Marinas Marinas Municipal Ramps - Charlotte County Extension

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Help Preserve Our Waterways
Prudent boaters will prepare themselves
considerably beyond the USCG bareminimum requirements. Here are some
suggestions:
• 100' of anchor line
• First aid kit (bigger is better)
• Weather radio (WX-3 is local channel)
• VHF marine radiotelephone
• Foul weather clothing (rain-cold people
can make poor decisions)
• Sun hats, sunscreen and sunburn creams
• Supply of drinking water
• Tool kit and engine manual
• Float plan left ashore with responsible
person detailing boat description,
itinerary, and expected return time
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SARASOTA COUNTY
DESOTO COUNTY
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
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3. Avoid or idle slowly across shallow
grass beds, where manatees feed and rest.
Lift your engine to avoid prop dredging if
you get caught by the tide in an area too
shallow for your draft.
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5. Stow your trash, and retrieve any
snagged monofilament fishing line.
Dispose of these items on shore. Manatees
can be injured or even killed by swallowing
plastic debris or becoming entangled in
abandoned monofilament or trap line.
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6. Report injured, dead, or tagged
manatees to the FWCC (1-800-404-FWCC).
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Water Quality in Estuaries
7. For more information about manatees
and their protection, go to
http://www.MyFWC.com.
PLACIDA
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Seagrass
Pirate
Harbor
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Mangroves
Salt Marsh
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Overall, water quality in Charlotte Harbor is considered
to be fair or good, according to the State of Florida’s
water quality assessment. Some areas have poor
water quality or declining trends, while others are
showing recent improvements. For more information
on water quality in Charlotte Harbor, see the Charlotte
Harbor Environmental Center Web site at
www.checflorida.org or on the status of water quality
in the region according to Florida Standards, see the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s
Web site at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/
stat_rep.htm and navigate to the Group 2 Basins
reports. Charlotte Harbor and Lemon Bay are Group
2 Basins.
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Aquaculture
Preserve State Park
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Depth in feet
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Marinas - see listings
Cape
Haze
Point
Sandfly
Key
Municipal Ramps - see listings
Anchorages - see listings
Dockside Restaurants - see listings
Major Roads
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Aquatic Preserves
Diver Down Flag
Gasparilla
Island
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Gulf Blvd.
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Aquaculture Lease Areas in Gasparilla Sound
are privately operated clam rearing sites where
anchoring is restricted and shellfish harvesting
is prohibited except by leaseholder. Please
respect dive flags that indicate a shellfish grower
is using SCUBA to tend crops.
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Phosphate
Dock
WAY
WATER
Seagrass, mangroves, and salt marshes are
biologically productive natural habitats that benefit
from this designation. The Aquatic Preserves
support a great diversity of fish, shellfish, birds,
reptiles, and mammals. Landward of these Aquatic
Preserves, the Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
is comprised of public lands acquired by the State
to buffer the Charlotte Harbor estuaries from
pollution associated with urbanization.
Rear Range
Light
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Lighthouse
Museum
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TARPON—Principally inshore; can
breathe air at the surface; slow
grower, matures at 7 to 13 years old.
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Approach
Depth, MLW
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5'
4'
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6'
5'
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9'
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Name
Cape Haze Basin
Boca Grande Bayou
Edgewater Lake
Charlotte Harbor
Live Oak Point
Punta Gorda*
Pelican Bay
Punta Blanca Island
Point Blanco Basin
Useppa Island
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Marine Services
Boat US/Reliable Towing
Sea Tow
Riviera Marina
Sea Tow of Pine Island
Port Charlotte Marine Tow
Phone
941-697-3459
941-964-2931
941-625-5454
941-639-2008
239-945-4820
941-625-5454
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BRIDGE
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CAPE
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Mary’s Reef
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Power Pole Reef
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Helen’s Reef
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Bokeelia Reef
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The Tugboat,
Danger Reef
Cape Haze Reef
Lat/Long
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82 ˚31.96'
Concrete bridge materials, 26 ˚48.35'
steel barge
82˚ 22.70'
Concrete bridge material
26 ˚48.57'
82˚ 19.70'
Concrete culverts
26 ˚46.18'
82˚ 18.35'
Barge steel
26 ˚41.02'
82˚ 22.47'
Concrete poles
26 ˚38.02'
82˚ 17.01'
Concrete rubble
26 ˚42.15'
82˚ 09.08'
40' steel tug
26 ˚45.50'
82 ˚11.21'
Concrete culverts,
26 ˚45.40'
concrete & steel modules 82˚ 09.75'
Concrete culverts,
26 ˚50.50'
pilings & slab
82˚ 05.32'
Charlotte Harbor
Reef
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Name
The Fishery
Address
Phone
Fishery Rd.
941-697-2451
Placida, FL 33946
Casual Clam Cafe
5800 Gasparilla Rd.
941-964-2300
Boca Grande, FL 33921
The Pink Elephant
Bayou Ave.
