Western Sambo - FWC
Transcript of Western Sambo - FWC
ShallowVery Shallow
Very Shallow
6’6’
Please note: Ecological Reserve boundary continues to shoreline.
ResearchOnly
SanctuaryPreservation Area(SPAs)
WildlifeManagement Area
ExistingManagement Area
EcologicalReserve
SANCTUARY AREAS
18” MooringBuoy
30” YellowSanctuaryBuoy
3 - 5ft.Spar Buoy
ShallowRubble
Shallow
Very Shallow
Sea Grass
Coral
Island
Ecological ReserveWestern Sambo
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.
Western Sambo Ecological Reserve
• Moving,removing,taking,injuring,touching,breaking,cuttingorpossessingcoralorliverock.
• Dischargingordepositingtreatedoruntreatedsewagefrommarinesanitationdevices,trashandothermaterials
• Dredging,drilling,propdredgingorotherwisealteringtheseabed,orplacingorabandoninganystructureontheseabed.
• Operatingavesselinsuchamannerastostrikeorotherwiseinjurecoral,seagrass,orotherimmobileorganismsattachedtotheseabed,orcausepropscarring.
• Havingavesselanchoredonlivingcoralinwaterlessthan40feetdeepwhenthebottomcanbeseen.Anchoringonhardbottomisallowed.
• Exceptinofficiallymarkedchannels,operatingavesselatmorethan4knots/nowakewithin100yardsofresidentialshorelines,stationaryvessels,ornavigationalaidsmarkingreefs.
• 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.
• Fishingbyanymeans;removing,harvesting,orpossessinganymarinelife.
• Touchingorstandingonlivingordeadcoral.
• Anchoringonlivingordeadcoral,oranyattachedorganism.
• Anchoringwhenamooringbuoyisavailable.• BaitfishingisallowedinSPAsbyFKNMSpermit.
With certain exceptions, the following activities areprohibited Sanctuary-Wide:
With certain exceptions, the following activities areprohibited in Western Sambo Ecological Reserve: