Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68C - Manatees › Chapter 68C-22 - THE FLORIDA MANATEE SANCTUARY ACT › Section 68C-22.005 - Lee County Zones

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Commission
				hereby designates the waters within Lee County, as described below, as areas
				where manatee sightings are frequent and where the best available information
				supports the conclusion that manatees inhabit these areas on a regular or
				periodic basis. The primary purpose of this rule is to protect manatees from
				harmful collisions with motorboats and from harassment by regulating the speed
				and operation of motorboats within these designated areas. A secondary purpose
				is to protect manatee habitat. In consideration of balancing the rights of
				fishers, boaters, and water skiers to use the waters of the state for
				recreational and commercial purposes (as applicable under Section
				379.2431(2)(k),
				F.S.), with the need to provide manatee protection, the Commission has examined
				the need for limited lanes, corridors, or unregulated areas that allow higher
				speeds through or within regulated areas. Such lanes, corridors, or areas are
				provided in those locations where the Commission determined that they are
				consistent with manatee protection needs.
(2) The following year-round and seasonal
				zones are established, which include all associated and navigable tributaries,
				lakes, creeks, coves, bends, backwaters, canals, and boat basins unless
				otherwise designated or excluded. Access to the No Entry zones designated in
				paragraph (2)(a), will be provided in accordance with procedures set forth in
				subsection (4), hereunder, and applicable provisions of Rule
				68C-22.003, F.A.C.
(a) No Entry (November 15 - March 31) - Tice
				Power Plant Area: All waters of the discharge canal north of the general
				contour of the northern shoreline of the Orange River and south of State Road
				No. 80; and all waters of the intake canal south of the general contour of the
				southern shoreline of the Caloosahatchee River on the northeast side of the
				power plant.
(b) Idle Speed (All
				Year) - All waters of the Orange River south of the river's confluence with the
				Caloosahatchee River and west of the centerline of Buckingham Road, except as
				otherwise designated under paragraph (2)(a).
(c) Idle Speed (All Year)/ICW Channel 25 MPH
				(April 1 - November 14) - All waters of the Caloosahatchee River east of the
				centerline of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad trestle that crosses Beautiful
				Island and west of a line that bears 147° from a point (approximate
				latitude 26° 41' 59'' North, approximate longitude 81° 47' 25'' West)
				on the southernmost tip of the mangrove peninsula at the west end of Thompson
				Cutoff. The portion of the marked Intracoastal Waterway (Okeechobee Waterway)
				channel in this area is regulated at Idle Speed between November 15 and March
				31 and at a maximum speed of twenty-five (25) mph for the remainder of the
				year.
(d) Slow Speed (All Year) -
1. North Matlacha Pass Area: All waters of
				Matlacha Pass, south of a line that bears 90° and 270° from Matlacha
				Pass Green Channel Marker "77" (approximate latitude 26° 40' 00'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 06' 00'' West), and north of Pine Island Road
				(State Road No. 78), excluding the portion of the marked channel otherwise
				designated under subparagraph (2)(h)3., and those waters described under
				sub-subparagraphs (2)(d)1.a. and (2)(d)1.b.
a.
				The following waters of Buzzard Bay are excluded from the Slow Speed zone
				designated under subparagraph (2)(d)1.: All waters of Buzzard Bay east and
				northeast of a line beginning at a point (approximate latitude 26° 40' 00''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 05' 20'' West) on the southwest shoreline
				of an unnamed mangrove island east of Matlacha Pass Green Channel Marker "77"
				and bearing 219° to the northeasternmost point (approximate latitude
				26° 39' 58'' North, approximate longitude 82° 05' 23'' West) of another
				unnamed mangrove island, then running along the eastern shoreline of said
				island to its southeasternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 36''
				North, approximate longitude 81° 05' 09'' West), then bearing 115° to
				the westernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 34'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 05' 05'' West) of the unnamed mangrove island to the
				southeast, then running along the western shoreline of said island to its
				southwesternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 22'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 04' 53'' West), then bearing 123° to the
				northwesternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 21'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 04' 52'' West) of an unnamed mangrove island,
				then running along the western shoreline of said island to its southeasternmost
				point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 09'' North, approximate longitude
				82° 04' 44'' West), then bearing 103° to the northwesternmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 39' 08'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04'
				41'' West) of a peninsula on the unnamed mangrove island to the southeast, then
				running along the southwestern shoreline of said island to its southeasternmost
				point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 51'' North, approximate longitude
				82° 04' 18'' West), then bearing 99° to the southernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 38' 50'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04'
				03'' West) of the unnamed mangrove island to the east, then bearing 90° to
				the line's terminus at a point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 50'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 03' 55'' West) on the eastern shoreline of
				Matlacha Pass.
