Do you need to obtain a lease if you are more than three miles from the coast?

[derrickjames1]

Do you need to obtain a lease if you are searching for treasure more than three miles from the coast?

And or need to be a subcontractor?

Would that be considered federal waters?

 

[Rafdog]

What coast? The state of Florida claims state waters, out to 9 miles seaward of the shoreline on the Gulf Coast and 3 miles out, seaward of the shoreline on the Atlantic Coast.

 

[derrickjames1]

What coast? The state of Florida claims state waters, out to 9 miles seaward of the shoreline on the Gulf Coast and 3 miles out, seaward of the shoreline on the Atlantic Coast.

Atlantic coast. Sorry, should have been more specific.

 

[ropesfish]

Derrick -If you will repost this question in the Shipwrecks forum, I can pretty much guarantee a speedy answer. A good number of the folks there have first hand knowledge.
Cheers!

 

[mad4wrecks]

It is 3 miles on the Atlantic coast, except for the Keys, where the 3 miles start from the outer reef.

 

[dennco2000]

Doesn't matter if your 3000 miles from the coast your in for a battle with the modern day pirates (government wackos) if you find something. And if you are past 3 miles it automatically belongs to Spain, remember they enslaved, murdered, stole it first.