       -80.37327
76......................................        25.18009       -80.37332
77......................................        25.17999       -80.37346
78......................................        25.17979       -80.37362
79......................................        25.17957       -80.37387
80......................................        25.17911       -80.37413
81......................................        25.17893       -80.37438
82......................................        25.17878       -80.37483
83......................................        25.17877       -80.37516
84......................................        25.17870       -80.37542
85......................................        25.17863       -80.37556
86......................................        25.17849       -80.37573
87......................................        25.17835       -80.37605
88......................................        25.17817       -80.37632
89......................................        25.17812       -80.37643
90......................................        25.17806       -80.37665
91......................................        25.17805       -80.37720
92......................................        25.17733       -80.37783
93......................................        25.17978       -80.38141
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eastern Lake Surprise WMA 2

No Entry

    The wildlife management area boundary begins in Eastern Lake 
Surprise on North Key Largo at the intersection of the shoreline and 
the line segment formed between Point 1 and Point 2. From this 
intersection the boundary continues NW into the lake to Point 2 and 
then roughly NE to Point 3 and then to each successive point in 
numerical order to Point 89. From Point 89 the boundary continues 
towards Point 90 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary continues NW along the shoreline until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 91 and Point 92. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 92 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
continues along the shoreline around Eastern Lake Surprise until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 93 and Point 94 
where it ends. The inner landward boundary is defined by and follows 
the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        25.17666       -80.37687
2.......................................        25.17733       -80.37783
3.......................................        25.17805       -80.37720
4.......................................        25.17806       -80.37665
5.......................................        25.17812       -80.37643
6.......................................        25.17817       -80.37632
7.......................................        25.17835       -80.37605
8.......................................        25.17849       -80.37573
9.......................................        25.17863       -80.37556
10......................................        25.17870       -80.37542
11......................................        25.17877       -80.37516
12......................................        25.17878       -80.37483
13......................................        25.17893       -80.37438

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14......................................        25.17911       -80.37413
15......................................        25.17957       -80.37387
16......................................        25.17979       -80.37362
17......................................        25.17999       -80.37346
18......................................        25.18009       -80.37332
19......................................        25.18018       -80.37327
20......................................        25.18043       -80.37338
21......................................        25.18077       -80.37361
22......................................        25.18097       -80.37368
23......................................        25.18111       -80.37369
24......................................        25.18140       -80.37364
25......................................        25.18166       -80.37349
26......................................        25.18181       -80.37355
27......................................        25.18199       -80.37358
28......................................        25.18228       -80.37356
29......................................        25.18257       -80.37344
30......................................        25.18268       -80.37335
31......................................        25.18283       -80.37318
32......................................        25.18303       -80.37321
33......................................        25.18318       -80.37320
34......................................        25.18358       -80.37307
35......................................        25.18377       -80.37297
36......................................        25.18402       -80.37313
37......................................        25.18431       -80.37318
38......................................        25.18456       -80.37334
39......................................        25.18485       -80.37340
40......................................        25.18516       -80.37333
41......................................        25.18555       -80.37315
42......................................        25.18570       -80.37305
43......................................        25.18576       -80.37311
44......................................        25.18571       -80.37352
45......................................        25.18579       -80.37392
46......................................        25.18612       -80.37448
47......................................        25.18634       -80.37469
48......................................        25.18654       -80.37478
49......................................        25.18683       -80.37480
50......................................        25.18717       -80.37474
51......................................        25.18758       -80.37456
52......................................        25.18774       -80.37456
53......................................        25.18800       -80.37450
54......................................        25.18817       -80.37454
55......................................        25.18806       -80.37488
56......................................        25.18788       -80.37519
57......................................        25.18778       -80.37548
58......................................        25.18752       -80.37561
59......................................        25.18730       -80.37583
60......................................        25.18716       -80.37611
61......................................        25.18711       -80.37634
62......................................        25.18692       -80.37669
63......................................        25.18677       -80.37762
64......................................        25.18674       -80.37803
65......................................        25.18637       -80.37919
66......................................        25.18625       -80.37949
67......................................        25.18622       -80.38003
68......................................        25.18618       -80.38015
69......................................        25.18609       -80.38043
70......................................        25.18596       -80.38063
71......................................        25.18586       -80.38091
72......................................        25.18583       -80.38114
73......................................        25.18585       -80.38133
74......................................        25.18533       -80.38194
75......................................        25.18502       -80.38216
76......................................        25.18477       -80.38225
77......................................        25.18450       -80.38220
78......................................        25.18423       -80.38223
79......................................        25.18403       -80.38232
80......................................        25.18386       -80.38247
81......................................        25.18367       -80.38278
82......................................        25.18358       -80.38309
83......................................        25.18358       -80.38356
84......................................        25.18363       -80.38383
85......................................        25.18349       -80.38383
86......................................        25.18291       -80.38345
87......................................        25.18277       -80.38341

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88......................................        25.18255       -80.38340
89......................................        25.18236       -80.38348
90 *....................................        25.18175       -80.38414
91 *....................................        25.18218       -80.38470
92 *....................................        25.18283       -80.38464
93 *....................................        25.17666       -80.37687
94......................................        25.17733       -80.37783
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lower Harbor Keys WMA 1

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 just 
north of Lower Harbor Keys. From Point 1 the boundary continues to 
each successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 9. 
From Point 9 the boundary continues towards Point 10 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline to the east until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 11 and Point 12. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 12 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
north until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 13 
and Point 14. From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 
14 and then to each successive point in numerical order until it 
reaches Point 22. From Point 22 the boundary continues towards Point 
23 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline to the SE until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 23 and Point 24. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 24 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 24 and Point 25. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 25 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally west and south until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 26 and Point 27. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to Point 27 and then to each successive point in numerical 
order until it ends at Point 41.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.65039       -81.73302
2.......................................        24.65042       -81.73330
3.......................................        24.65046       -81.73369
4.......................................        24.65054       -81.73444
5.......................................        24.65065       -81.73518
6.......................................        24.65106       -81.73609
7.......................................        24.65164       -81.73561
8.......................................        24.65138       -81.73502
9.......................................        24.65138       -81.73446
10 *....................................        24.65145       -81.73357
11 *....................................        24.65238       -81.73229
12 *....................................        24.65286       -81.73252
13 *....................................        24.65373       -81.73248
14......................................        24.65397       -81.73231
15......................................        24.65431       -81.73240
16......................................        24.65458       -81.73294
17......................................        24.65450       -81.73331
18......................................        24.65407       -81.73414
19......................................        24.65449       -81.73388
20......................................        24.65473       -81.73335
21......................................        24.65490       -81.73266
22......................................        24.65467       -81.73248
23 *....................................        24.65459       -81.73192
24 *....................................        24.65378       -81.73136
25 *....................................        24.65315       -81.73141
26 *....................................        24.65288       -81.73189
27......................................        24.65229       -81.73119
28......................................        24.65171       -81.73116
29......................................        24.65173       -81.73040
30......................................        24.65133       -81.72978
31......................................        24.65102       -81.72915
32......................................        24.65187       -81.72797
33......................................        24.64998       -81.72693
34......................................        24.65020       -81.72884
35......................................        24.65047       -81.72930
36......................................        24.65076       -81.72973
37......................................        24.65120       -81.73080
38......................................        24.65089       -81.73139
39......................................        24.65036       -81.73151
40......................................        24.65033       -81.73223
41......................................        24.65039       -81.73302
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Lower Harbor Keys WMA 2