b. The following
				waters of North Pine Island Creek and Matlacha Pass are excluded from the Slow
				Speed zone designated under subparagraph (2)(d)1.: All waters of Pine Island
				Creek and Matlacha Pass north of Pine Island Road, west of a line bearing
				360° from the northernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 54''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 06' 19'' West) of an unnamed island near
				the western shoreline of Matlacha Pass west of Matlacha Pass Green Channel
				Marker "77, " and west and southwest of a line beginning at said northernmost
				point of an unnamed island, then running along the eastern shoreline of said
				island to its southernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 18'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 06' 24'' West), then bearing 128° to the
				northernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 12'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 06' 17'' West) of an unnamed mangrove island to the south,
				then running along the eastern shoreline of said island to its southeasternmost
				point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 00'' North, approximate longitude
				82° 06' 09'' West), then bearing 138° to a point (approximate latitude
				26° 38' 45'' North, approximate longitude 82° 05' 53'' West) on the
				northern shoreline of Bear Key, then running along the northern shoreline of
				Bear Key to its easternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 44'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 05' 46'' West), then bearing 85° to the
				westernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 45'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 05' 32'' West) of Deer Key, then running along the northern
				shoreline of Deer Key to its easternmost point (approximate latitude 26°
				38' 46'' North, approximate longitude 82° 05' 22'' West), then bearing
				103° to the northwesternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 45''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 05' 17'' West) of the unnamed mangrove
				island to the east, then running along the western shoreline of said island to
				its southernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 30'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 05' 04'' West), then bearing 106° to the
				westernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 30'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 04' 57'' West) of the unnamed island to the southeast, then
				running along the northern and eastern shorelines of said island to a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 38' 23'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04'
				51'' West) on its eastern shoreline, then bearing 113° to the northernmost
				point of West Island (approximate latitude 26° 38' 21'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 04' 37'' West), then running along the western shoreline of
				West Island to the point where the line intersects Pine Island
				Road.
2. South Matlacha
				Pass Area: All waters of Matlacha Pass, St. James Creek, and San Carlos Bay,
				south of Pine Island Road (State Road No. 78), north of a line 500 feet
				northwest of and parallel to the main marked channel of the Intracoastal
				Waterway, west of a line that bears 302° from Intracoastal Waterway Green
				Channel Marker "99" (approximate latitude 26° 31' 00'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 00' 52'' West), and east of a line that bears 360° from
				Intracoastal Waterway Red Channel Marker "10" (approximate latitude 26° 29'
				16'' North, approximate longitude 82° 03' 35'' West), excluding the
				portions of the marked channels otherwise designated under subparagraphs
				(2)(h)4. and (2)(h)5., and those waters described under sub-subparagraphs
				(2)(d)2.a. through (2)(d)2.d.
a. The following
				waters in western Matlacha Pass are excluded from the Slow Speed zone
				designated under subparagraph (2)(d)2.: All waters of Matlacha Pass south of
				Pine Island Road and west of the western shoreline of West Island and a line
				beginning at the southernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 37' 25''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 17'' West) of West Island and bearing
				149° to the northernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 37' 18''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 12'' West) of the unnamed mangrove
				island to the south, then running along the eastern shoreline of said island to
				its southernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 36' 55'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 04' 02'' West), then bearing 163° to the
				line's terminus at a point (approximate latitude 26° 36' 44'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 03' 58'' West) on the eastern shoreline of Little
				Pine Island.
b. The following
				waters in eastern Matlacha Pass/Pontoon Bay are excluded from the Slow Speed
				zone designated under subparagraph (2)(d)2.: All waters of Matlacha Pass,
				Pontoon Bay, and associated embayments south of Pine Island Road and east of a
				line beginning at a point (approximate latitude 26° 38' 12'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 03' 46'' West) on the northwestern shoreline of
				the embayment on the east side of Matlacha Pass, immediately south of Pine
				Island Road and then running along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed island
				to the south to its southeasternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 37'
				30'' North, approximate longitude 82° 03' 22'' West), then bearing 163°
				to the northwesternmost point of the unnamed island to the south, then running
				along the western shoreline of said island to its southernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 37' 15'' North, approximate longitude 82° 03'
				15'' West), then bearing 186° to the line's terminus at a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 37' 10'' North, approximate longitude 82° 03'
				16'' West) on the eastern shoreline of Matlacha Pass.
