Juno Beach Pier Volunteer Resources
A new, T-shaped, $2.1 million, county-owned pier opened in 1999. While the previous Juno Beach Pier was located at Mercury Way, the new pier was constructed 1.5 miles north and remains located within Juno Beach. Loggerhead Marinelife Center began managing and operating the Juno Beach Pier in 2014. In 2017, the Juno Beach Pier saw over 70,000 visitors and over 36,000 anglers.
The Juno Beach Pier is a 990-ft pier that is ideal for saltwater fishing. JBP is part of LMC’s Responsible Pier Initiative (RPI). RPI is a collaborative tool to work directly with fishermen and fishing piers to promote a healthy pier environment for sea turtles and other marine life. The purpose of these efforts is to provide first-responders on fishing piers with necessary resources to respond effectively to traumatic sea turtle injuries and strandings.
What You Might See...
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Bonita
Permit
Snook
Jacks
Pompano
Mackerel (Spanish, king)
Bluefish
Ladyfish
Mullet
Needlefish
Snapper
Tarpon
Blue runners
Kingfish
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Brown pelican
Ruddy turnstone
Crows
Sanderling
Least tern
Caspian tern
Royal tern
Ring-billed gull
Herring gull
Laughing gull
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Sharks (nurse, reef, lemon, hammerhead)
Whale shark (sightings rare)
Spotted eagle ray
Giant manta ray
Manatees
Devil ray
Southern ray
Roughtail ray
Bottlenose dolphin
Green sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
Meet the Team
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Randy Yent
Pier Manager
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Adam Benilous
Pier Assistant Manager
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Matt Singer
Pier Attendant
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George Fletcher
Pier Attendant
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Peggy Pettit
Pier Attendant
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Fran Bristow
Pier Attendant
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Charles Martin
Pier Attendant
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Tim Lavery
Pier Attendant
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Jim McDonnell
Pier Attendant