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at the intersection 
of the southern shoreline and the line segment formed by Point 1 and 
Point 2. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
2 until it intersects the northern shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally north until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to Point 4 and then to each 
successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 35. From 
Point 35 the boundary continues towards Point 36 until it intersects 
the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline NE until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 37 and Point 38. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 38 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary continues NE and then NW until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 39 and Point 40. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 40 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 41 and Point 42. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to Point 42 and then generally south to each successive 
point in numerical order until it reaches Point 58. From Point 58 
the boundary continues towards Point 59 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally south until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 60 and Point 61 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.63714       -81.72648
2 *.....................................        24.63786       -81.72658
3 *.....................................        24.64324       -81.72504
4.......................................        24.64357       -81.72482
5.......................................        24.64379       -81.72478
6.......................................        24.64398       -81.72471
7.......................................        24.64431       -81.72469
8.......................................        24.64453       -81.72475
9.......................................        24.64467       -81.72493
10......................................        24.64488       -81.72525
11......................................        24.64502       -81.72554
12......................................        24.64512       -81.72578
13......................................        24.64514       -81.72594
14......................................        24.64506       -81.72610
15......................................        24.64490       -81.72632
16......................................        24.64481       -81.72669
17......................................        24.64480       -81.72697
18......................................        24.64475       -81.72733
19......................................        24.64470       -81.72750
20......................................        24.64459       -81.72765
21......................................        24.64432       -81.72817
22......................................        24.64418       -81.72849
23......................................        24.64397       -81.72882
24......................................        24.64378       -81.72928
25......................................        24.64359       -81.72965
26......................................        24.64334       -81.73000
27......................................        24.64306       -81.73054
28......................................        24.64269       -81.73109
29......................................        24.64231       -81.73194
30......................................        24.64192       -81.73319
31......................................        24.64240       -81.73364
32......................................        24.64239       -81.73331
33......................................        24.64245       -81.73291
34......................................        24.64258       -81.73221
35......................................        24.64290       -81.73172
36 *....................................        24.64366       -81.73050
37 *....................................        24.64393       -81.73019
38 *....................................        24.64423       -81.73019
39 *....................................        24.64863       -81.72961
40 *....................................        24.64875       -81.72928
41 *....................................        24.64906       -81.72888
42......................................        24.64909       -81.72802
43......................................        24.64893       -81.72729
44......................................        24.64860       -81.72812
45......................................        24.64795       -81.72822
46......................................        24.64775       -81.72862
47......................................        24.64688       -81.72765
48......................................        24.64640       -81.72754
49......................................        24.64573       -81.72762
50......................................        24.64529       -81.72752
51......................................        24.64491       -81.72753
52......................................        24.64495       -81.72682
53......................................        24.64517       -81.72625
54......................................        24.64532       -81.72589
55......................................        24.64524       -81.72562
56......................................        24.64460       -81.72447
57......................................        24.64403       -81.72442
58......................................        24.64344       -81.72451
59 *....................................        24.64267       -81.72468

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60 *....................................        24.63714       -81.72648
61 *....................................        24.63786       -81.72658
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lower Harbor Keys WMA 3

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at the intersection 
of the southeastern shoreline and the line segment formed by Point 1 
and Point 2. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 2 until it intersects the southwestern shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally NE until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 4 until 
it intersects the northeastern shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline generally SW until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 5 and Point 6 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.63598       -81.72307
2 *.....................................        24.63671       -81.72340
3 *.....................................        24.63793       -81.72233
4 *.....................................        24.63763       -81.72191
5 *.....................................        24.63598       -81.72307
6 *.....................................        24.63671       -81.72340
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 1

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 just 
south of Vaca Key and continues south to Point 2. From Point 2 the 
boundary continues towards Point 3 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
west and then north until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 4 and Point 5. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to Point 5 and then east and south to each successive 
point in numerical order ending at Point 12.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.69269       -81.07529
2.......................................        24.69203       -81.07537
3 *.....................................        24.69177       -81.07551
4 *.....................................        24.69376       -81.07932
5.......................................        24.69368       -81.07888
6.......................................        24.69356       -81.07840
7.......................................        24.69350       -81.07803
8.......................................        24.69346       -81.07746
9.......................................        24.69341       -81.07712
10......................................        24.69340       -81.07675
11......................................        24.69322       -81.07522
12......................................        24.69269       -81.07529
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 2

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues towards Point 2 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 2 and Point 3. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to Point 3 and then to each 
successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 20. From 
Point 20 the boundary continues towards Point 21 until it intersects 
the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline generally north until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 22 and Point 23. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 23 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
north until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 24 
and Point 25. From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 
25 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70081       -81.07727
2 *.....................................        24.70137       -81.07703
3.......................................        24.70133       -81.07685
4.......................................        24.70114       -81.07592
5.......................................        24.70099       -81.07551
6.......................................        24.70076       -81.07505
7.......................................        24.70054       -81.07481
8.......................................        24.70024       -81.07455
9.......................................        24.69997       -81.07442
10......................................        24.69968       -81.07421
11......................................        24.69952       -81.07411
12......................................        24.69889       -81.07346
13......................................        24.69528       -81.07496
14......................................        24.69341       -81.07520
15......................................        24.69351       -81.07594
16......................................        24.69355       -81.07631

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17......................................        24.69360       -81.07688
18......................................        24.69362       -81.07743
19......................................        24.69372       -81.07816
20......................................        24.69387       -81.07886
21 *....................................        24.69395       -81.07930
22 *....................................        24.69559       -81.07875
23 *....................................        24.69569       -81.07910
24 *....................................        24.70020       -81.07787
25......................................        24.70081       -81.07727
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 3

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2 and then to each successive point in numerical 
order until it reaches Point 11. From Point 11 the boundary 
continues towards Point 12 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 13 and Point 14. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 15 where it 
ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70296       -81.07077
2.......................................        24.69992       -81.07304
3.......................................        24.69907       -81.07339
4.......................................        24.69968       -81.07396
5.......................................        24.70001       -81.07420
6.......................................        24.70029       -81.07440
7.......................................        24.70061       -81.07467
8.......................................        24.70088       -81.07496
9.......................................        24.70112       -81.07539
10......................................        24.70131       -81.07586
11......................................        24.70148       -81.07676
12 *....................................        24.70152       -81.07701
13 *....................................        24.71061       -81.07095
14 *....................................        24.71059       -81.07084
15......................................        24.70296       -81.07077
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 4

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2 and then to each successive point in numerical 
order until it reaches Point 4. From Point 4 the boundary continues 
towards Point 5 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline south until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 6 and Point 7. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to Point 7 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70382       -81.07013
2.......................................        24.70345       -81.07041
3.......................................        24.71124       -81.07041
4.......................................        24.71160       -81.07013
5 *.....................................        24.70842       -81.07013
6 *.....................................        24.70814       -81.07013
7.......................................        24.70382       -81.07013
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 5

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2 and then to Point 3.
    From Point 3 the boundary continues north towards Point 4 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline to the NE until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 5 and Point 6. From this intersection the 
boundary continues to the intersection of the shoreline and the line 
segment formed between Point 6 and Point 7. From this intersection 
the boundary continues to the intersection of the shoreline and the 
line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally to the NE 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 9 and 
Point 10. From this intersection the boundary continues south to 
Point 10 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70751       -81.06421
2.......................................        24.70582       -81.06865
3.......................................        24.70448       -81.06964
4 *.....................................        24.71254       -81.06968
5 *.....................................        24.71314       -81.06943
6 *.....................................        24.71351       -81.06927
7 *.....................................        24.71335       -81.06914

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8 *.....................................        24.71350       -81.06895
9 *.....................................        24.71556       -81.06431
10......................................        24.70751       -81.06421
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 6

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues north 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 5 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline east until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 6 and Point 7. From this intersection the 
boundary continues south to Point 7 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70843       -81.06178
2.......................................        24.70762       -81.06391
3 *.....................................        24.71557       -81.06392
4 *.....................................        24.71557       -81.06380
5 *.....................................        24.71549       -81.06339
6 *.....................................        24.71565       -81.06177
7.......................................        24.70843       -81.06178
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 7

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues north 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to Point 5 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.70909       -81.06003
2.......................................        24.70860       -81.06134
3 *.....................................        24.71568       -81.06139
4 *.....................................        24.71604       -81.06000
5.......................................        24.70909       -81.06003
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 8

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues north 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of the 
shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 6 and Point 7. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 8 and Point 9. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 9 and Point 
10. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline NE 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 11 and 
Point 12. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed between 
Point 13 and Point 14. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline NE until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 15 and Point 16. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to the intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed 
between Point 17 and Point 18. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline NE until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 19 and 20. From this intersection the boundary 
continues south to Point 20 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.71070       -81.05387
2.......................................        24.70930       -81.05937
3 *.....................................        24.71645       -81.05956
4 *.....................................        24.71694       -81.05857
5 *.....................................        24.71683       -81.05843
6 *.....................................        24.71705       -81.05819
7 *.....................................        24.71724       -81.05789
8 *.....................................        24.71724       -81.05769
9 *.....................................        24.71718       -81.05754
10 *....................................        24.71722       -81.05740
11 *....................................        24.71771       -81.05691
12 *....................................        24.71764       -81.05676
13 *....................................        24.71798       -81.05676
14 *....................................        24.71819       -81.05665
15 *....................................        24.71872       -81.05617
16 *....................................        24.71859       -81.05604
17 *....................................        24.71881       -81.05600
18 *....................................        24.71896       -81.05588