c. The following waters of South Pine Island
				Creek and Matlacha Pass are excluded from the Slow Speed zone designated under
				subparagraph (2)(d)2.: All waters of Pine Island Creek south of Pine Island
				Road; and all waters of Matlacha Pass, Rock Creek, and the Mud Hole, west of a
				line beginning at a point (approximate latitude 26° 33' 52'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 04' 53'' West) on the western shoreline of
				Matlacha Pass and bearing 22° to a point (approximate latitude 26° 34'
				09'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 45'' West) on the southern
				shoreline of the unnamed island to the northeast, then running along the
				southern and eastern shorelines of said island to a point (approximate latitude
				26° 34' 15'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 39'' West) on its
				northeastern shoreline, then bearing 24° to a point (approximate latitude
				26° 34' 21'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 36'' West) on the
				southern shoreline of the large unnamed island to the north, then running along
				the southern and eastern shorelines of said island to a point (approximate
				latitude 26° 34' 31'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 29'' West)
				on its eastern shoreline, then bearing 41° to the southernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 34' 39'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04'
				22'' West) of another unnamed island to the northeast, then running along the
				eastern shoreline of said island to its northwesternmost point (approximate
				latitude 26° 35' 22'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 07'' West),
				then bearing 2° to the southernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 35'
				32'' North, approximate longitude 82° 04' 07'' West) of the unnamed island
				to the north, then running along the eastern shoreline of said island to its
				northernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 35' 51'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 03' 59'' West), then bearing 353° to the line's terminus
				at a point (approximate latitude 26° 36' 08'' North, approximate longitude
				82° 04' 01'' West) on the eastern shoreline of Little Pine
				Island.
d. The following waters of
				Punta Blanca Bay and Punta Blanca Creek are excluded from the Slow Speed zone
				designated under subparagraph (2)(d)2.: All waters of Punta Blanca Bay and
				Punta Blanca Creek, east of the eastern shoreline of Matlacha Pass and east and
				north of the eastern and northern shorelines of San Carlos
				Bay.
3. San Carlos Bay:
				All waters of San Carlos Bay south of the main marked channel of the
				Intracoastal Waterway, north and west of the Sanibel Causeway, west of a line
				beginning at a point (approximate latitude 26° 28' 57'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 01' 04'' West) on the Sanibel Causeway, then running along
				the western boundary of the marked channel that runs between Sanibel Causeway
				and the Intracoastal Waterway to Channel Marker "15" (approximate latitude
				26° 30' 24'' North, approximate longitude 82° 01' 06'' West), then
				bearing 339° to the line's terminus at a point (approximate latitude
				26° 30' 33'' North, approximate longitude 82° 01' 10'' West) on the
				southern boundary of the main marked channel of the Intracoastal Waterway, and
				east of a line that bears approximately 316° from the westernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 28' 34'' North, approximate longitude 82° 01'
				34'' West) of the easternmost Sanibel Causeway island to Intracoastal Waterway
				Green Channel Marker "7" (approximate latitude 26° 29' 40'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 02' 46'' West), excluding those waters within 700
				feet of the Sanibel Causeway.
4.
				Punta Rassa and Shell Creek Area: All waters of San Carlos Bay and Punta Rassa
				Cove east of a line that bears 352° from the northernmost tip of the
				northern peninsula on Punta Rassa (approximate latitude 26° 29' 44'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 00' 33'' West), and south of a line that bears
				122° from Intracoastal Waterway Green Channel Marker "99" (approximate
				latitude 26° 31' 00'' North, approximate longitude 82° 00' 52'' West),
				including all waters of Shell Creek and associated waterways.
5. Mouth of the Caloosahatchee River and the
				Big Shell Island/Shell Point Area: All waters of San Carlos Bay and the
				Caloosahatchee River, including the residential canals of Cape Coral, northeast
				of a line that bears 302° and 122° from Intracoastal Waterway Green
				Channel Marker "99" (approximate latitude 26° 31' 00'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 00' 52'' West), west of a line that bears 346° from
				Intracoastal Waterway Green Channel Marker "93" (approximate latitude 26°
				31' 37'' North, approximate longitude 81° 59' 46'' West), and north and
				northwest of the general contour of the northwestern shoreline of Shell Point
				and a line that bears approximately 74° from the northernmost tip
				(approximate latitude 26° 31' 31'' North, approximate longitude 81° 59'
				57'' West) of Shell Point to said Intracoastal Waterway Green Channel Marker
				"93", excluding the waters of Jewfish Creek.
6. Caloosahatchee River Area:
a. Cape Coral to North Fort Myers Area: All
				waters of the Caloosahatchee River, Hancock Creek, and associated waterways of
				Cape Coral and North Fort Myers, east of a line that bears 346° from
				Intracoastal Waterway Green Channel Marker "93" (approximate latitude 26°
				31' 37'' North, approximate longitude 81° 59' 46'' West), west of a line
				that bears 160° from a point (approximate latitude 26° 39' 25'' North,
				approximate longitude 81° 53' 17'' West) on the northern shoreline of the
				Caloosahatchee River approximately 1600 feet southwest of the centerline of
				U.S. Highway No. 41, and north and northwest of a line one quarter (1/4) mile
				south and southeast of and parallel to the general contour of the northern
				shoreline of the Caloosahatchee River, excluding the marked channel of the
				Intracoastal Waterway.
