Pelican Bay

• Location: Pine Island Sound
• Mile Marker: Mile 25 - GIWW
• Lat / Lon: N 26° 40.930' / W 082° 14.430'
• Depth: 4-9 Feet
• Description: Take your dinghy and look for a very small but deep creek and venture in. The depth is more than adequate for dinghies. It opens into a small lake of about 200 yards in diameter. There is a small dock that was once used for loading supplies on the island. You can land your dinghy there and explore inland.
  
  

  NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109

  The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:

  1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
  2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
  3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.