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19 *....................................        24.72026       -81.05397
20......................................        24.71070       -81.05387
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 9

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues north 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline NE until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of the 
shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 5 and Point 6. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 8 and Point 
9. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east 
until it intersects with the line segment formed between Point 10 
and Point 11. From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 
11 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.71131       -81.05148
2.......................................        24.71083       -81.05339
3 *.....................................        24.72015       -81.05343
4 *.....................................        24.72135       -81.05298
5 *.....................................        24.72127       -81.05279
6 *.....................................        24.72145       -81.05268
7 *.....................................        24.72148       -81.05217
8 *.....................................        24.72135       -81.05203
9 *.....................................        24.72148       -81.05184
10 *....................................        24.72150       -81.05155
11......................................        24.71131       -81.05148
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 10

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues north 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline SE until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of the 
shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 5 and Point 6. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 8 and Point 
9. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline NE 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 10 and 
Point 11. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed between 
Point 11 and Point 12. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline east until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 13 and Point 14. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to the intersection of the shoreline with the line segment 
formed between Point 14 and Point 15. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline NE until it intersects with the line 
segment formed between Point 16 and Point 17. From this intersection 
the boundary continues south to Point 17 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.71265       -81.04627
2.......................................        24.71142       -81.05107
3 *.....................................        24.72151       -81.05114
4 *.....................................        24.72111       -81.05061
5 *.....................................        24.72097       -81.05042
6 *.....................................        24.72110       -81.05030
7 *.....................................        24.72109       -81.04978
8 *.....................................        24.72085       -81.04965
9 *.....................................        24.72096       -81.04944
10 *....................................        24.72238       -81.04897
11 *....................................        24.72233       -81.04885
12 *....................................        24.72242       -81.04872
13 *....................................        24.72244       -81.04692
14 *....................................        24.72239       -81.04651
15 *....................................        24.72254       -81.04625
16 *....................................        24.72269       -81.04605
17......................................        24.71265       -81.04627
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Oceanside Shoreline WMA 11

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues north towards Point 2 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 
5. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 6 and 
Point 7. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed between 
Point 7 and Point 8. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline east until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 9 and Point 10. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to the intersection of

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the shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 10 and 
Point 11. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
east until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 12 
and Point 13. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed between 
Point 13 and Point 14. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline generally east until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 15 and Point 16. From this intersection the 
boundary continues to the intersection of the shoreline with the 
line segment formed between Point 17 and Point 18. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 19 and Point 20. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline with the line segment formed between Point 20 and 
Point 21. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
east until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 22 
and Point 23. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed between 
Point 23 and Point 24. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline east until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 25 and Point 26. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to the intersection of the shoreline with the line segment 
formed between Point 26 and Point 27. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline east until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 28 and Point 29. From this intersection 
the boundary continues to the intersection of the shoreline with the 
line segment formed between Point 30 and 31. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline east until it intersects with the 
line segment formed between Point 32 and Point 33. From this 
intersection the boundary continues south to Point 33 and then to 
each successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 43 
where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.71297       -81.04491
2 *.....................................        24.72368       -81.04480
3 *.....................................        24.72371       -81.04462
4 *.....................................        24.72365       -81.04439
5 *.....................................        24.72387       -81.04421
6 *.....................................        24.72401       -81.04373
7 *.....................................        24.72381       -81.04357
8 *.....................................        24.72401       -81.04339
9 *.....................................        24.72414       -81.04293
10 *....................................        24.72400       -81.04278
11 *....................................        24.72429       -81.04264
12 *....................................        24.72535       -81.04143
13 *....................................        24.72520       -81.04118
14 *....................................        24.72546       -81.04101
15 *....................................        24.72586       -81.03979
16 *....................................        24.72575       -81.03947
17 *....................................        24.72599       -81.03943
18 *....................................        24.72616       -81.03933
19 *....................................        24.72720       -81.03490
20 *....................................        24.72711       -81.03470
21 *....................................        24.72724       -81.03458
22 *....................................        24.72728       -81.03390
23 *....................................        24.72708       -81.03375
24 *....................................        24.72720       -81.03356
25 *....................................        24.72731       -81.03264
26 *....................................        24.72718       -81.03239
27 *....................................        24.72739       -81.03227
28 *....................................        24.72756       -81.03154
29 *....................................        24.72742       -81.03125
30 *....................................        24.72778       -81.03133
31 *....................................        24.72801       -81.03115
32 *....................................        24.72821       -81.03029
33......................................        24.72521       -81.03060
34......................................        24.72248       -81.03188
35......................................        24.71857       -81.03016
36......................................        24.71598       -81.02914
37......................................        24.71362       -81.02521
38......................................        24.71169       -81.02500
39......................................        24.71234       -81.03006
40......................................        24.71291       -81.03354
41......................................        24.71342       -81.03673
42......................................        24.71362       -81.03903
43......................................        24.71297       -81.04491
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marquesas Keys WMA 5

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues west to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and 
Point 5. From this intersection the boundary continues east to Point 
5. From Point 5 the boundary continues towards Point 6 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From this intersection the 
boundary continues west to Point 8 where it ends.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.54928       -82.12325
2.......................................        24.54925       -82.12387
3 *.....................................        24.54932       -82.12463
4 *.....................................        24.55071       -82.12565
5.......................................        24.55084       -82.12426
6 *.....................................        24.55100       -82.12265
7 *.....................................        24.54930       -82.12248
8.......................................        24.54928       -82.12325
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Snake Creek WMA 5

No Motor

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues north to Point 2 and Point 3. From Point 3 the boundary 
continues towards Point 4 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally east 
until it intersects the segment formed between Point 5 and Point 6. 
From this intersection the boundary continues south to Point 6 and 
then to each successive point in numerical order until it reaches 
Point 14 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.94988       -80.58636
2.......................................        24.95017       -80.58640
3.......................................        24.95120       -80.58686
4 *.....................................        24.95213       -80.58686
5 *.....................................        24.95365       -80.57247
6.......................................        24.95186       -80.57257
7.......................................        24.94680       -80.57271
8.......................................        24.94129       -80.58042
9.......................................        24.94368       -80.58226
10......................................        24.94592       -80.58277
11......................................        24.94742       -80.58409
12......................................        24.94797       -80.58525
13......................................        24.94863       -80.58603
14......................................        24.94988       -80.58636
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tavernier Key WMA 2

                                No Motor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.00175       -80.49206
2.......................................        24.99672       -80.48946
3.......................................        24.99390       -80.49587
4.......................................        24.98732       -80.51278
5.......................................        24.99099       -80.52419
6.......................................        24.99283       -80.52588
7.......................................        24.99646       -80.52861
8.......................................        24.99898       -80.52879
9.......................................        24.99885       -80.52771
10......................................        24.99856       -80.52683
11......................................        24.99823       -80.52632
12......................................        24.99713       -80.52483
13......................................        24.99687       -80.52417
14......................................        24.99678       -80.52373
15......................................        24.99658       -80.52314
16......................................        24.99631       -80.52256
17......................................        24.99619       -80.52227
18......................................        24.99625       -80.52149
19......................................        24.99679       -80.52019
20......................................        24.99562       -80.51942
21......................................        24.99766       -80.51215
22......................................        25.00175       -80.49206
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tavernier Key WMA 3