b. Shell
				Point to Fort Myers Area: All waters of the Caloosahatchee River, Deep Lagoon,
				and Whiskey Creek, southeast of a line that bears approximately 74° from
				the northernmost tip (approximate latitude 26° 31' 31'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 59' 57'' West) of Shell Point to Intracoastal Waterway Green
				Channel Marker "93" (approximate latitude 26° 31' 37'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 59' 46'' West), west of a line 1100 feet southwest of and
				parallel to the centerline of the U.S. Highway No. 41 Bridge, and south and
				southeast of a line 1/4 mile north and northwest of and parallel to the general
				contour of the southern shoreline of the Caloosahatchee River, excluding the
				marked channel of the Intracoastal Waterway.
c. Redfish Point Area: All waters of the
				Caloosahatchee River south of lines that bear 90° and 296° from
				Intracoastal Waterway Red Channel Marker "72" (approximate latitude 26° 32'
				43" North, approximate longitude 81° 56' 16" West) and northeast of lines
				that bear 140° and 320° from Intracoastal Waterway Red Channel Marker
				"76" (approximate latitude 26° 32' 16" North, approximate longitude 81°
				56' 43" West), excluding the portion of the marked Intracoastal Waterway
				channel otherwise designated under subparagraph (2)(h)6.
d. Fort Myers Area: All waters of the
				Caloosahatchee River northeast of a line 1100 feet southwest of and parallel to
				the centerline of the U.S. Highway No. 41 Bridge, southwest of the eastern side
				of the easternmost Edison Memorial Bridge, and southeast of a line one quarter
				(1/4) mile north and northwest of and parallel to the general contour of the
				southern shoreline of the Caloosahatchee River.
e. Fort Myers to Seaboard Coastline Railroad
				Area: All waters of the Caloosahatchee River and Billy Creek east of the
				eastern side of the easternmost Edison Memorial Bridge, and west of the
				centerline of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad trestle near Beautiful Island,
				excluding the portion of the marked Intracoastal Waterway channel otherwise
				designated under subparagraph (2)(h)7.
f. All cutoffs, oxbows, boat basins, and
				canals off of the Caloosahatchee River, including Owl Creek and Trout Creek,
				east of the centerline of the State Road No. 31 Bridge and west of the W.P.
				Franklin Lock and Water Control Structure.
g. W.P. Franklin Lock and Water Control
				Structure Area: All waters of the Caloosahatchee River within one quarter (1/4)
				mile east of the easternmost end of the lock and within one quarter (1/4) mile
				west of the westernmost end of the lock.
7. Fort Myers Beach Area: All waters of
				Matanzas Pass east of a line that bears 360° from the northernmost tip
				(approximate latitude 26° 27' 56'' North, approximate longitude 82° 58'
				04'' West) of Estero Island, west of a line that bears 340° from a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 25' 56'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54'
				25'' West) on the northern tip of an unnamed mangrove peninsula on the
				northeastern shoreline of Estero Island, and south and southwest of the general
				contour of the southwestern shorelines of the islands forming the northern
				shoreline of Matanzas Pass, a line that bears 312° from the
				northwesternmost point of Julies Island (approximate latitude 26° 26' 37''
				North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 57'' West), a line that bears 104°
				from a point (approximate latitude 26° 27' 23'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 56' 16'' West) on the southeastern tip of San Carlos Island,
				and a line that bears 313° from the northwesternmost point (approximate
				latitude 26° 28' 01'' North, approximate longitude 82° 57' 17'' West)
				of San Carlos Island.
8. San Carlos
				Island and Pelican Bay Area: All waters of Pelican Bay north of the general
				contour of the northeastern shoreline of San Carlos Island, east of a line that
				bears 313° from the northwesternmost point (approximate latitude 26°
				28' 01'' North, approximate longitude 82° 57' 17'' West) of San Carlos
				Island, and west of the centerline of San Carlos Boulevard (State Road No.
				865).
9. Ten Mile Canal and Mullock
				Creek Area: All waters of Mullock Creek west of U.S. Highway No. 41, and east
				and northeast of a line that bears 135° and 315° from Red Channel
				Marker "18" (approximate latitude 26° 27' 46'' North, approximate longitude
				81° 52' 00'' West) and all waters of Ten Mile Canal south of a line
				(approximate latitude 26° 30' 00'' North) 200 feet north of the centerline
				of U.S. Highway No. 41, excluding the portion of Mullock Creek otherwise
				designated under paragraph (2)(i).
10. Intrepid Waters, Fish Trap Bay, and
				Imperial River Area: All waters of Intrepid Waters, Fish Trap Bay, and the
				Imperial River south of a line that bears 90° from a point (approximate
				latitude 26° 20' 51'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50' 33'' West)
				on the eastern shoreline of Little Hickory Island, north of the Lee
				County/Collier County line, and west of the centerline of the State Road No.
				887 bridge, excluding the portion of the marked channel otherwise designated
				under subparagraph (2)(h)12.
11.
