Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Miami Beach, FL

The numerous large hotels take up most of the beach and along Biscayne Bay. Marinas, yacht basins, and numerous small private landings are on the west side of the city along the canals and other waterways off Biscayne Bay.
Miami Beach Coast Guard Base and a commercial terminal are northward of the main ship channel near the east end of the MacArthur Causeway.
Miami Beach City Yacht Harbor is on Meloy Channel at the southwestern end of Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach occupies the barrier beach that separates the ocean from the upper part of Biscayne Bay and is also an important yachting center. A number of causeways, with bridges over the channels, form good highway connections with Miami and the mainland communities. The city is principally residential, except for some shops and amusement places. The numerous large hotels take up most of the beach and along Biscayne Bay.
A fishing pier extends out into the sea about 0.3 mile north of the jetties.