No Motor

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues generally south and then west to each successive point in 
numerical order until it reaches Point 6. From Point 6 the boundary 
continues towards Point 7 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline to the east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 8 and 
Point 9. From this intersection the boundary continues east to Point 
9 and then generally NE to each successive point in numerical order 
until it reaches Point 23 where it ends.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.99533       -80.52814
2.......................................        24.99333       -80.52659
3.......................................        24.98952       -80.52362
4.......................................        24.98458       -80.52899
5.......................................        24.98735       -80.53482
6.......................................        24.99049       -80.53631
7 *.....................................        24.99154       -80.53528
8 *.....................................        24.99304       -80.53406
9.......................................        24.99289       -80.53310
10......................................        24.99284       -80.53281
11......................................        24.99291       -80.53246
12......................................        24.99287       -80.53218
13......................................        24.99294       -80.53193
14......................................        24.99297       -80.53182
15......................................        24.99308       -80.53174
16......................................        24.99312       -80.53171
17......................................        24.99384       -80.53075
18......................................        24.99380       -80.53042
19......................................        24.99379       -80.53026
20......................................        24.99407       -80.52967
21......................................        24.99500       -80.52932
22......................................        24.99635       -80.52893
23......................................        24.99533       -80.52814
------------------------------------------------------------------------

West Content Keys WMA 1

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 and 
continues west towards Point 2 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 3 and 
Point 4. From this intersection the boundary continues east to Point 
4 and then south to Point 5. From Point 5 the boundary continues 
towards Point 6 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline south until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 6 and Point 7. From 
this intersection the boundary continues SW to Point 7. From Point 7 
the boundary continues towards Point 8 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
south until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 9 
and Point 10. From this intersection the boundary continues south to 
Point 10 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.78196       -81.48875
2 *.....................................        24.78194       -81.49159
3 *.....................................        24.79184       -81.48926
4.......................................        24.79152       -81.48779
5.......................................        24.79037       -81.48830
6 *.....................................        24.79030       -81.48832
7.......................................        24.79020       -81.48848
8 *.....................................        24.79008       -81.48864
9 *.....................................        24.78374       -81.48891
10......................................        24.78196       -81.48875
------------------------------------------------------------------------

West Content Keys WMA 2

No Entry

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at the intersection 
of the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 1 and 
Point 2. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally north until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 3 and Point 4. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 4 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 5 and Point 6. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 6 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline east and then south until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 7 and the intersection of the 
shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 8 and Point 9. 
From this intersection the boundary continues west to the 
intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed between 
Point 8 and Point 9 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.78361       -81.49804
2 *.....................................        24.78383       -81.49804
3 *.....................................        24.78689       -81.50019
4 *.....................................        24.78758       -81.50002
5 *.....................................        24.78877       -81.49667
6 *.....................................        24.78898       -81.49638
7 *.....................................        24.78342       -81.49486
8 *.....................................        24.78361       -81.49804
9 *.....................................        24.78383       -81.49804
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Whitmore Bight WMA

No Motor

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at the intersection 
of the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 1 and 
Point 2 near Upper Sound Point on Rattlesnake Key. From this 
intersection the boundary continues east to Point 3 and then roughly 
SW to Point 4. From Point 4 the boundary continues roughly west to 
each successive point in numerical order to Point 7. From Point 7 
the boundary continues towards Point 8 until it intersects the 
shoreline on the eastern side of the mouth of South Sound Creek. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 9 and the 
intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed between 
Point 10 and point 11. From this intersection the boundary continues 
across the mouth of South Creek to the intersection of the shoreline 
and the line segment formed between Point 10 and point 11. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline roughly north until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 12 and Point 13 
near Sound Point. From this intersection the boundary continues to 
Point 13 and then to Point 14. From Point 14 the boundary continues 
towards Point 15 until it intersects the shoreline on Rattlesnake 
Key. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly NE until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 
16 and Point 17 where it ends. The inner landward boundary is 
defined by and follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        25.16915       -80.35011
2 *.....................................        25.16918       -80.34978
3.......................................        25.16672       -80.34438
4.......................................        25.09659       -80.39692
5.......................................        25.09868       -80.40633
6.......................................        25.09997       -80.41157
7.......................................        25.10046       -80.41261
8 *.....................................        25.10294       -80.41379
9 *.....................................        25.10368       -80.40861
10 *....................................        25.10369       -80.40770
11 *....................................        25.10384       -80.40763
12 *....................................        25.15866       -80.35582
13......................................        25.16045       -80.35397
14......................................        25.16109       -80.35387
15 *....................................        25.16314       -80.35469
16 *....................................        25.16915       -80.35011
17 *....................................        25.16918       -80.34978
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Woman Key WMA

No Entry

    The wildlife management area boundary begins at Point 1 SE of 
Woman Key and continues west to each successive point in numerical 
order until it reaches Point 24. From Point 24 the boundary 
continues north towards Point 25 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 26 and Point 27. 
From this intersection the boundary continues east to Point 27 then 
south to Point 28 and Point 29 where it ends.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.52295       -81.96687
2.......................................        24.52294       -81.96689
3.......................................        24.52291       -81.96698
4.......................................        24.52290       -81.96706
5.......................................        24.52289       -81.96714
6.......................................        24.52286       -81.96723
7.......................................        24.52283       -81.96740
8.......................................        24.52281       -81.96758
9.......................................        24.52281       -81.96773
10......................................        24.52285       -81.96855
11......................................        24.52286       -81.96866
12......................................        24.52289       -81.96885
13......................................        24.52290       -81.96913
14......................................        24.52290       -81.96971
15......................................        24.52291       -81.96981
16......................................        24.52296       -81.97038
17......................................        24.52296       -81.97069
18......................................        24.52295       -81.97104
19......................................        24.52282       -81.97202
20......................................        24.52276       -81.97239
21......................................        24.52269       -81.97282
22......................................        24.52268       -81.97293
23......................................        24.52265       -81.97340
24......................................        24.52265       -81.97349
25 *....................................        24.52391       -81.97363
26 *....................................        24.52419       -81.96746
27......................................        24.52420       -81.96700
28......................................        24.52319       -81.96689
29......................................        24.52295       -81.96687
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 6201]]

Barracuda Keys WMA

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins just east 
of Barracuda Keys at Point 1 and continues SW to Point 2. From Point 
2 the seaward boundary continues towards Point 3 until it intersects 
the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline to the NE and then generally SW until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From this 
intersection the boundary continues SW to Point 5 and then to each 
successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 8 where 
it ends. The inner landward boundary is defined by and follows the 
shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.72801       -81.59614
2.......................................        24.71841       -81.60001
3 *.....................................        24.71345       -81.60925
4 *.....................................        24.71318       -81.60986
5.......................................        24.70529       -81.62653
6.......................................        24.71727       -81.63677
7.......................................        24.73373       -81.60053
8.......................................        24.72801       -81.59614
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cayo Agua Keys WMA

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins in northern 
Cayo Agua Keys at the intersection of the shoreline with the line 
segment formed between Point 1 and Point 2. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline south until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 4 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline SE until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 5 and Point 6. From this intersection the boundary 
continues towards Point 6 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline south until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From 
this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 8 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally south until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 8 and Point 9. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 9 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally west until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 10 and Point 11. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 11 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally west and 
then north until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 
12 and Point 13. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 13 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally west until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 14 and Point 15. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 15 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally east and then north until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 16 and Point 17. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 17 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally NE until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 18 and Point 19. From this intersection 
the boundary continues to Point 19 and then to point 20 and to Point 
21. From Point 21 the boundary continues towards Point 22 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally south until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 23 and Point 24. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 24 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally NE until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 25 and Point 26. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to the intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed 
between Point 27 and Point 28 where it ends. The inner landward 
boundary is defined by and follows the shoreline where not already 
specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.63365       -81.74368
2 *.....................................        24.63352       -81.74371
3 *.....................................        24.63305       -81.74364
4 *.....................................        24.63300       -81.74353
5 *.....................................        24.63216       -81.74279
6 *.....................................        24.63163       -81.74274
7 *.....................................        24.63001       -81.74285
8 *.....................................        24.62958       -81.74284
9 *.....................................        24.62947       -81.74324
10 *....................................        24.62948       -81.74393
11 *....................................        24.62956       -81.74444
12 *....................................        24.63249       -81.74670
13 *....................................        24.63244       -81.74697
14 *....................................        24.63224       -81.74788
15 *....................................        24.63250       -81.74800
16 *....................................        24.63323       -81.74701
17 *....................................        24.63356       -81.74700
18 *....................................        24.63474       -81.74603
19......................................        24.63485       -81.74580
20......................................        24.63468       -81.74542
21......................................        24.63370       -81.74540
22 *....................................        24.63326       -81.74553
23 *....................................        24.63270       -81.74530
24 *....................................        24.63258       -81.74514
25 *....................................        24.63366       -81.74419
26 *....................................        24.63374       -81.74406
27 *....................................        24.63365       -81.74368

