36 C.F.R. § 7.27 Fort Jefferson National Monument.
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
(a) Fishing. No species of coral, shells, shellfish, seafan, sponges, sea anemones or other forms of marine life found in the waters of the Monument, shall be taken or disturbed in any manner, except that fish, crawfish, and the common species of conch, may be taken in accordance with paragraphs (a) (2) to (7) of this section. (1) Protection of turtles. Sea turtles and terrapins, turtle or terrapin nests and their eggs shall not be taken, disturbed or molested at any time. (2) Crawfish (Panulirus argus), Florida Lobster, Langouste. (i) The limit of catch of crawfish shall be two per person per day, except that the total for any one vessel having more than 12 persons aboard shall not exceed 25 crawfish. (ii) The taking or catching of crawfish for commercial purposes is prohibited at all times. (3) Conch (Strombus gigas). (i) The taking of Conchs shall be limited to the species (Strombus gigas), which is also known as Queen Conch or Pink Conch, and the limit per person, per day, is two Conch, except that the total for any vessel having more than 12 persons aboard shall not exceed twenty-five. (ii) The taking or catching of Conchs for commercial purposes is prohibited at all times. (4) Commercial fishing or shrimping or the taking of fish for the purpose of sale is prohibited in the area of the National Monument described as follows:
Beginning at Pulaski Shoal Light at latitude 24°41'36" N., longitude 82°46'23" W., thence on a straight line to a point at latitude 24°38'00" N., longitude 82°48'00" W.; thence on a straight line to buoy “N2” at latitude 24°37'23" N., longitude 82°49'48" W.; thence in a straight line to a buoy “C1” at latitude 24°35'35" N., longitude 82°52'19" W.; thence in a straight line to buoy “N8” at latitude 24°35'07" N., longitude 82°54'07" W.; thence in a straight line to a buoy “N2” at latitude 24°35'06" N., longitude 82°55'53" W.; thence in a straight line to a buoy “N10” at latitude 24°36'39" N., longitude 82°52'27" W.; thence in a straight line to a point at latitude 24°40'57" N., longitude 82°54'16" W.; thence in a straight line to a point at latitude 24°41'50" N., longitude 82°53'10" W.; thence in a straight line to a point at latitude 24°42'22" N., longitude 82°51'50" W.; thence in a straight line to a point at latitude 24°42'53" N., longitude 82°49'34" W.; thence in a straight line to a point at latitude 24°42'44" N., longitude 82°48'20" W.; and thence in a straight line to the point of beginning at Pulaski Shoal Light. (5)(i) The taking of live bait in the area described in paragraph (a)(4) of this section is prohibited, except that minnows or “pilchers” may be taken by sports fishermen by a cast net not to exceed 12 feet in diameter, or by hook and line, and that possession is limited to one day's supply. (ii) No bait shall be taken for the purpose of sale. (6) Closed waters: Marine life shall not be disturbed or taken from the moat or from waters within 500 feet of the moat wall at Garden Key, or from the cove bounded by Garden, Bush, and Long Keys north of the 5-foot channel, except that sport fishing in deep water channels and from any pier within that area is permitted. (7) The use or possession of spears, gigs, or grains, within the boundaries of the National Monument, is prohibited at all times. (b) Designated anchorage. All vessels entering Tortugas Harbor in the vicinity of Garden Key shall anchor only in the designated anchorage area of Bird Key Harbor southwest of Garden Key, which is designated Anchorage Area 202.190 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 585, except that passenger-carrying vessels and yachts carrying visitors to historic Fort Jefferson may discharge passengers at the main docking area of Garden Key and may moor to the piers and anchor in the channel, harbor, or lagoons in the vicinity of Garden Key for not more than an eight hour period between sunrise and sunset by permission from the Superintendent or his representative. (c) Aircraft; designated landing areas. Aircraft may be landed in the waters within a radius of 1 nautical mile of the Fort situated at Garden Key, but approaches, landings, and takeoffs shall not be made within 300 yards of Bush Key. Seaplanes may be moored or brought up on land only on the beach north of the main pier at Garden Key. Helicopters may land at the helipads on the coaling docks. [25 FR 7102, July 27, 1960, as amended at 29 FR 6155, May 9, 1964; 33 FR 3227, Feb. 21, 1968]
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 7—SPECIAL REGULATIONS, AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
§ 7.27 Fort Jefferson National Monument.
