Lease Block charts are a common tool for offshore fishing.
Our new EarthNC Chartviewer features the full set of Gulf Lease Block charts for free online viewing. Here are direct links to each of the charts:
- Chart 1113A – Lease Block for Havana to Tampa Bay
- Chart 1114A – Lease Block for Tampa [...]
Quickly following up on their new 3D Ocean Floor in Google Earth 5.0, Google has been populating the ocean with a unique set of 3D models of famous shipwrecks, reefs, and other objects. To tour these models, you can open the 3D Ocean Models Tour.
Near and dear to EarthNC’s heart is the included [...]
Looking for a fishing or dive spot off the Florida coast? EarthNC has created a new map of permitted artificial reef locations based on data maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). It contains over 2200 individual sites.
Included Reef Information with Most Sites:
Site Name
Deployment Date
Construction Material
Depth
Dimensions (length, width, height, approximate [...]
With over 13,000 listed wrecks and obstructions, the NOAA Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System is a great resource for fishermen and divers. Many wrecks include extensive historical notes including ship/obstruction type, reported loss dates, location accuracy, results of surveys to locate the objects, and more. To better explore the AWOIS database, we’ve [...]
The NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Program has been actively surveying coastal areas of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana since 2006 to locate hurricane debris that might pose a hazard to navigation. During this process, they have amassed an impressive list of verified bottom structure, complete with depth, length, width, and height information. [...]
Looking for new dive or fishing sites near Pensacola, Florida?
We’ve created a Google Earth map showing the location of many reefs, wrecks based on the public divesite database provided by MTB Divers a Pensacola Dive Shop. Points of interest run the gamut from small concrete fish havens to tanks to ships. Most [...]
Looking for new dive or fishing sites in the emerald waters near Destin, Florida?
We’ve created a Google Earth map showing the location of many reefs, wrecks based on the public reef database provided by the Emerald Coast Reef Association. Points of interest run the gamut from small concrete fish havens to tanks to an [...]