[[Page 6202]]

 
28 *....................................        24.63352       -81.74371
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cotton Key WMA

No Motor

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins just north 
of Cotton Key at Point 1 and continues to each successive point in 
numerical order until it reaches Point 13. From Point 13 the 
boundary continues to the intersection of the shoreline and the line 
segment formed by Point 14 and Point 15. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline south until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 16 and Point 17. From this intersection 
the boundary continues south to Point 17 and then to each successive 
point in numerical order until it reaches Point 34 where it ends. 
The inner landward boundary is defined by and follows the shoreline 
where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.96534       -80.62371
2.......................................        24.96217       -80.62222
3.......................................        24.95775       -80.62167
4.......................................        24.95604       -80.62041
5.......................................        24.95566       -80.62018
6.......................................        24.95510       -80.61969
7.......................................        24.95467       -80.61944
8.......................................        24.95382       -80.61882
9.......................................        24.95357       -80.61860
10......................................        24.95342       -80.61853
11......................................        24.95315       -80.61857
12......................................        24.95207       -80.61844
13......................................        24.95168       -80.61848
14 *....................................        24.95134       -80.61852
15 *....................................        24.95140       -80.61866
16 *....................................        24.95048       -80.61950
17......................................        24.95012       -80.61944
18......................................        24.94987       -80.61950
19......................................        24.94932       -80.61943
20......................................        24.94901       -80.61933
21......................................        24.94868       -80.61911
22......................................        24.94778       -80.61887
23......................................        24.94753       -80.61886
24......................................        24.94740       -80.62102
25......................................        24.94742       -80.62205
26......................................        24.94748       -80.62268
27......................................        24.94804       -80.62353
28......................................        24.95682       -80.62360
29......................................        24.95838       -80.62506
30......................................        24.95650       -80.63762
31......................................        24.96032       -80.63704
32......................................        24.96016       -80.62849
33......................................        24.96322       -80.62475
34......................................        24.96534       -80.62371
------------------------------------------------------------------------

East Content Keys and Upper Harbor Key Flats WMA 2

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins just NE of 
Upper Harbor Key at Point 1 and continues generally SW and then NW 
to each successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 
9. From Point 9 the boundary continues to the intersection of the 
shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 10 and Point 11. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 12 and 
Point 13. From this intersection the boundary continues north to 
Point 14 and then Point 15. From Point 15 the boundary continues 
towards Point 16 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 16 and Point 17. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 17 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline SW until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 17 and Point 18. From this intersection the boundary 
continues towards Point 18 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally west 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 19 and 
Point 20. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 20 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally south and then west 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 21 and 
Point 22. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 22 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline north until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 23 and Point 24. From this 
intersection the boundary continues to Point 24 and then to Point 
25. From Point 25 the boundary continues towards Point 26 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally north and then NE until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 27 and Point 28. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 28 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally NE until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 29 and Point 30. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 30 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
roughly north until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 30 and Point 31. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 31 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 31 and

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Point 32. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 32 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally NE until it intersects 
the line segment formed between Point 33 and Point 34. From this 
intersection the boundary continues to Point 34 and then to each 
successive point in numerical order until it reaches Point 38 where 
it ends. The inner landward boundary is defined by and follows the 
shoreline where not already specified. In addition the inner 
boundary is also defined by the East Content Keys and Upper Harbor 
Key Flats Wildlife Management Area No Entry Zone around Upper Harbor 
Key that begins at Point 1 of that zone and continues to each 
successive point in numerical order until it ends at Point 33.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.81837       -81.42989
2.......................................        24.81206       -81.43563
3.......................................        24.80073       -81.44120
4.......................................        24.79213       -81.45039
5.......................................        24.78816       -81.45029
6.......................................        24.78526       -81.45419
7.......................................        24.77345       -81.45394
8.......................................        24.77339       -81.46382
9.......................................        24.78344       -81.46760
10 *....................................        24.78440       -81.46821
11 *....................................        24.78451       -81.46802
12 *....................................        24.78492       -81.46804
13 *....................................        24.78493       -81.46825
14......................................        24.78593       -81.46810
15......................................        24.79541       -81.46748
16 *....................................        24.79638       -81.46742
17 *....................................        24.79588       -81.46810
18 *....................................        24.79556       -81.46851
19 *....................................        24.79537       -81.47051
20 *....................................        24.79331       -81.47179
21 *....................................        24.79230       -81.47551
22 *....................................        24.79230       -81.47601
23 *....................................        24.79361       -81.47575
24......................................        24.79382       -81.47614
25......................................        24.79593       -81.47599
26 *....................................        24.79610       -81.47565
27 *....................................        24.79978       -81.47308
28 *....................................        24.80041       -81.47262
29 *....................................        24.80184       -81.46881
30 *....................................        24.80207       -81.46886
31 *....................................        24.80228       -81.46889
32 *....................................        24.80224       -81.46866
33 *....................................        24.80322       -81.46592
34......................................        24.80377       -81.46534
35......................................        24.82795       -81.44055
36......................................        24.82599       -81.43778
37......................................        24.82329       -81.43647
38......................................        24.81837       -81.42989
------------------------------------------------------------------------

East Harbor Key WMA

No Entry

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins just NE of 
East Harbor Key at Point 1 and continues to each successive point in 
numerical order until it reaches Point 8. From Point 8 the boundary 
continues towards Point 9 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline to the north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 10 and 
Point 11. From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 11 
and then to each successive point in numerical order until it 
reaches Point 36 where it ends. The inner landward boundary is 
defined by and follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.65964       -81.73360
2.......................................        24.65919       -81.73347
3.......................................        24.65892       -81.73346
4.......................................        24.65871       -81.73349
5.......................................        24.65843       -81.73361
6.......................................        24.65820       -81.73377
7.......................................        24.65807       -81.73391
8.......................................        24.65794       -81.73410
9 *.....................................        24.65787       -81.73422
10 *....................................        24.65779       -81.73518
11......................................        24.65784       -81.73532
12......................................        24.65797       -81.73552
13......................................        24.65813       -81.73570
14......................................        24.65827       -81.73598
15......................................        24.65842       -81.73617

[[Page 6204]]

 
16......................................        24.65856       -81.73629
17......................................        24.65881       -81.73645
18......................................        24.65906       -81.73655
19......................................        24.65931       -81.73657
20......................................        24.65959       -81.73658
21......................................        24.65981       -81.73652
22......................................        24.66001       -81.73643
23......................................        24.66017       -81.73632
24......................................        24.66032       -81.73615
25......................................        24.66040       -81.73601
26......................................        24.66048       -81.73578
27......................................        24.66049       -81.73549
28......................................        24.66045       -81.73511
29......................................        24.66041       -81.73496
30......................................        24.66034       -81.73480
31......................................        24.66031       -81.73454
32......................................        24.66022       -81.73420
33......................................        24.66013       -81.73402
34......................................        24.65999       -81.73383
35......................................        24.65983       -81.73369
36......................................        24.65964       -81.73360
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mud Keys WMA

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins on the 
eastern side of Mud Keys at the intersection of the shoreline with 
the line segment formed between Point 1 and Point 2. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 2 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 3 and Point 4. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 4 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
south until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 5 
and Point 6. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 6 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From 
this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 8 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 9 and Point 10. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 10 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
NW until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 11 and 
Point 12. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 12 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 13 and Point 14. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 14 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 15 
and Point 16. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 16 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 17 and Point 18. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 18 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
NE until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 19 and 
Point 20. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 20 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally east and then north and 
then west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 
21 and Point 22. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 22 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally east and 
then north and then west until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 23 and Point 24. From this intersection the boundary 
continues towards Point 24 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally NE 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 25 and 
Point 26. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 26 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 27 and Point 28. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 28 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally north and then east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 29 and Point 30. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 30 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally east until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 31 and Point 32. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 32 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally south until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 33 and Point 34. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 35 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally south 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 36 and 
Point 37 where it ends. The inner landward boundary is defined by 
and follows the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.67121       -81.69116
2 *.....................................        24.67064       -81.69055
3 *.....................................        24.67040       -81.69063
4 *.....................................        24.66977       -81.69077
5 *.....................................        24.66936       -81.69118
6 *.....................................        24.66866       -81.69180
7 *.....................................        24.66809       -81.69341
8 *.....................................        24.66820       -81.69402
9 *.....................................        24.66824       -81.69461
10 *....................................        24.66856       -81.69564
11 *....................................        24.66899       -81.69598