				Sanibel Island Area: All waters of Pine Island Sound and San Carlos Bay east
				and south of the Wulfert Channel, west of a line that bears 360° from the
				northernmost tip (approximate latitude 26° 28' 08'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 03' 35'' West) of Woodrings Point, and southwest and south of
				a line one quarter (1/4) mile northeast and north of and parallel to the
				general contour of the northeastern and northern shorelines of Sanibel Island
				and Wulfert Keys, including all waters of Tarpon Bay and associated bayous,
				canals and channels north and east of the centerline of the Sanibel-Captiva
				Road.
(e) Slow Speed (All
				Year)/ICW Channel 25 MPH (April 1 - November 14) - All waters of the
				Caloosahatchee River and Thompson Cutoff, east of a line that bears 160°
				from a point (approximate latitude 26° 41' 59'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 47' 25'' West) on the southernmost tip of the mangrove
				peninsula at the western end of Thompson Cutoff, and west of a line that bears
				180° from a point (approximate latitude 26° 42' 10'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 46' 42'' West) on the northern shoreline of the
				Caloosahatchee River at the eastern end of Thompson Cutoff, except as otherwise
				designated under paragraph (2)(a). The portion of the marked Intracoastal
				Waterway (Okeechobee Waterway) channel in this area is regulated at Slow Speed
				between November 15 and March 31 and at a maximum speed of twenty-five (25) mph
				for the remainder of the year.
(f)
				Slow Speed (April 1 - November 15)/25 MPH (Remainder of Year) -
1. Hurricane Bay Area: All waters of
				Hurricane Bay east of the centerline of San Carlos Boulevard (State Road No.
				865), north of the general contour of the northeastern shoreline of San Carlos
				Island and a line that bears 104° from a point (approximate latitude
				26° 27' 23'' North, approximate longitude 81° 56' 16'' West) on the
				southeastern tip of San Carlos Island, and west of a point (approximate
				latitude 26° 27' 36" North, approximate longitude 81° 55' 31" West) in
				the waterway connecting Hurricane Bay and Hell Peckney Bay, excluding the
				portions of the marked channels otherwise designated under subparagraph
				(2)(h)8.
2. North Estero Bay Area:
				All waters of Estero Bay east of a line beginning at the westernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 26' 11'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54'
				32'' West) of the unnamed island southeast of Julies Island and running along
				the northwestern shoreline of said island to its northernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 26' 16" North, approximate longitude 81° 54'
				27" West), then bearing 31° to a point (approximate latitude 26° 26'
				20" North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 24" West) on the southwestern
				shoreline of an unnamed island to the northeast, then running along said
				island's western and then northern shorelines to a point (approximate latitude
				26° 26' 35" North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 23" West) on the
				island's northeastern shoreline, then bearing 55° to the line's terminus on
				the eastern shoreline of Hell Peckney, a line that bears 340° from a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 25' 56'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54'
				25'' West) on the northern tip of an unnamed mangrove peninsula on the
				northeastern shoreline of Estero Island, and the northern shoreline of Estero
				Island, south of a line that bears 45° from a point (approximate latitude
				26° 27' 38" North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 16" West) on the
				shoreline near the southern end of Hendry Creek and lines that bear 135°
				and 315° from Red Channel Marker "18" (approximate latitude 26° 27'
				46'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 00'' West) in Mullock Creek, and
				north of a line that bears 72° from the northernmost point (approximate
				latitude 26° 24' 22'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 34'' West)
				of Black Island, including the waters of Buccaneer Lagoon at the southern end
				of Estero Island, but excluding the portions of the marked channels otherwise
				designated under subparagraph (2)(h)11., the Estero River, and the waters of
				Big Carlos Pass east of a line beginning at a point (approximate latitude
				26° 24' 34'' North, approximate longitude 81° 53' 05'' West) on the
				eastern shoreline of Estero Island and bearing 36° to a point (approximate
				latitude 26° 24' 40'' North, approximate longitude 81° 53' 00'' West)
				on the southern shoreline of Coon Key, south of a line beginning at a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 24' 36'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52'
				30'' West) on the eastern shoreline of Coon Key and bearing 106° to a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 24' 39'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52'
				34'' West) on the southwestern shoreline of the unnamed mangrove island north
				of Black Island, and west of a line beginning at a point (approximate latitude
				26° 24' 36'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 30'' West) on the
				southern shoreline of said unnamed mangrove island north of Black Island and
				bearing 192° to the northernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 24'
				22'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 34'' West) of Black
				Island.
3. South Estero Bay and Big
				Hickory Bay Area: All waters of Estero Bay and Big Hickory Bay south of a line
				that bears 72° from the northernmost point (approximate latitude 26°
				24' 22'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 34'' West) of Black Island,
				east of the centerline of State Road No. 865 (but including the waters of the
				embayment on the eastern side of Black Island and the waters inshore of the
				mouth of Big Hickory Pass that are west of State Road No. 865), and north of a
				line that bears 90° from a point (approximate latitude 26° 20' 51''
				North, approximate longitude 81° 50' 33'' West) on the eastern shoreline of
				Little Hickory Island, excluding Spring Creek, the portions of the marked
				channels otherwise designated under subparagraph (2)(h)11., and the portion of
				Big Hickory Bay otherwise designated under subparagraph
				(2)(h)13.