941-964-0100
Boca Grande, FL 33921 941-964-0050
Lighthouse Hole
220 Harbor Dr.
941-964-0511
Boca Grande, FL 33921
Nav-A-Gator Grill
9700 SW Riverview Cir. 941-627-3474
(near Fort Ogden)
Arcadia, FL 34269
Best Western Punta Gorda 300 W Retta Esplanade 941-639-1165
Raw Bar and Restaurant Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Fishermen’s Village
1200 W Retta Esplanade
(at F. V. Yacht Basin)
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Bella Luna
941-575-4544
Captain’s Table
941-637-1177
Harbor Ale House
941-505-8775
Harpoon Harry’s
941-637-1177
Village Fish Market
941-639-7959
Village Oyster Bar
941-637-1212
Riviera Oyster Bar
5500 Deltona Dr.
941-639-2633
(next to Riviera Marina) Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Portobello
3150 Matecumbe Key Rd.239-833-0189
(at Burnt Store Marina)
Punta Gorda, FL 33955
Bokeelia Crab Shack
3421 Stringfellow Rd.
239-283-2466
St. James City, FL
33956
Cabbage Key Inn
ICW Marker 60,
239-283-2278
Cabbage Key
P. O. Box 200
Pineland, FL 33954
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82˚ 10'
82˚ 15'
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Material
Car ferry & steel barge
Dockside Restaurants
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BRIDGE
Ht. 4'
Novak Reef
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All anchorages within Charlotte County require an anchor
light to be displayed at night.
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Tremblay Reef
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Part
Island
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*Length of stay limited to 24 hours by city ordinance
See also “Marinas” listing for marina customer towing
Location
Cape Haze
Boca Grande
Charlotte Harbor
Punta Gorda
Pine Island
Port Charlotte
No. Name
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Palm Island Ferry
Anchorage
Depth, MLW
7’-9'
6’-10'
6'
5’-7'
6’-8'
5’-7'
6’-9'
7’-9'
5’-9'
6’-12'
Public Towing
BOKEELIA
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Useppa
Island
Artificial Reefs
Anchorages
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Artificial Reefs
Aquaculture Lease Areas
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OASTAL
It is REQUIRED BY LAW to
display this flag when divers
are in the water. Boaters in the
vicinity of a vessel displaying
the diver down flag must give
100'clearance inshore or 300'
clearance in open waters. A flag
displayed on a vessel must be
20" by 24". Flags attached to a
float may be 12" by 12". A
stiffener is also required to keep
the flag unfurled.
INTRAC
Lemon Bay, Gasparilla Sound/Charlotte Harbor,
Cape Haze, Pine Island Sound, Matlacha Pass, and
portions of their tributaries are coastal water bodies
that have been designated as 5 of Florida’s 41
Aquatic Preserves. These exceptional estuaries and
state-owned submerged lands were set aside by
the Legislature to be preserved in their essentially
natural or existing condition.
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Navigation Markers
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY
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Uncle Henry’s Marina Resort
Gasparilla Isl. • 941-964-0154
The Inn Marina
Boca Grande • 941-964-2777
Boca Grande Marina
Boca Grande • 941-964-2100
Whidden’s Marina
Boca Grande • 941-964-2878
Gulf Coast Marine Center II
El Jobean • 941-629-9666
Desoto Marina
near Ft. Ogden • 941-627-3474
Peace River Fish Camp
Cleveland • 941-639-2819
Punta Gorda Marina
Punta Gorda • 941-639-2750
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Punta Gorda • 941-639-2008
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Burnt Store Marina
and Country Club
Punta Gorda • 941-637-0083
Jug Creek Marina
Bokeelia • 239-283-3331
Harbor Hideaway Marina
Bokeelia • 239-283-1167
Four Winds Marina
Bokeelia • 239-283-0250
Bocilla Marina
Bokeelia • 239-283-5005
Pineland Marina
Pineland • 239-283-3593
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No. Name/Location
4 North Port Marina Park
North Port
5 El Jobean Park
El Jobean
6 Spring Lake Park
Port Charlotte
7 Port Charlotte Beach
Port Charlotte
8 Harbour Heights Park
Harbour Heights
9 Deep Creek Ramp
Fort Ogden
10 Liverpool Ramp
Fort Ogden
11 Riverside Ramp
Cleveland
12 Darst Park
Solona
13 Laishley Park
Punta Gorda
14 Ponce de Leon Park
Punta Gorda
15 Wisteria Park
Road Directions
On Chancellor Blvd. at
Kenwood Dr.
On S.R. 776 next to Gulf
Coast Marine Center II
On Edgewater Dr.
at West Spring Lake
S end of Harbor Blvd.
On Harbour Dr. off of
Voyageur Dr.