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12 *....................................        24.66861       -81.69695
13 *....................................        24.66868       -81.69730
14 *....................................        24.66862       -81.69785
15 *....................................        24.66876       -81.69814
16 *....................................        24.66961       -81.69805
17 *....................................        24.66999       -81.69847
18 *....................................        24.67044       -81.69861
19 *....................................        24.67121       -81.69800
20 *....................................        24.67132       -81.69766
21 *....................................        24.67168       -81.69848
22 *....................................        24.67243       -81.69841
23 *....................................        24.67377       -81.69850
24 *....................................        24.67412       -81.69866
25 *....................................        24.67461       -81.69839
26 *....................................        24.67488       -81.69850
27 *....................................        24.67502       -81.69888
28 *....................................        24.67581       -81.69883
29 *....................................        24.67604       -81.69760
30 *....................................        24.67656       -81.69672
31 *....................................        24.67642       -81.68895
32 *....................................        24.67529       -81.68934
33 *....................................        24.67312       -81.69109
34 *....................................        24.67292       -81.69091
35 *....................................        24.67227       -81.69186
36 *....................................        24.67121       -81.69116
37 *....................................        24.67064       -81.69055
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sawyer Key WMA

No Entry

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins at Point 1 
and continues west to Point 2. From Point 2 the boundary continues 
west towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline SW until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 5 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline SW until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 6 and the intersection of the shoreline and the line 
segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From this intersection 
the boundary continues SW to the intersection of the shoreline and 
the line segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 9 and 
Point 10. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 10 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline NE until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 10 and Point 11. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally north and then east 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 12 and 
Point 13. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 13 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 14 and Point 15. 
From this intersection the boundary continues south to Point 16 
where it ends. The inner landward boundary is defined by and follows 
the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.75564       -81.55825
2.......................................        24.75565       -81.55869
3 *.....................................        24.75564       -81.55915
4 *.....................................        24.75537       -81.56027
5 *.....................................        24.75502       -81.56068
6 *.....................................        24.75390       -81.56322
7 *.....................................        24.75174       -81.56691
8 *.....................................        24.75186       -81.56706
9 *.....................................        24.75761       -81.56705
10 *....................................        24.75769       -81.56691
11 *....................................        24.75785       -81.56602
12 *....................................        24.75830       -81.56476
13 *....................................        24.75826       -81.56416
14 *....................................        24.75880       -81.55778
15 *....................................        24.75851       -81.55730
16......................................        24.75564       -81.55825
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Snipe Keys WMA 2

Idle Speed No Wake

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins at the 
intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed between 
Point 1 and Point 2. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From 
this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 5 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 6 and Point 7. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 7 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
generally west until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 8 and Point 9. From

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this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 9 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 10 and Point 11. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 11 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
NW until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 12 and 
Point 13. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 13 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 13 and Point 14. From this intersection 
the boundary continues NW to Point 14 and then west to Point 15. 
From Point 15 the boundary continues SW towards Point 16 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally SW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 16 and Point 17. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 17 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 18 
and Point 19. From this intersection the boundary continues west to 
Point 19 and then Point 20. From Point 20 the boundary continues 
towards Point 21 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 21 and Point 22. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 22 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 23 and Point 24. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 24 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 25 
and Point 26. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 26 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 26 and Point 27. From this intersection 
the boundary continues NW to Point 27 and then to each successive 
point in numerical order until it reaches Point 34. From Point 34 
the boundary continues east towards Point 35 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
east until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 36 
and Point 37. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 37 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 38 and Point 39. 
From this intersection the boundary continues east to the 
intersection of the shoreline with the line segment formed between 
Point 40 and Point 41. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline east until it intersects with the line segment formed 
between Point 42 and Point 43. From this intersection the boundary 
continues east towards Point 43 until it intersects the shoreline. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 44 and Point 45 
where it ends. The inner landward boundary is defined by and follows 
the shoreline where not already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 *.....................................        24.69379       -81.66054
2 *.....................................        24.69368       -81.66045
3 *.....................................        24.69316       -81.66077
4 *.....................................        24.69355       -81.66239
5 *.....................................        24.69343       -81.66275
6 *.....................................        24.69298       -81.66378
7 *.....................................        24.69273       -81.66402
8 *.....................................        24.69167       -81.66801
9 *.....................................        24.69152       -81.66834
10 *....................................        24.69174       -81.66910
11 *....................................        24.69185       -81.67023
12 *....................................        24.69241       -81.67087
13 *....................................        24.69262       -81.67119
14......................................        24.69293       -81.67142
15......................................        24.69291       -81.67153
16 *....................................        24.69285       -81.67160
17 *....................................        24.69275       -81.67166
18 *....................................        24.69278       -81.67176
19......................................        24.69279       -81.67189
20......................................        24.69276       -81.67206
21 *....................................        24.69264       -81.67220
22 *....................................        24.69259       -81.67231
23 *....................................        24.69269       -81.67266
24 *....................................        24.69263       -81.67287
25 *....................................        24.69274       -81.67328
26 *....................................        24.69281       -81.67341
27......................................        24.69292       -81.67346
28......................................        24.69343       -81.67337
29......................................        24.69328       -81.67278
30......................................        24.69330       -81.67221
31......................................        24.69335       -81.67208
32......................................        24.69327       -81.67196
33......................................        24.69327       -81.67191
34......................................        24.69335       -81.67182
35 *....................................        24.69342       -81.67153
36 *....................................        24.69345       -81.67122
37 *....................................        24.69330       -81.67089
38 *....................................        24.69295       -81.67030
39 *....................................        24.69283       -81.67030
40 *....................................        24.69309       -81.66963
41 *....................................        24.69299       -81.66963
42 *....................................        24.69337       -81.66454
43 *....................................        24.69380       -81.66326
44 *....................................        24.69379       -81.66054
45 *....................................        24.69368       -81.66045
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Snipe Keys WMA 3

No Motor

    The wildlife management area seaward boundary begins at Point 1 
at Snipe Keys and continues towards Point 2 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
SE until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 2 and 
Point 3. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
3 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline east until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 4 and Point 5. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 5 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
east until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 6 and 
Point 7. From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 
7 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline east until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 7 and Point 8. From this intersection 
the boundary continues east to Point 8 and then to Point 9. From 
Point 9 the boundary continues towards Point 10 until it intersects 
the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the 
shoreline east until it intersects the line segment formed between 
Point 11 and Point 12. From this intersection the boundary continues 
towards Point 12 until it intersects the shoreline. From this 
intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally NE until 
it intersects the line segment formed between Point 12 and Point 13. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to Point 13 and then 
Point 14. From Point 14 the boundary continues towards Point 15 
until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the 
boundary follows the shoreline generally NE until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 15 and Point 16. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 16 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline SE until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 17 and Point 18. From this intersection the boundary 
continues towards Point 18 until it intersects the shoreline. From 
this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 19 and Point 20. 
From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline generally 
NE until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 21 and 
Point 22. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 22 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline NE and then east until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 23 and Point 24. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 24 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline east and then south until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 25 and Point 26. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 26 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline south and then west until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 27 and 28. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 28 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 29 
and Point 30. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 30 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline west until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 30 and Point 31. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 31 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
north until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 31 
and Point 33. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 33 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally west until it 
intersects the line segment formed between Point 34 and Point 35. 
From this intersection the boundary continues towards Point 35 until 
it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline generally NW until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 36 and the intersection of the 
shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 37 and Point 38. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 37 and Point 
38. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed between 
Point 39 and Point 40. From this intersection the boundary continues 
to the intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed 
between Point 41 and Point 42. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to the intersection of the shoreline and the line segment 
formed between Point 43 and Point 44. From this intersection the 
boundary continues to the intersection of the shoreline and the line 
segment formed between Point 45 and Point 46. From this intersection 
the boundary continues towards Point 47 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
south until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 48 
and Point 49. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 49 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline south until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 50 and Point 51. From this 
intersection the boundary continues towards Point 51 until it 
intersects the shoreline. From this intersection the boundary 
follows the shoreline south until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 52 and Point 53. From this intersection the 
boundary continues towards Point 53 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary follows the shoreline 
west until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 54 
and Point 55. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 55 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline generally west and then north 
until it intersects the line segment formed between Point 56 and 
Point 57. From this intersection the boundary continues towards 
Point 57 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline north until it intersects the 
line segment formed between Point 58 and the intersection of the 
shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 59 and Point 60. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 59 and Point 
60. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed between 
Point 61 and Point 62. From this intersection the boundary follows 
the shoreline generally NE until it intersects the line segment 
formed between Point 63 and the intersection formed between the 
shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 64 and Point 65. 
From this intersection the boundary continues to the intersection of 
the shoreline and the line segment formed between Point 64 and Point 
65. From this intersection the boundary continues to the 
intersection of the shoreline and the line segment formed between 
Point 66 and Point 67. From this intersection the boundary continues 
NE to Point 67. From Point 67 the boundary continues east towards 
Point 68 until it intersects the shoreline. From this intersection 
the boundary follows the shoreline until it intersects the line 
segment formed between Point 69 and Point 70. From this intersection 
the boundary continues north to Point 70 and Point 71 and then 
generally east to each successive point in numerical order until it 
reaches Point 83. From Point 83 the boundary continues towards Point 
84 until it intersects the shoreline where it ends. The inner 
landward boundary is defined by and follows the shoreline where not 
already specified.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.69292       -81.67346
2 *.....................................        24.69281       -81.67341
3 *.....................................        24.69274       -81.67328
4 *.....................................        24.69263       -81.67287
5 *.....................................        24.69269       -81.67266
6 *.....................................        24.69259       -81.67231
7 *.....................................        24.69264       -81.67220