(g) Slow Speed
				(April 1 - November 15) -
1. Cayo
				Costa/Pelican Bay Area: All waters of Pelican Bay south and west of a line that
				bears 320° from a point (approximate latitude 26° 41' 32'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 14' 23'' West) on the northern end of Punta
				Blanca Island, north and northwest of a line that bears 80° from the
				southernmost tip of Primo Point (approximate latitude 26° 40' 28'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 14' 06'' West), and west and southwest of the
				western shoreline of Punta Blanca Island.
2. North Captiva Island Area: All waters of
				Safety Harbor west and northwest of a line that bears 198° from the
				southeasternmost tip (approximate latitude 26° 35' 56'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 12' 50'' West) of the peninsula lying on the northeastern
				side of Safety Harbor.
3. Captiva
				Island Area: All waters of Pine Island Sound south of a line that bears 90°
				from the northernmost tip (approximate latitude 26° 23' 11'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 11' 55'' West) of Captiva Island, north and west
				of the Wulfert Channel, and west and south of a line one quarter (1/4) mile
				east of and parallel to the general contour of the eastern shoreline of Captiva
				Island and Buck Key, including all waters of associated bayous, canals and
				channels north and east of the centerline of the Sanibel-Captiva
				Road.
4. Chino Island, York Island,
				and St. James City Area: All canals and boat basins of St. James City and the
				waters known as Long Cut and Short Cut; and all waters of Pine Island Sound and
				San Carlos Bay south of a line beginning at the southernmost tip (approximate
				latitude 26° 31' 28'' North, approximate longitude 82° 06' 19'' West)
				of a mangrove peninsula on the western shore of Pine Island approximately 2200
				feet north of Galt Island and bearing 309° to the southeasternmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 31' 32'' North, approximate longitude 82° 06'
				25'' West) of another mangrove peninsula, then running along the southern
				shoreline of said peninsula to its southwesternmost point (approximate latitude
				26° 31' 40'' North, approximate longitude 82° 06' 38'' West), then
				bearing 248° to a point (approximate latitude 26° 31' 40'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 06' 39'' West) on the eastern shoreline of an
				unnamed mangrove island, then running along the southern shoreline of said
				island to its southwesternmost point (approximate latitude 26° 31' 39''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 06' 44'' West), then bearing 206° to
				the line's terminus at the northernmost point of the Mac Keever Keys
				(approximate latitude 26° 31' 09'' North, approximate longitude 82° 07'
				09'' West), east of a line beginning at said northernmost point of the Mac
				Keever Keys and running along and between the general contour of the western
				shorelines of said keys to a point (approximate latitude 26° 30' 27''
				North, approximate longitude 82° 07' 08'' West) on the southernmost of the
				Mac Keever Keys, then bearing 201° to a point (approximate latitude 26°
				30' 01'' North, approximate longitude 82° 07' 19'' West) approximately 150
				feet due east of the southeasternmost point of Chino Island, then bearing
				approximately 162° to Red Intracoastal Waterway Channel Marker "22"
				(approximate latitude 26° 28' 57'' North, approximate longitude 82° 06'
				55'' West), then bearing approximately 117° to the line's terminus at Red
				Intracoastal Waterway Channel Marker "20" (approximate latitude 26° 28'
				45'' North, approximate longitude 82° 06' 38'' West), north of a line
				beginning at said Red Intracoastal Waterway Channel Marker "20'' and bearing
				86° to a point (approximate latitude 26° 28' 50'' North, approximate
				longitude 82°05'48'' West) one quarter (1/4) mile south of York Island,
				then running parallel to and one quarter (1/4) mile south of the general
				contour of the southern shorelines of York Island and Pine Island to the line's
				terminus at a point on a line bearing 360° from Red Intracoastal Waterway
				Channel Marker "10" (approximate latitude 26° 29' 16'' North, approximate
				longitude 82° 03' 35'' West), and west and southwest of the general contour
				of the western and southern shorelines of Pine Island and a line that bears
				360° from said Red Intracoastal Waterway Channel Marker "10", excluding the
				portion of the marked channel otherwise designated under subparagraph
				(2)(h)2.
(h) 25 MPH (All
				Year) -
1. Wulfert Channel: All waters within
				the marked channel known as Wulfert Channel, which connects Pine Island Sound
				with the Gulf of Mexico through Blind Pass, east of the centerline of the
				Sanibel-Captiva Road Bridge and west of a line one-quarter (1/4) mile east of
				and parallel to the general contour of the eastern shoreline of Sanibel Island.
				This restriction is in effect only between April 1 and November 15.
