Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-11 - THE BISCAYNE BAY-CARD SOUND SPINY LOBSTER SANCTUARY › Section 68B-11.001 - Purpose and Boundaries

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The waters of
				Biscayne Bay, Card Sound, and Little Card Sound hereinafter described are
				declared to be a nursery sanctuary for the purpose of protecting the spiny
				lobster. The boundaries of the sanctuary are as follows:
Begin at the intersection of the northern right-of-way of
				  State Road 905A and the western mean high water line of Little Card Sound (said
				  point of beginning being approximately 800 feet south and 2, 300 feet west of
				  the northeast corner of Section 13, Township 59 South, Range 39 East, Dade
				  County); thence northerly along the western mean high water line of Little Card
				  Sound, Card Sound, and Biscayne Bay to a point located at the intersection of
				  the western mean high water line of Biscayne Bay and the eastern end of the
				  southern shoreline of the canal marking the northern boundary of Matheson
				  Hammock Park (which canal shoreline also marks the southern boundary of Old
				  Cutler Bay Section 5, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in the public
				  records of Dade County, Florida, Plat Book 85, page 25); thence southeasterly
				  along a straight line connecting said point with the southernmost point on the
				  mean high water line of Key Biscayne (Cape Florida); thence southerly along a
				  straight line to the northernmost point on the mean high water line of Soldier
				  Key; thence southerly along the eastern mean high water line of Soldier Key to
				  the southernmost point on the mean high water line of Soldier Key; thence
				  southerly along a straight line to the northernmost point on the mean high
				  water line of the northernmost key in the Ragged Keys; thence southerly along
				  the eastern mean high water lines of the islands forming the Ragged Keys, with
				  straight connecting lines between such islands at the points where the islands
				  are closest to each other, to the southernmost point on the mean high water
				  line of the southernmost key in the Ragged Keys; thence southerly along a
				  straight line to the northernmost point on the mean high water line of Boca
				  Chita Key; thence southerly along the eastern mean high water line of Boca
				  Chita Key to the southernmost point on the mean high water line of Boca Chita
				  Key; thence southerly along a straight line to the northernmost point on the
				  mean high water line of Sands Key; thence southerly along the eastern mean high
				  water line of Sands Key to the northeasternmost headland of Sands Cut; thence
				  southeasterly along a straight line to the northeasternmost point on the mean
				  high water line of Elliot Key; thence southerly along the eastern mean high
				  water line of Elliot Key to the southernmost point on the mean high water line
				  of Elliot Key (Christmas Point); thence southerly along a straight line across
				  the mouth of Caesar Creek to the easternmost point on the mean high water line
				  of Old Rhodes Key; thence southerly along the eastern mean high water line of
				  Old Rhodes Key to the southernmost point on the mean high water line of Old
				  Rhodes Key; thence southwesterly along a straight line across the mouth of Old
				  Rhodes Channel to the easternmost point on the mean high water line of Swan
				  Key; thence southwesterly along the eastern mean high water line of Swan Key to
				  the southernmost point on the mean high water line of Swan Key; thence
				  southwesterly in a straight line across the mouth of Broad Creek to the
				  easternmost point on the mean high water line of Palo Alto Key; thence
				  southwesterly along the eastern mean high water line of Palo Alto Key to the
				  northeasternmost headland of Angelfish Creek; thence southwesterly in a
				  straight line across the mouth of Angelfish Creek to the easternmost point on
				  the mean high water line of Angelfish Key; thence southwesterly along the
				  eastern mean high water line of Angelfish Key, crossing Little Angelfish Creek
				  and Pumpkin Creek along straight headland-to-headland lines, to a point on the
				  mean high water line of Key Largo at the southwestern headland of Pumpkin
				  Creek; thence northerly along the mean high water line of Key Largo, following
				  the western shoreline of Pumpkin Creek to the northernmost point on the mean
				  high water line of Key Largo; thence southwesterly along the mean high water
				  line of Key Largo, following the southeastern shoreline of Little Pumpkin
				  Creek, and continuing southwesterly along the mean high water line of Key Largo
				  to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of State Road 905A, crossing
				  Steamboat Creek and all other creeks along straight headland-to-headland lines;
				  thence northwesterly along the northern right-of-way of State Road 905A to the
				  point of beginning.
The western boundary of the sanctuary from the point of
				  beginning to the northern boundary of Matheson Hammock Park, includes all
				  natural and artificial waterways tidally connected to Little Card Sound, Card
				  Sound, and Biscayne Bay.
(2)
				The Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary described herein is
				depicted on the following map:
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Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 7-3-84, Formerly 46-11.01, Formerly
					 46-11.001.