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8.......................................        24.69276       -81.67206
9.......................................        24.69279       -81.67189
10 *....................................        24.69278       -81.67176
11 *....................................        24.69275       -81.67166
12 *....................................        24.69285       -81.67160
13......................................        24.69291       -81.67153
14......................................        24.69293       -81.67142
15 *....................................        24.69262       -81.67119
16 *....................................        24.69241       -81.67087
17 *....................................        24.69185       -81.67023
18 *....................................        24.69174       -81.66910
19 *....................................        24.69152       -81.66834
20 *....................................        24.69167       -81.66801
21 *....................................        24.69273       -81.66402
22 *....................................        24.69298       -81.66378
23 *....................................        24.69343       -81.66275
24 *....................................        24.69355       -81.66239
25 *....................................        24.68938       -81.66143
26 *....................................        24.68868       -81.66151
27 *....................................        24.68598       -81.66518
28 *....................................        24.68574       -81.66543
29 *....................................        24.68572       -81.66562
30 *....................................        24.68573       -81.66580
31 *....................................        24.68577       -81.66598
32 *....................................        24.68592       -81.66595
33 *....................................        24.68604       -81.66622
34 *....................................        24.68655       -81.66859
35 *....................................        24.68733       -81.66899
36 *....................................        24.68843       -81.67065
37 *....................................        24.68852       -81.67164
38 *....................................        24.68869       -81.67164
39 *....................................        24.68832       -81.67239
40 *....................................        24.68849       -81.67241
41 *....................................        24.68821       -81.67283
42 *....................................        24.68836       -81.67294
43 *....................................        24.68780       -81.67317
44 *....................................        24.68798       -81.67334
45 *....................................        24.68753       -81.67355
46 *....................................        24.68768       -81.67373
47 *....................................        24.68702       -81.67392
48 *....................................        24.68598       -81.67433
49 *....................................        24.68579       -81.67505
50 *....................................        24.68506       -81.67548
51 *....................................        24.68481       -81.67598
52 *....................................        24.68454       -81.67621
53 *....................................        24.68420       -81.67739
54 *....................................        24.68415       -81.67947
55 *....................................        24.68453       -81.67966
56 *....................................        24.68780       -81.68024
57 *....................................        24.68815       -81.68001
58 *....................................        24.68838       -81.67997
59 *....................................        24.68883       -81.67993
60 *....................................        24.68880       -81.67979
61 *....................................        24.68970       -81.67984
62 *....................................        24.68965       -81.67964
63 *....................................        24.69017       -81.67882
64 *....................................        24.69054       -81.67760
65 *....................................        24.69029       -81.67763
66 *....................................        24.69055       -81.67730
67......................................        24.69078       -81.67719
68 *....................................        24.69099       -81.67589
69 *....................................        24.69180       -81.67492
70......................................        24.69239       -81.67474
71......................................        24.69256       -81.67476
72......................................        24.69262       -81.67462
73......................................        24.69256       -81.67437
74......................................        24.69243       -81.67423
75......................................        24.69256       -81.67406
76......................................        24.69260       -81.67391
77......................................        24.69288       -81.67376
78......................................        24.69290       -81.67369
79......................................        24.69296       -81.67367
80......................................        24.69300       -81.67364
81......................................        24.69302       -81.67354

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82......................................        24.69299       -81.67350
83......................................        24.69292       -81.67346
84 *....................................        24.69281       -81.67341
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix F to Subpart P of Part 922--Sanctuary Preservation Areas 
Boundary Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The boundary for the following Sanctuary Preservation Areas 
(SPA) begins at each individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each 
successive point in numerical order until ending at that same zone's 
last point as listed in its specific coordinate table.

Alligator Reef SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.85383       -80.61950
2.......................................        24.84691       -80.60967
3.......................................        24.84002       -80.62083
4.......................................        24.84683       -80.62716
5.......................................        24.85383       -80.61950
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Carysfort Reef SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.22734       -80.19447
2.......................................        25.19451       -80.20821
3.......................................        25.20476       -80.23208
4.......................................        25.23405       -80.21709
5.......................................        25.23671       -80.21573
6.......................................        25.23492       -80.21169
7.......................................        25.22734       -80.19447
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cheeca Rocks SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.90367       -80.61917
2.......................................        24.90700       -80.61517
3.......................................        24.90417       -80.61283
4.......................................        24.90167       -80.61667
5.......................................        24.90367       -80.61917
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coffins Patch SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.67917       -80.97217
2.......................................        24.68433       -80.97467
3.......................................        24.69117       -80.96133
4.......................................        24.68533       -80.95883
5.......................................        24.67917       -80.97217
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Conch Reef SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.95800       -80.45783
2.......................................        24.95567       -80.45433
3.......................................        24.94986       -80.45703
4.......................................        24.94633       -80.45867
5.......................................        24.94933       -80.46217
6.......................................        24.95800       -80.45783
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Davis Reef SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.92233       -80.50867
2.......................................        24.92683       -80.50450
3.......................................        24.92350       -80.50083
4.......................................        24.91850       -80.50583
5.......................................        24.92233       -80.50867
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eastern Dry Rocks SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.46200       -81.84767
2.......................................        24.46533       -81.84250
3.......................................        24.46217       -81.83883
4.......................................        24.45783       -81.84667
5.......................................        24.46200       -81.84767
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hen and Chickens SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.93400       -80.55317
2.......................................        24.93967       -80.54767
3.......................................        24.93683       -80.54383
4.......................................        24.93100       -80.54917
5.......................................        24.93400       -80.55317
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Key Largo Dry Rocks-Grecian Rocks SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.10502       -80.30565
2.......................................        25.10880       -80.31061
3.......................................        25.12650       -80.29850
4.......................................        25.12432       -80.29468
5.......................................        25.10502       -80.30565
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Looe Key SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.55200       -81.41350
2.......................................        24.55400       -81.40050
3.......................................        24.54500       -81.39750
4.......................................        24.54200       -81.41167
5.......................................        24.54745       -81.41267
6.......................................        24.55200       -81.41350
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Molasses Reef SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.01767       -80.36400
2.......................................        25.00483       -80.37833
3.......................................        25.01200       -80.38050
4.......................................        25.01667       -80.37550
5.......................................        25.01767       -80.36400
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Newfound Harbor Key SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.61233       -81.39667