2. Cherry Estates Channel: All waters of the
				marked channel that runs adjacent to the power lines from the Cherry Estates
				area of St. James City into Pine Island Sound, east of the western boundary of
				the zone designated under subparagraph (2)(g)4., and west of a line
				perpendicular to the power lines that begins at the easternmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 30' 25'' North, approximate longitude 82° 06'
				15'' West) of the mangrove island on the north side of the power lines
				approximately 1800 feet southwest of the Galt Island Causeway. This restriction
				is in effect only between April 1 and November 15. This designation only
				applies if a channel is marked in accordance with permits issued by all
				applicable state and federal authorities. In the absence of a properly
				permitted channel, this area is as designated under subparagraph
				(2)(g)4.
3. North Matlacha Pass
				Channel: All waters within the main marked channel in Matlacha Pass south of
				Green Channel Marker "77" (approximate latitude 26° 40' 00'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 06' 00'' West) and north of a line perpendicular
				to the channel at a point in the channel one quarter (1/4) mile northwest of
				the Pine Island Road Bridge.
4.
				South Matlacha Pass Channel: All waters within the main marked channel in
				Matlacha Pass south of a line perpendicular to the channel at a point in the
				channel one quarter (1/4) mile southeast of the Pine Island Road Bridge, and
				north of a line 500 feet northwest of and parallel to the main marked channel
				of the Intracoastal Waterway (just north of Green Channel Marker
				"1").
5. South Matlacha Pass/Sword
				Point Channel: All waters within the marked channel in Matlacha Pass that
				intersects the main Matlacha Pass channel near Green Channel Marker "15"
				(approximate latitude 26° 31' 57'' North, approximate longitude 82° 03'
				38'' West) and intersects the main marked channel of the Intracoastal Waterway
				near Green Channel Marker "101" (approximate latitude 26° 30' 39'' North,
				approximate longitude 82° 01' 00" West).
6. ICW channel, Redfish Point Area: All
				waters of the marked Intracoastal Waterway channel between Red Channel Marker
				"72" (approximate latitude 26° 32' 43" North, approximate longitude 81°
				56' 16" West) and Red Channel Marker "76" (approximate latitude 26° 32' 16"
				North, approximate longitude 81° 56' 43" West).
7. ICW channel, Fort Myers to Seaboard
				Coastline Railroad: All waters of the marked Intracoastal Waterway (Okeechobee
				Waterway) channel east of the eastern side of the easternmost Edison Memorial
				Bridge and west of the centerline of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad trestle
				near Beautiful Island.
8. Hurricane
				Bay channels: All waters within the main marked channel of Hurricane Bay east
				of the centerline of San Carlos Boulevard (State Road No. 865) and north of
				where the channel enters Matanzas Pass at Green Channel Marker "5" (approximate
				latitude 26° 27' 22'' North, approximate longitude 81° 56' 12'' West);
				and all waters within that portion of the channel leading to Bayside Estates
				south of Green Channel Marker "23" (approximate latitude 26° 28' 27''
				North, approximate longitude 81° 56' 39" West).
9. Hell Peckney Bay: All waters of Hell
				Peckney Bay south and east of a point (approximate latitude 26° 27' 36"
				North, approximate longitude 81° 55' 31" West) in the waterway connecting
				Hell Peckney Bay and Hurricane Bay, northeast of the northern shorelines of
				Julies Island and the unnamed island immediately northwest of Julies Island, a
				line that bears 312° from the northwesternmost point of Julies Island
				(approximate latitude 26° 26' 37'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54'
				57'' West), and a line that bears 306° from the westernmost point
				(approximate latitude 26° 26' 11'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54'
				32'' West) of the unnamed island southeast of Julies Island, northwest of a
				line beginning at the aforementioned westernmost point (approximate latitude
				26° 26' 11'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 32'' West) of the
				unnamed island southeast of Julies Island and running along the northwestern
				shoreline of said island to its northernmost point (approximate latitude
				26° 26' 16" North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 27" West), then
				bearing 31° to a point (approximate latitude 26° 26' 20" North,
				approximate longitude 81° 54' 24" West) on the southwestern shoreline of an
				unnamed island to the northeast, then running along said island's western and
				then northern shorelines to a point (approximate latitude 26° 26' 35"
				North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 23" West) on the island's northeastern
				shoreline, then bearing 55° to the line's terminus on the eastern shoreline
				of Hell Peckney Bay.
10. Hendry
				Creek: All waters of Hendry Creek north of a line that bears 45° from a
				point (approximate latitude 26° 27' 38" North, approximate longitude
				81° 52' 16" West) on the shoreline near the southern end of Hendry
				Creek.
11. Estero Bay Area
				channels: All waters within the portions of the marked channels of Estero Bay
				and Big Hickory Bay as described below:
a.
