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===Recreation=== Access to the park from the mainland is limited to the immediate vicinity of the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Convoy Point. All other portions of the park are reachable only by private or concessioner boats. Activities include boating, fishing, [[kayaking]], [[windsurfing]], [[snorkeling]] and [[scuba diving]]. Miami-Dade County operates four marina parks near the park. Homestead Bayfront Park is directly adjacent to the park headquarters at Convoy Point. Farther south Black Point Park provides access to Adams and Elliott Keys. Matheson Hammock Park is near the north end of the park, and Crandon Park is on Key Biscayne.<ref name=npsbisc44>{{cite web|title=Nearby Marinas โ Access for Boaters|url=http://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/nearby-marinas-access-for-boaters.htm|work=Biscayne National Park|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=26 November 2012}}</ref> Although it is a federally designated park, fishing within Biscayne is governed by the state of Florida. Anglers in Biscayne are required to have a Florida recreational saltwater fishing license. Fishing is limited to designated sport fish, [[spiny lobster]], [[Florida stone crab|stone crab]], [[Callinectes sapidus|blue crab]] and shrimp. Tropical reef fish may not be collected, nor may sharks, conch, sea urchins and other marine life. Reef life species such as coral and sponges are also protected from collecting by visitors.<ref name=npsbisc7>{{cite web|title=Fishing and Lobstering|url=http://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/fishing-and-lobstering.htm|work=Biscayne National Park|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref> Additionally, lobstering is prohibited in the Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Lobster Sanctuary, administered by the state of Florida to protect spiny lobster breeding areas, which overlaps much of Biscayne Bay.<ref name=npsbisc16>{{cite web|title=Biscayne BayโCard Sound: Lobster Sanctuary|url=http://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/biscayne-bay-card-sound-lobster-sanctuary.htm|work=Biscayne National Park|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=21 November 2012}}</ref> A private concessioner provides tours from the Park headquarters into the bay and to the keys. Most tours are operated during the peak winter season from January to April.<ref name=npsbisc8>{{cite web|title=Guided Tours|url=http://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm|work=Biscayne National Park|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref> [[Personal watercraft]] are prohibited in Biscayne and most other national parks,<ref name=draftgmp12>NPS, ''Draft General Management Plan'', p. 12</ref> but other private powerboats and sailboats are permitted.<ref name=npsbisc9>{{cite web|title=Boating|url=http://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/boating.htm|work=Biscayne National Park|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref>
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