News & Events

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Chasing channel markers

Maintaining channel markers can be akin to herding cats.....read the story

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Sea turtle nesting season wrappng up

Sea turle nesting season is waning. Our friends at Sebastian Inlet State Park report no new nests in September, save for a few "false" crawls.. As of October 1, officials report a total of 1,111 nest on the three-mile stretch of beach that runs north and south of Sebastian Inlet.

New federal boating law requires engine cut-off switch link

On April 1, 2021 a new federal law went into effect that requires the operator of a boat with an installed Engine Cut-Off Switch (ECOS) to use the ECOS link. The link is usually a coiled bungee cord lanyard clipped onto the operator's person, Personal Floatation Device (PFD) or clothing and the other end attached to the cut-off switch, but there are plenty of variations on the market, including…

FDOT studies bridge clearance needs

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has initiated a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study along State Road (SR) A1A over Sebastian Inlet. The project location is the Sebastian Inlet Bridge, which carries SR A1A over the Sebastian Inlet at the Indian River and Brevard County line. The purpose of this project is to address the structural and functional deficiencies of the…

aerial map of inlet showing water depths

Downloadable Bathymetric Charts are here!

Downloadable charts showing water depth are here to aid in the safe navigation of the Sebastian Inlet for all boating, fishing and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.

Regional Economic Benefits Analysis of Sebastian Inlet

With an update planned in 2020-2021, the Sebastian Inlet District commissioned Cardno ENTRIX economists in 2013 to evaluate the regional economic benefits of Sebastian Inlet.