				North Estero Bay Channel: All waters of the main marked North-South channel in
				northern Estero Bay from Green Channel Marker "37" (approximate latitude
				26° 26' 02'' North, approximate longitude 81° 54' 29" West) to Green
				Channel Marker "57" (approximate latitude 26° 25' 08'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 53' 29'' West).
b. South Estero Bay Channel: All waters of
				the main marked North-South channel in southern Estero Bay south of a line
				beginning at a point (approximate latitude 26° 24' 36'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 52' 30'' West) on the southern shoreline of the unnamed
				mangrove island north of Black Island and bearing 192° to the northernmost
				point (approximate latitude 26° 24' 22'' North, approximate longitude
				81° 52' 34'' West) of Black Island, and north and east of Red Channel
				Marker "62" (approximate latitude 26° 21' 31'' North, approximate longitude
				81° 51' 20'' West) in Broadway Channel; and all waters within the portion
				of the marked channel leading to the Gulf of Mexico through New Pass, west of
				the North-South channel and east of State Road No. 865.
c. Mullock Creek Channel: All waters of the
				marked channel leading to Mullock Creek north of a line beginning at a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 24' 36'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52'
				30'' West) on the eastern shoreline of Coon Key and bearing 106° to a point
				(approximate latitude 26° 24' 39'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52'
				34'' West) on the southwestern shoreline of the unnamed mangrove island north
				of Black Island, and south of Red Channel Marker "18" (approximate latitude
				26° 27' 46'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 00'' West).
d. Estero River Channel: All waters of the
				marked channel leading from the Mullock Creek Channel to the Estero River, west
				of the mouth of the Estero River. This designation only applies if a channel is
				marked in accordance with permits issued by all applicable state and federal
				authorities. In the absence of a properly permitted channel, this area is as
				designated under subparagraph (2)(f)3.
e. Alternate Route Channel: All waters of the
				marked channel commonly known as Alternate Route Channel, with said channel
				generally running between Channel Marker "1" (approximate latitude 26° 24'
				29'' North, approximate longitude 81° 51' 53'' West) and Channel Marker
				"10" (approximate latitude 26° 24' 00'' North, approximate longitude
				81° 51' 09'' West).
f. Coconut
				Channel: All waters of the marked channel commonly known as Coconut Channel,
				with said channel generally running between Channel Marker "1" (approximate
				latitude 26° 23' 44'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50' 55'' West)
				and Channel Marker "23" (approximate latitude 26° 24' 00'' North,
				approximate longitude 81° 50' 30'' West).
g. Southern Passage Channel: All waters of
				the marked channel commonly known as Southern Passage Channel, with said
				channel generally running between Channel Marker "1" (approximate latitude
				26° 22' 58'' North, approximate longitude 81° 51' 57'' West) and
				Channel Marker "22" (approximate latitude 26° 23' 27'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 50' 46'' West).
h. Spring Creek Channel: All waters of the
				marked channel leading from the Southern Passage Channel to Spring Creek, west
				of the mouth of Spring Creek.
12. Fish Trap Bay Channel: That portion of
				the marked channel in Fish Trap Bay beginning at Channel Marker "90"
				(approximate latitude 26° 20' 42'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50'
				33'' West) and ending at Channel Marker "101" (approximate latitude 26° 20'
				09'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50' 26'' West).
13. Big Hickory Bay Area: All waters of Big
				Hickory Bay north of a line that bears 90° from a point (approximate
				latitude 26° 20' 51'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50' 33'' West)
				on the eastern shoreline of Little Hickory Island, west of a line beginning at
				a point (approximate latitude 26° 20' 48'' North, approximate longitude
				81° 50' 24'' West) on the southern shoreline of Big Hickory Bay and bearing
				338° to a point (approximate latitude 26° 21' 39'' North, approximate
				longitude 81° 50' 48'' West) on the water in the northwestern end of Big
				Hickory Bay near the eastern end of Broadway Channel, south of a line beginning
				at said point on the water in the northwestern end of Big Hickory Bay and
				bearing 242° to the northernmost point (approximate latitude 26° 21'
				39'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50' 50'' West) of the unnamed
				mangrove island south of Broadway Channel, and east of the eastern shoreline of
				said mangrove island and a line beginning at the southernmost point of said
				island (approximate latitude 26° 21' 07'' North, approximate longitude
				81° 50' 58'' West) and bearing 167° to a point on Little Hickory Island
				(approximate latitude 26° 21' 03'' North, approximate longitude 81° 50'
				57'' West).
(i)
				Depth-depentent Slow Speed or 25 MPH - All waters of Mullock Creek, excluding
				side creeks and embayments, between Red Channel Marker "18" (approximate
				latitude 26° 27' 46'' North, approximate longitude 81° 52' 00'' West)
				and Green Channel Marker "47" (approximate latitude 26° 28' 11'' North,
				approximate longitude 81° 51' 34'' West). Slow Speed is required in this
				area whenever the controlling water depth is greater than two feet (2'). Speeds
				of up to twenty-five (25) MPH are allowed whenever the controlling water depth
				is two feet (2') or less. For the purposes of this zone, the controlling water
				depth shall be defined as the water depth at the shallowest point of the creek
				between channel markers "18" and "47" as measured along the route that runs
				over the deepest water available.