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2.......................................        24.61667       -81.39767
3.......................................        24.61833       -81.38900
4.......................................        24.61417       -81.38800
5.......................................        24.61233       -81.39667
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sand Key SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.45033       -81.88250
2.......................................        24.46017       -81.88233
3.......................................        24.45967       -81.87150
4.......................................        24.45017       -81.87200
5.......................................        24.45033       -81.88250
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sombrero Key SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.62500       -81.10317
2.......................................        24.62083       -81.11483
3.......................................        24.62536       -81.11674
4.......................................        24.62629       -81.11398
5.......................................        24.63183       -81.11300
6.......................................        24.62832       -81.10790
7.......................................        24.62930       -81.10497
8.......................................        24.62500       -81.10317
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Elbow SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.14950       -80.26050
2.......................................        25.14917       -80.25367
3.......................................        25.13633       -80.26067
4.......................................        25.14167       -80.26783
5.......................................        25.14320       -80.26640
6.......................................        25.14720       -80.26266
7.......................................        25.14950       -80.26050
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turtle Rocks SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.30828       -80.20750
2.......................................        25.27452       -80.23195
3.......................................        25.28222       -80.24276
4.......................................        25.31519       -80.22184
5.......................................        25.30828       -80.20750
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turtle Shoal SPA

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.73452       -80.92027
2.......................................        24.72375       -80.91202
3.......................................        24.71386       -80.93661
4.......................................        24.72406       -80.94341
5.......................................        24.73452       -80.92027
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Appendix G to Subpart P of Part 922--Conservation Areas Boundary 
Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The boundary for the following Conservation Areas begins at each 
individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each successive point in 
numerical order until ending at that same zone's last point as 
listed in its specific coordinate table.

Conch Reef Conservation Area

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.95167       -80.44883
2.......................................        24.94717       -80.45433
3.......................................        24.94986       -80.45703
4.......................................        24.95567       -80.45433
5.......................................        24.95167       -80.44883
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eastern Sambo Conservation Area

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.48950       -81.66600
2.......................................        24.49617       -81.66717
3.......................................        24.49733       -81.65983
4.......................................        24.49250       -81.65583
5.......................................        24.48950       -81.66600
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tennessee Reef Conservation Area

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.77003       -80.75115
2.......................................        24.75788       -80.74189
3.......................................        24.75157       -80.75147
4.......................................        24.76495       -80.75955
5.......................................        24.77003       -80.75115
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tortugas North Conservation Area

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.76667       -83.10000
2.......................................        24.76667       -82.90000
3.......................................        24.76333       -82.80000
4.......................................        24.72610       -82.80000
5.......................................        24.72537       -82.86646
6.......................................        24.71690       -82.89975
7.......................................        24.65000       -82.96674
8.......................................        24.65000       -83.10000
9.......................................        24.76667       -83.10000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tortugas South Conservation Area

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.55017       -83.16643
2.......................................        24.55000       -83.08333
3.......................................        24.30000       -83.08333
4.......................................        24.30084       -83.16711
5.......................................        24.55017       -83.16643
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Western Sambo Conservation Area

    The Western Sambo Conservation Area boundary begins 
approximately 6 miles south of Boca Chica Key at Point 1. From Point 
1 the boundary continues to Point 2 and Point 3. From Point 3 the 
boundary continues towards Point 4 until it intersects the 
shoreline. From this intersection the boundary continues east 
following the shoreline until it intersects the line segment formed 
between Point 5 and Point 6. From this intersection the boundary 
continues to Point 6 and ends at Point 7.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.47295       -81.70024
2.......................................        24.46655       -81.72928
3.......................................        24.49877       -81.72544
4*......................................        24.55794       -81.71838
5*......................................        24.56201       -81.67996
6.......................................        24.50469       -81.69301
7.......................................        24.47295       -81.70024
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note: The coordinates in the table above marked with an asterisk 
(*) are not a part of the zone's boundary. These coordinates are 
landward reference points used to draw a line segment that 
intersects with the shoreline.
    Within the Western Sambo Conservation Area, an additional no 
anchor zone surrounds the offshore reef tract. The boundary for the 
Western Sambo Conservation Area No Anchor zone begins at Point 1 and 
continues to each successive point in numerical order until ending 
at Point 5.

Western Sambo Conservation Area

No Anchor

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.49877       -81.72544
2.......................................        24.50469       -81.69301
3.......................................        24.47295       -81.70024
4.......................................        24.46655       -81.72928
5.......................................        24.49877       -81.72544
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix H to Subpart P of Part 922--Restoration Areas--Habitat 
Boundary Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The boundary for the following Restoration Areas--Habitat zones 
begins at each individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each 
successive point in numerical order until ending at that same zone's 
last point as listed in its specific coordinate table.

Cheeca Rocks East Restoration Area--Habitat

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.90299       -80.61106
2.......................................        24.90298       -80.60901
3.......................................        24.90194       -80.60902
4.......................................        24.90195       -80.61106
5.......................................        24.90299       -80.61106
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cheeca Rocks South Restoration Area--Habitat

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.89782       -80.62210
2.......................................        24.89846       -80.61492
3.......................................        24.89581       -80.61500
4.......................................        24.89587       -80.62216
5.......................................        24.89782       -80.62210
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Horseshoe Reef Restoration Area--Habitat

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.13797       -80.29796
2.......................................        25.14422       -80.29317
3.......................................        25.13806       -80.28500
4.......................................        25.13196       -80.28979
5.......................................        25.13797       -80.29796
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pickles Reef Restoration Area--Habitat

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.97864       -80.43372
2.......................................        24.97866       -80.44120

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3.......................................        24.98488       -80.44055
4.......................................        24.98459       -80.43332
5.......................................        24.97864       -80.43372
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix I to Subpart P of Part 922--Restoration Areas--Nursery 
Boundary Coordinates

    Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic) 
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
    The boundary for the following Restoration Areas--Nursery zones 
begins at each individual zone's Point 1 and continues to each 
successive point in numerical order until ending at that same zone's 
last point as listed in its specific coordinate table.

Carysfort Reef Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.23492       -80.21169
2.......................................        25.23231       -80.21302
3.......................................        25.23405       -80.21709
4.......................................        25.23671       -80.21573
5.......................................        25.23492       -80.21169
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Islamorada Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.88775       -80.56321
2.......................................        24.88777       -80.56754
3.......................................        24.89171       -80.56753
4.......................................        24.89169       -80.56319
5.......................................        24.88775       -80.56321
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Key Largo Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.08091       -80.31483
2.......................................        25.08484       -80.31479
3.......................................        25.08482       -80.31048
4.......................................        25.08089       -80.31050
5.......................................        25.08091       -80.31483
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Looe Key East Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.55911       -81.40124
2.......................................        24.56385       -81.40272
3.......................................        24.56554       -81.39802
4.......................................        24.56109       -81.39638
5.......................................        24.55911       -81.40124
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Looe Key West Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.55149       -81.41663
2.......................................        24.55200        -81.4135
3.......................................        24.54745       -81.41267
4.......................................        24.54705       -81.41568
5.......................................        24.55149       -81.41663
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marathon Restoration Area--Nursery

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.66333       -81.02078
2.......................................        24.66333       -81.02780
3.......................................        24.66986       -81.02781
4.......................................        24.66986       -81.02078
5.......................................        24.66333       -81.02078
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marker 32 Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.47712       -81.77809
2.......................................        24.48104       -81.77811
3.......................................        24.48105       -81.77368
4.......................................        24.47717       -81.77372
5.......................................        24.47712       -81.77809
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Middle Keys Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.65659       -81.02141
2.......................................        24.65858       -81.01799
3.......................................        24.65533       -81.01548
4.......................................        24.65337       -81.01932
5.......................................        24.65659       -81.02141
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sand Key Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.45983       -81.88394
2.......................................        24.45605       -81.88389
3.......................................        24.45603       -81.88804
4.......................................        24.45981       -81.88808
5.......................................        24.45983       -81.88394
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tavernier Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        24.98883       -80.42110
2.......................................        24.99140       -80.41819
3.......................................        24.98708       -80.41356
4.......................................        24.98417       -80.41647
5.......................................        24.98883       -80.42110
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Elbow Restoration Area--Nursery

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Point                      Latitude        Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................        25.14320       -80.26640
2.......................................        25.14515       -80.26901
3.......................................        25.14928       -80.26534
4.......................................        25.14720       -80.26266
5.......................................        25.14320       -80.26640
------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FR Doc. 2025-00496 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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