A Boating and Angling Guide to Charlotte Harbor A Boating and Angling Guide to Charlotte Harbor
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Charlotte County
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25550 Harbor View Rd #3
Port Charlotte, Florida 33980
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Funding for this project was obtained through grants from the West Coast Inland Navigation District and Charlotte County.


Additional funding for this project was obtained through the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Fund.
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Only a small number of the boating regulatory zones in the Charlotte Harbor area are shown on the maps below. Please look out for posted signs and follow instructions. When in doubt, slow down.

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Lemon Bay Boating Zones
(PDF, 2.21 MB)
Peace River Boating Zones
(PDF, 1.31 MB)
Lemon Bay: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) manatee protection zones in Lemon Bay from the Sarasota/Charlotte County line to the Gasparilla Causeway are shown on this map. A Fish and Wildlife Commission boating safety zone around Cape Haze is also shown.

Peace River: FWC manatee protection zones around Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and the Peace River are shown here.

Myakka River Boating Zones
(PDF, 865 KB)
Cape Haze Boating Zones
(PDF, 713 KB)
Myakka River: Pictured here are FWC manatee protection zones in the Myakka River and Warm Mineral Springs.

Cape Haze: This map shows FWC manatee protection zones around Cape Haze and inside Turtle Bay.

Matlacha Pass Boating Zones
(PDF, 841 KB)
Cayo Costa Boating Zone
(PDF, 525 KB)
Matlacha Pass: Pictured here are FWC manatee protection zones in Matlacha Pass north of the Matlacha Pass bridge crossing.

Cayo Coasta: FWC manatee protection zones in Cayo Costa State Park are shown here.

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