More than 1,000 square miles reopened after latest tests
Tuesday, April 19, 2011: Federal Waters Reopened at Oil Spill Wellhead (NOAA)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 1,041 square miles of water in the Gulf of Mexico immediately surrounding the Deepwater Horizon wellhead.
New report suggests diminishing returns from continued “scrubbing”
A recent report issued by the Coast Guard signaled the cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico, ravaged by the deadly explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20, 2010, is nearing an end.
Recreational Boaters Say Higher Ethanol Content Handicaps Boat Engines
Several of the nation’s recreational boating associations are pushing hard in a campaign to stop plans to increase the availability of fuel containing 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline (E15), and warn recreational boaters about the possible dangers of using the fuel.
Now that native bivalves are nearly gone, farmed variety could bring some relief
Oysters have been the source of one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most valuable commercial fisheries for more than a century. Over the decades, the bay has lost more than 95 percent of its native oyster population and, in an ironic twist, a new report says introducing farmed oysters could help clean it up.
Recent Incidents, Including One Death, Underscore the Need for Safety
BOSTON – Coast Guard officials in Boston are urging recreational and commercial boaters to make sure they have the appropriate survival gear on board during the winter boating season.
Invasive Asian Carp Emerges as Source of New U.S. Commercial Fishing Enterpise
We all knew it was just a matter of time before the Asian carp became the new frontier for commercial fishing.
The wait is now over.
More than more than 700 deaths last year; $36 million in property damage
Recent statistics about boating deaths in 2009 are a painful reminder of just how much of an impact even the most basic precautions could have.
Criminal charges filed in San Diego Christmas boat parade collision
Investigators comb recreational boat after the Dec. 20th collision in San Diego Bay
Cell phone use on Coast Guard boats has been restricted, following two winter holiday season collisions last year that occurred when crewmembers were engaged in conversations or texting unrelated to the operation of their vessels.
Return to pre-recession levels a long way off, Freedonia says
Despite the worst contraction in nearly a half century, the recreational boating market will rebound from depressed 2009 levels and demand will rise more than 9 percent annually to reach $10.1 billion in 2014, according to a recent study of the U.S. recreational boating industry.
Boaters Get Free Stays and a Little “Therappe Too”
What started out as a plan for a few friends to attend the “Taste of Cambridge” festival, became a small armada when as many as 42 boats signed up for a trip to the Hyatt River Marsh Marina in Cambridge, MD, this weekend from July 9th -12th.
