I'm not getting a very clear picture on the laws here. I know state parks are a no-go. Is it illegal to underwater detect off pensacola beach? And what defines an "artifact" if I'm carrying a whetie and accidently drop it, does it belong to the state because its 50 years old? This is confusing and seems a little redicilous.
Underwater detecting in Florida
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You will have no problem diving or shallow water detecting there. Diving on the Treasure Coast beaches (below Cape Kennedy) has those spots with leases. You can keep all the coins, gold rings and such you can find off Pensacola and beaches around there. Artifacts are not old coins or rings. Good luck and HH.
Surf Master
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try treasure.net shipwrecks forum,and treasure depot Scuba forum,most of us are shallow water,surf,wet,dry hunter's,there may be a few diver's on here,but we don't have a scuba forum yet on here, try those forums,you should find your answer's mostly Shipwrecks on treasure.net,happy hunting Earl http://www.treasurenet.com/ http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/ http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/
try treasure.net shipwrecks forum,and treasure depot Scuba forum,most of us are shallow water,surf,wet,dry hunter's,there may be a few diver's on here,but we don't have a scuba forum yet on here, try those forums,you should find your answer's mostly Shipwrecks on treasure.net,happy hunting Earl http://www.treasurenet.com/ http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/ http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/
Florida is a very friendly state. They love visitors and the money that you spend. You can keep everything you dig on the beaches. Even some state parks allow digging. The ones on the Atlantic ocean allow it but most inland do not. A simple call to the park will tell you. Once in a while they find Spanish cobs on the beaches below Kennedy. You can keep them. Here is a site that has daily info on that part of the state. http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/
I do not know of any shipwreck items found where you are hunting though and no lease sites. You diving or water hunting? If you are diving then try calling the local dive shops for information on where to hunt and any regulations. Might pay off. Good luck!
Im doing both diving and regular hunting. I called two dive shops in the area and they had the slightest clue lol..
sandshark
Junior Member
you can take a ride over here to cottondale i would be clad to take you out on the creeks and rivers with me diving and detecting anytime and as long as you have your fossil permit you can pick up all kinds of fossils in the river while your detecting
Grumpysrb
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Don't feel bad. I stopped at a Surf, Sand, and Sun shop in Port Saint Lucie, FL to look for a scoop. They only sold dry sand scoops and machines. Guy said you can't detect the water in Florida. I'm from Texas and knew more than he did.
scoundrel
six feet under(water)
http://www.pensapedia.com/wiki/Shipwrecks
also, if you do your homework you will find that Appalachacola has a lot of pirate history and lore.
canwedigit
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The shopkeeper was wrong. Here is a very informative previous thread on Florida water hunting.
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=142320
Grumpysrb
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I know the guy was wrong, I was able to look it up before I went in there. I didn't have a water machine, but was told you can't hunt the beach. So I did some research.
That would be awesome! do you scuba dive in the river? I live right of blackwater, but the visibility is horrible.
I found a better dive shop that had more information. As long as you are not hunting on salvage sites you are fine. They are going after the boats that rake the surface for wrecks, not your average metal detector enthusiast diving for jewelry and coins.
sandshark
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Yes i dive rivers ,lakes and creeks ,springs i have a hookah with 3 60 ft lines only bad thing most my diving is during the week 10 more days and im buying a new cz21 cant wait to use it i have a wore out tiger shark and a whites dual field now
