water detecting on the east coast of florida

[streetshark1966]

can anyone help me with this. Is there any part of the east coast of florida that you are able to hunt in the water. iam may be planning a trip to the fort lauderdale and would love to get into the water

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

99.5% of Fl beaches are legal to hunt in the water. Ft Lauderdale beach is legal...

 

[streetshark1966]

do you know any thing about pompano beach its just north of lauderdale

 

[TheRingFinder]

Wow - TH, I am really confused - I see so many posts saying no metal detecting in the water on the east coast of Florida. Please clear this up for me. I thought you had to have a permit from the state?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Wow - TH, I am really confused - I see so many posts saying no metal detecting in the water on the east coast of Florida. Please clear this up for me. I thought you had to have a permit from the state?

Only applies to about 20 miles of the treasure coast.. Centered around Vero Beach area.....


Check this thread out...

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=399418

 

[TheRingFinder]

So, just to make sure I read the information in the link correctly. I can scuba detect pretty much anywhere except that one "20 miles" protected area?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Yep, pretty much, there is couple areas off of key west that is part of treasure leases but if I remember correctly it is about 10-20 miles off shore.

There may be a tiny town that doesn't allow detecting on the beach, but in 9 years I haven't ran into it yet......You can't hunt in National Seashores, or on Cape Canaveral...

 

[streetshark1966]

thanks again for your info now that I know I can detect in the water it will be a lot more fun