Florida Regulations 68B-38.002: Southwest Florida Seasonal Shrimp Closures
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(1) From October 1 of each year and continuing through May 31 of the following year, no person shall operate any trawl, except a trawl used for live bait shrimp production pursuant to Fl. Admin. Code R. 68B-31.008, within the following described area of state waters off the southwest coast of Florida:
Beginning with Bell Buoy No. 8 (Point H) in the Boca Grande ship channel; thence easterly to the northernmost extent of the Colregs Demarcation Line at the northern end of Cayo Costa; thence following the Colregs Demarcation Line southerly and easterly along the shorelines of and across the passes between Cayo Costa, North Captiva Island, Captiva Island, Sanibel Island, Estero Island, the unnamed island southwest of Black Island, Big Hickory Island, Little Hickory Island, and Wiggins Island to the point south of Wiggins Pass where the Colregs Demarcation Line meets 26°16.0′ North Latitude; thence due west to Point Z, and following a continuous line from Point Z through points A, B, C, D, E, F and G; thence northwesterly to the point of beginning at Bell Buoy No. 8 (Point H). Points Z, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are expressed as follows by latitude and longitude:
Beginning with Bell Buoy No. 8 (Point H) in the Boca Grande ship channel; thence easterly to the northernmost extent of the Colregs Demarcation Line at the northern end of Cayo Costa; thence following the Colregs Demarcation Line southerly and easterly along the shorelines of and across the passes between Cayo Costa, North Captiva Island, Captiva Island, Sanibel Island, Estero Island, the unnamed island southwest of Black Island, Big Hickory Island, Little Hickory Island, and Wiggins Island to the point south of Wiggins Pass where the Colregs Demarcation Line meets 26°16.0′ North Latitude; thence due west to Point Z, and following a continuous line from Point Z through points A, B, C, D, E, F and G; thence northwesterly to the point of beginning at Bell Buoy No. 8 (Point H). Points Z, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are expressed as follows by latitude and longitude:
