Pine Island Sound

Important habitats in the Sound include mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes, oyster communities, tidal flats and sponge beds.

[1] All animals in and around Pine Island sound, including mollusks, fish, birds and mammals, are affected by periodic outbreaks of red tide (Karenia brevis).

[2] The Sound is relatively shallow in many locations, and boaters are cautioned to utilize up-to-date charts and tide tables.

[3] The Mark Pardo Shellworks Site is on Cayo Costa Island, on the east side of the sound.

[4] In the 18th and 19th centuries Pine Island Sound was the site of seasonal camps used by Cubans catching fish for the Havana market.