The State Seaward Boundary is the limit of the state's jurisdiction under the Submerged Lands Act of 1953. The Act grants jurisdiction to states out to 3 nmi (although it is 9 nmi for Texas and the Gulf coast of Florida, and for Puerto Rico).
The Middle grounds is one of the best fishing spots on the planet. The area is located between 80-100 miles west of the Florida Gulf coast and spans hundreds of square miles.
Florida state waters are from shore to 3 nautical miles on the Atlantic and from shore to 9 nautical miles on the Gulf. In most places, federal waters extend from where state waters end out to about 200 nautical miles or to where other country's waters begin.
International Waters: Once a vessel is in waters that are more than 24 miles off the coast of a country, they are considered to be on the high seas and in international waters. The laws used to govern in these waters are based on the country where the ship is registered and the flag it is flying.
The territorial sea is a maritime zone over which the United States exercises sovereignty. Sovereignty extends to the airspace above and to the seabed below the territorial sea. The U.S. territorial sea extends 12 nautical miles from the baseline.
The Treaty of Easton was a colonial agreement in North America signed in October 1758 during the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) between British colonials and the chiefs of 13 Native American nations, representing tribes of the Iroquois, Lenape (Delaware), and Shawnee.
Boundaries. The state line begins in the Atlantic Ocean, traveling west, south, and north up the thalweg of the Saint Mary's River.
Florida is known as The Sunshine State! It is a peninsula located in the southeastern United States and borders the Atlantic Ocean and The Gulf of Mexico.
The 825 miles of sandy coastline fronting the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida are one of Florida's most valuable natural resources.
Florida is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the second-largest ocean on earth after the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean covers an impressive 47 million square miles. To put that number into perspective, you could fit more than 6 ½ United States inside of the Atlantic Ocean. 1.