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Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world.
The idea of developing a port at this location was first conceived
in the 1880s. Dedication did not occur until 1953. Colonel Noah
Butt, a former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,
was the first Chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority. The first
port manager, George King, was announced in 1954.
Commercial fishing had already begun at the port, and in the
next year commercial shipping began, with a load of bagged
cement delivered by the SS Morman Spruce. In 1955, the
Tropicana Corporation began building a refrigerated warehouse
for the purpose of storing orange juice, a significant local
agricultural product, prior to shipping.
Cruise traffic first appeared at the port in 1964, with the SS
Yarmouth Castle, recently purchased by Yarmouth Cruise Lines
from the Chadade Steamship Company. The ship was American
owned, with registration from Panama. The ship burned at sea
between Miami and Nassau in 1965, and cruise traffic was
limited until the 1980s.
In 1965, a lock was dedicated at the port. The Canaveral Lock is
still in operation, and is maintained by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers. The focus of the port throughout the 1960s
and 1970s remained commercial fishing and shipping, with
three 400-foot cargo piers built on the north side of the Port in
1976, and a succession of warehouses built in the port area.
Since the recent terrorist acts and the current state with the
war in Iraq, fishing has been limited in and around the port.
Anglers in boats need to stay at least 100 feet away from docks
and may not come within 3 miles of any vessels moving in or out
of the Naval Base's Trident Basin. In addition, the Trident Basin,
(the eastern most basin) is off limits to all boaters.
Fishing is still permitted along the Jetty Park Pier and south
jetty as well as along Port's End Park by the drawbridge on the
western end of the port.
The idea of developing a port at this location was first conceived
in the 1880s. Dedication did not occur until 1953. Colonel Noah
Butt, a former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,
was the first Chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority. The first
port manager, George King, was announced in 1954.
Commercial fishing had already begun at the port, and in the
next year commercial shipping began, with a load of bagged
cement delivered by the SS Morman Spruce. In 1955, the
Tropicana Corporation began building a refrigerated warehouse
for the purpose of storing orange juice, a significant local
agricultural product, prior to shipping.
Cruise traffic first appeared at the port in 1964, with the SS
Yarmouth Castle, recently purchased by Yarmouth Cruise Lines
from the Chadade Steamship Company. The ship was American
owned, with registration from Panama. The ship burned at sea
between Miami and Nassau in 1965, and cruise traffic was
limited until the 1980s.
In 1965, a lock was dedicated at the port. The Canaveral Lock is
still in operation, and is maintained by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers. The focus of the port throughout the 1960s
and 1970s remained commercial fishing and shipping, with
three 400-foot cargo piers built on the north side of the Port in
1976, and a succession of warehouses built in the port area.
Since the recent terrorist acts and the current state with the
war in Iraq, fishing has been limited in and around the port.
Anglers in boats need to stay at least 100 feet away from docks
and may not come within 3 miles of any vessels moving in or out
of the Naval Base's Trident Basin. In addition, the Trident Basin,
(the eastern most basin) is off limits to all boaters.
Fishing is still permitted along the Jetty Park Pier and south
jetty as well as along Port's End Park by the drawbridge on the
western end of the port.
Port Canaveral
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Archived Fishing Reports for the Port
Port Canaveral - Nov 25, 2006
Anglers are picking up some flounder along the south jetty and Jetty
Park Pier on live finger mullet and shrimp worked along the bottom.
Flounder are also holding around docks, seawalls and around the
draw bridge. Most average just under 2 pounds. Bluefish are roaming
in and around the mouth of the port, where they are hitting live and cut
finger mullet, spoons and jigs. During calmer weather conditions when
the water is fairly clean, Spanish mackerel are also active with the
bluefish. Mackerel prefer small baits that mimic a glass minnow, such
as a Sea Shark or Gotcha Plug. Some slot-sized and under-sized
redfish are also taking live baits around the jetty and pier.
Port Canaveral - Nov 25, 2006
Anglers are picking up some flounder along the south jetty and Jetty
Park Pier on live finger mullet and shrimp worked along the bottom.
Flounder are also holding around docks, seawalls and around the
draw bridge. Most average just under 2 pounds. Bluefish are roaming
in and around the mouth of the port, where they are hitting live and cut
finger mullet, spoons and jigs. During calmer weather conditions when
the water is fairly clean, Spanish mackerel are also active with the
bluefish. Mackerel prefer small baits that mimic a glass minnow, such
as a Sea Shark or Gotcha Plug. Some slot-sized and under-sized
redfish are also taking live baits around the jetty and pier.