A Boating and Angling Guide to the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionFish and
Wildlife Research Institute
100 8th Avenue SESt. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(727) 896-8626http://research.MyFWC.com
Mote Marine Laboratory - Tropical Research Laboratory
24244 Overseas HighwaySummerland Key, Florida 33042
305-745-2729http://isurus.mote.org/Keys
This project was funded in part by a grant awarded from Mote
Marine Laboratory's Protect Our Reefs Grants Program, which is
funded by proceeds from the sale of the Protect Our Reefs specialty
license plate. Learn more at www.mote.org/4reef.
Molasses Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area
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Moving,removing,taking,injuring,touching,breaking,cuttingorpossessingcoralorliverock.
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Dischargingordepositingtreatedoruntreatedsewagefrommarinesanitationdevices,trashandothermaterials
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Dredging,drilling,propdredgingorotherwisealteringtheseabed,orplacingorabandoninganystructureontheseabed.
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Operatingavesselinsuchamannerastostrikeorotherwiseinjurecoral,seagrass,orotherimmobileorganismsattachedtotheseabed,orcausepropscarring.
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Havingavesselanchoredonlivingcoralinwaterlessthan40feetdeepwhenthebottomcanbeseen.Anchoringonhardbottomisallowed.
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Exceptinofficiallymarkedchannels,operatingavesselatmorethan4knots/nowakewithin100yardsofresidentialshorelines,stationaryvessels,ornavigationalaidsmarkingreefs.
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Operatingavesselatmorethan4knots/nowakewithin100yardsofa“diversdown”flag.
• Divingorsnorkelingwithoutadiveflag.•
Operatingavesselinsuchamannerwhichendangers
life,limb,marineresources,orproperty.• Releasingexoticspecies.•
Damagingorremovingmarkers,mooringbuoys,
scientificequipment,boundarybuoys,andtrapbuoys.•
Moving,removing,injuring,orpossessinghistorical
resources.• Takingorpossessingprotectedwildlife.•
Usingorpossessingexplosivesorelectricalcharges.•
Harvesting,possessingorlandinganymarinelife
speciesexceptasallowedbytheFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommissionRule(68B-42F.A.C.).
• Discharginganymatterexceptcoolingwaterorengineexhaust.
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Fishingbyanymeans;removing,harvesting,orpossessinganymarinelife.
• Touchingorstandingonlivingordeadcoral.
• Anchoringonlivingordeadcoral,oranyattachedorganism.
• Anchoringwhenamooringbuoyisavailable.•
BaitfishingisallowedinSPAsbyFKNMSpermit.
With certain exceptions, the following activities areprohibited
Sanctuary-Wide:
With certain exceptions, the following activities are prohibited
in theMolasses Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area:
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Removing,taking,spearing,orotherwisedamaginganycoral,marineinvertebrate,plant,soil,rock,orothermaterial.However,commercialtakingofspinylobsterandstonecrabbytrapandrecreationaltakingofspinylobsterbyhandorhandgearconsistentwithapplicableStateandFederalfisheryregulationsareallowed.
• Spearfishing.•
Possessionofspearfishingequipment,exceptwhile
passingthroughwithoutinterruption.
The following activities are prohibited inKey Largo Existing
Management Area
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