Table 6. — Reef areas in Cape Canaveral Area utilized a& fishing grounds. Area numbers refer to locations shown on figure 2. 

 the area numbers, these data are extracts from tables 1 through 5 of Moe (1963) 



Except for 



Area Local Mame 



Location 



Depth 



29"02' to 9"'to "12 

 29*08' N. fathoms 

 80° 37' to 

 80° V*' W. 



Bottom composition, topography 



Fishes taken* 



Seaspfinl Ity 

 Most Host 



fished productive Fishing 

 seas OP E eason effort** 



Large area of gently rolling bottom 

 and scattered low flat rock and 

 shell; heavy invertebrate growth. 



Red snapper 

 Sea bass 



Spanish mackerel 

 King mackerel 

 Bonito 



Suminer Suininer 



Heavy 



Occasionally 

 fished by 

 'comnercial 

 vessels. 



2 PELTty Grounds 



3 East Ridge 



29° 07' 

 29° 11' 

 80" 33* 

 80° 37' 



29° 07' 

 29°13' 

 80-31' 



13 to 1^ A ridge of rock with a 1 to 2 fathon Sed snapper 



fathoms drop facing the S.W. Surrounding Sea bass 



bottom of sand and shell; coral Bed grouper 



growth on the rocks. Black grouper 



13 to lU Length of exposed rock reef lying Red snapper 



fathoms parallel to the 100 fathom contour; Sea bass 



steep cliff facing offshore at H. Red grouper 



and S. end. Sand and shell surround Black grouper 



the area and are found in breaks in 



the reef. 



Summer SuEnner 



Spring 

 Summer 



Heavy 



Heavy 



It Half North and 

 East "11" Grounds 



5 I\a-tle Mound 

 Grounds 



29° 02' 

 29° 05' 

 80°29' 

 80"33' 



11 to 13 



fathoms 



28° 57' to 8 to lit 

 29° 01' N. fathoms 

 80°2lt' to 



80''33' w. 



Sea bass 



Red snapper 

 Red grouper 

 Black grouper 



Several cliffs in the area. They 

 face the S.W. and drop from 1 or 2 

 fathoms. The longer ridges are 

 about 2 miles long. Beefs are sur- 

 rounded by sand and shell bottom. 



Extensive area of rolling sand Sea bass 

 bottom with many scattered low rocks. Red snapper 

 The main reef forms a semicircle Red grouper 

 facing the S.E. Black grouper 



Grunt 



Heavy 



Summer SuMner Heavy 



7 Kingflsh Grounds 



8 Party Grounds 



Inshore Grounds 

 Melbourne Grounds 



28'50' 

 29° 35' 



80°11' 



28° 32' 



28° 36' 

 80''17' 



8o'*2i*' 



28''27' 



80" 17' 



2r5o' 



28°27' 

 80° 08' 



28*23' 

 80*'17' 



23 to 3^ Long reef of limestone rock that 



fathoms lies parallel to the 100 fathom 

 contour in about 26 fathoms; this 

 reef has many crevices and cliffs 

 and is stronger with fewer interrup- 

 tions in this area than elsewhere 

 along the coast. 



3 to 11 Shallow areas with grass bottom 

 fathoms merging into sand and shell; few 

 low rocks, uneven bottom. 



16 to 17 ■'^""ii cliff about I/2 mile long, 

 fathoms 1 fathom drop facing toward the 



N.E. ; sand and shell surrounding 



rock; ccral growth. 



11 to 19 Hard sand bottom with shell and 

 fathoms gravel. Coral rock relief up to 



10' with a few 15' ledges — highest 

 relief in lU fathoms, low scattered 

 rock in the 12 and 16 fathom depths. 



7 Shipwreck on hard sand bottom with 

 fathoms scattered coral rock. 



Red snapper 

 Bed grouper 

 Black grouper 

 Grunt 



King mackerel 



Bonito 



Spanish mackerel 



Dolphin 



Red snapper 

 Bed grouper 

 Gnmt 



Black grouper 

 Trigger fish 



Red snapper 

 Red grouper 

 Vermilion snapper 

 Black grouper 



Red snapper 

 Red grouper 

 Cobia 

 Amber Jack 



Winter 

 Spring 



Winter 

 Spring 



Heavy 



Summer Summer 



Summer Summer 



Winter Summer 



9B First Ridge, 



9C 72 foot ridge 



9D Horseshoe Ridge 



10 Second Ridge 



28°13' to 12 to 13 Generally a flat bottom of sand and Red snapper 



28*19' 

 60*16' W. 



28*05' N. 



80*01* • w. 



low coral rock; many corals and 

 other invertebrates present. A 

 coral rock reef with ledges up to 

 5 and 7 feet is present on the 

 western edge of the area. 



Reef of coral rock lying parallel 



to the coast in 72 feet of water; 

 the inshore side has a steep cliff 

 of 2 fathoms and the offshore side 

 slopes downward more gradually; 

 heavy coral growth, ragged relief. 



A crescentrlc ridge of sand euad low 

 coral rock with the horns pointing 

 N. Generally flat bottom of sand 

 and shell. 



Irregular hard bottom of sand and 

 shell; a reef of coral rock with 6 

 to 10 foot ledges lies parallel to 

 the coast in this area. High coral 

 growth. 



Red grouper 



Black grouper 



Grunt 



King mackerel 



Red snapper 



Red grouper 

 Grunt 



Trigg erflsh 

 Vermilion snapper 



Red snapper 

 Red grouper 

 Grunt 

 Sea bass 



Trigg erfish 



Red snapper 

 Red grouper 

 Grunt 

 Sea bass 

 Vermilion snapper 



Red snapper 

 Vermilion snapper 

 Red grouper 

 Trigger fish 



Summer Summer 



Ridge of highly irregular coral rock 

 lying peirallel to the 100 fathom 

 contour. The reef has many steep 

 cliffs and ledges. 15 to 20 feet 

 is the usual relief. Slopes steeply 

 toward deep water. High coral 

 growth. 



29 to 30 Stoall area of flat coral rock bottom Red snapper Winter 



fathoms with a sharp 2 fathcm drop on the Vermilion snapper 



offshore side; sponge and coral Black grouper 



growths. Bed grouper 



Summer Summer 



Winter Winter 



* Fishes retained by the boat listed in relative order of abundance in the total catch. 

 ** Four levels: Intense; Heavy; Moderate; Slight. 



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