End of Peace River St.
next to Desoto Marina
End of Liverpool Rd. off
U.S. 17
On Riverside Dr. 1/4 mile
W of U.S. 17
End of Darst Ave. off
Riverside Dr.
N end of Nesbit St.
at E. Marion Ave.
W end of Marion Ave.
End of Wisteria off Rio Villa
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19 Fishermen’s Village
Yacht Basin
Punta Gorda • 941-575-3000
20 Gator Creek Marine
Punta Gorda • 941-639-3446
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Eldred’s Marina
Placida • 941-697-1431
10 Gasparilla Marina
Placida • 941-697-2280
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection gives the Clean Marina designation to marinas that meet federal and state environmental regulations
and provide environmental education and services to boaters. For more information, visit the Clean Marina Web site: www.floridadep.org/law
Municipal
Ramps
26˚ 40'
LA
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4. Pole or use a trolling motor to fish the
“flats” (seagrass meadows).
CAPE
HAZE
These valuable Preserve resources are protected
through resource management, research,
monitoring, and education. Only through wise
management, can these resources be preserved
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continued fishing, boating, bird watching, and other
recreational activities. For more information about
the Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves, please call
941-575-5861.
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2. Obey posted speed and manatee caution
signs. Manatees move slowly and have
difficulty evading boats operating at planing
speeds. Even slow-moving boats can crush
manatees when clearance is inadequate.
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The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program is a
partnership of citizens, elected officials, resource
managers, and commercial and recreational resource
users working to improve the water quality and
ecological integrity of the greater Charlotte Harbor
watershed. A cooperative decision-making process
is used within the program to address diverse resource
management concerns in the 4,400-square-mile study
area. The three priority problems in Charlotte Harbor
identified by this partnership are hydrologic alterations,
fish and wildlife habitat loss, and water quality
degradation. For more information, call 239-3382556 or visit the program Web site at
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Bermont Rd.
1. Be alert to signs of manatee presence
(swirls, tip of snout breaking the water
when surfacing to breathe).
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NOAA Charts:
#11425 ICW from Boca Grande to Tampa Bay
#11426 Charlotte Harbor
#11427 ICW from Estero to Boca Grande
Waterproof Charts:
#4E
Myakka River and Peace River
#15F
Fish/dive sites Marco Island to Tampa
#21
ICW Fort Myers to Tampa,
including Charlotte Harbor
#25
Cape Romano to Boca Grande
#25E
Sanibel Island to Gasparilla Causeway
#PGI
Canal system in Punta Gorda Isles
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use. For local navigation, see the following:
Turbak Dr.
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The Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program
CAUTION: The OPERATOR of a boat
(owned, rented or borrowed) is
responsible for having all the USCGrequired items aboard in good working
condition.
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The Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program (MRRP) is a statewide effort to educate the
public on the problems caused by monofilament line left in the environment, to encourage recycling
through a network of line-recycling bins and drop-off locations, and to conduct volunteer monofilament
line cleanup events.
Outdoor recycling bins constructed of PVC are mounted at many piers, boat ramps, and marinas
throughout the state. Indoor recycling bins are hosted by tackle shops and department stores.
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Boating Safety Tips
DESOTO COUNTY
REDFISH (RED DRUM)—
Inshore near grass beds, oyster bars,
and docks and pilings; deeper
channels during warmest and coolest
months. Use live shrimp or pinfish
fished on bottom or free-lined, or
soft-bodied jigs bounced slowly
along the bottom.
SARASOTA COUNTY
There are over 22,000 boats registered in Charlotte County and the count is rising steadily. How boat
operators use and take care of boats affects EVERYONE who uses public waters, whether for boating,
swimming, or fishing. Here are some ways YOU can help preserve our waterways for the future:
1. Do NOT allow fuel to spill. Always leave about 5% empty space at the top of the tank for expansion.
2. Discard trash on shore. It is illegal (a federal offense) to discard any trash overboard within three
miles of shore. It is illegal to dump PLASTIC trash overboard anywhere. Transparent plastic bags,
monofilament fishing line and six-pack rings can be FATAL to birds, turtles, dolphins and manatees.
3. Minimize use of soaps/detergents when cleaning a boat in the water; they encourage excessive
algae growth.
4. Collect bottom paint scrapings and dispose of them with on-shore trash. Do not leave scrapings
where they can wash into the water.
5. Never cut through seagrass beds with a propeller. The scars take YEARS to recover. Leave at least
ONE FOOT of clearance above the grasses.
6. While underway, use a holding tank or portable toilet until you can dispose of wastewater at a
pump-out or dump station. It is illegal to discharge raw sewage overboard into Florida waters. Use
an on-shore toilet whenever possible.
7. Watch your wake. Remember, you are responsible for any damage caused by your vessel’s wake.
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* Ramp in poor condition; uneven pavement and shoaling at end constrain usability to 2 ft draft at MLW
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