Areas
Where the highway runs out of road.
Mile Zero Charters fishes the waters around Key West, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, from the harbor out to the reef line and the flats.
It counts up from zero
US 1 starts here, and so does the numbering.
A sketch, not a map, and not to scale: the markers count up from 0 in Key West.
About the waters
US 1 mile markers count up from zero in Key West, and a charter is the same: everything starts at the dock. Mile Zero Charters begins each trip with a briefing before the lines come off.
The Southernmost Point buoy at South Street and Whitehead Street was dedicated on 10 September 1983 and reads “90 Miles to Cuba”. The closest point of Cuba is 94 statute miles south, which tells you how far Key West sits from the rest of the country.
The moment a boat leaves the harbor it is inside Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which protects the coral reef, seagrass beds, mangrove-fringed islands and more than 6,000 marine species. The crew briefs guests on being good guests there.
Whether you come for a half day on the flats or a full day offshore, the request starts the same way: tell the crew who is coming and when, and a person confirms the trip. The chat drafts the request; it never prices a trip or promises a catch.
Sources
Every fact above, and where it came from.
The dock
Find the dock
100 Caroline StreetKey West, FL 33040
(656) 236-2374
A sample address, not a real location, and a Bots On Staff demonstration phone line. A person gives real directions when they confirm your trip.
Send a request. A person writes back.
The fish are not involved yet. Nothing is booked or held until a person at the dock confirms by email or a call, and no payment is taken here.