Sustainability
How to Navigate a Boat in Marine Protected Areas
Quick show of hands: How many of you have cruised the Florida Keys? How about California’s Monterey Bay, Washington’s Olympic Coast, Michigan’s portion of the Great Lakes, or even the [...]
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4ocean: Ending the Ocean Plastic Crisis | #MindYourWake Series
Twenty-five million pounds of trash is hard to imagine. Yet, it’s the reality according to 4ocean. Specifically, more than 25,407,000 pounds of plastic is what the non-profit organization and its [...]
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Puget Soundkeeper Creating Safe & Sound Seattle Waters | #MindYourWake Series
When it comes to engaging everyday citizens in environmental initiatives, Sean Dixon, the executive director of the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, keeps it simple. “There’s no better way to connect somebody [...]
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Boatsetter Sponsors Beach Clean Up During Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
· Oct 19, 2022 · Updated Oct 31, 2022 Revolutionary BeBot Robot Will Assist Volunteer Team Fort Lauderdale, Fla., – October 19, 2022— Boatsetter, the leading marketplace for on-water experiences and boat rentals in the U.S., is sponsoring a [...]
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Clean, Drain, Dry: How to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
· Sep 27, 2022 Being a good boater means minding your wake. You can’t mind your wake without understanding or building your awareness of the best boating practices. This post is on how to [...]
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Algal Blooms & Nutrient Pollution: What Boaters Should Know
· Sep 15, 2022 · Updated Sep 20, 2022 Nowhere does the domino effect hold truer than within our ecological system. As a planet, we’re currently experiencing the repercussions and consequences causes by global pollution and environment contamination that [...]
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5 Beach Clean-Up Organizations for Boaters to Volunteer
Have you ever been super excited for a boat or beach day, only to have your expectations of a pristine beach crushed by littered water and sand? That’s the worst—and [...]
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Clean Lake Union: Practical, Natural Solutions | #MindYourWake Series
Mark Grey was sitting in his office in Seattle when he saw something in the water in the marina right outside his window. It was an oil slick. “We really [...]
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The Everglades Foundation: Science First | #MindYourWake Series
Just south of Orlando, Florida, you’ll find the largest subtropical wetland in all of not just the United States, but also North America. Among its fascinating facts, it’s home to [...]
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7 Ways for Boaters to Celebrate World Ocean’s Day
· May 27, 2022 · Updated Nov 3, 2023 Boaters across the globe have always had a special connection to the world’s oceans. Maybe they captain a sailboat, powerboat, or motor yacht. Perhaps the boat is docked in US [...]
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Captains for Clean Water: Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems | #MindYourWake Series
Considering avid anglers are out on boats pretty frequently, they tend to be among the first to know when waters are polluted. Whether it’s plastic garbage floating on the surface [...]
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Billion Oyster Project: Building Back New York’s Harbors | #MindYourWake Series
Can you picture one billion oysters? Pete Malinowski can. That’s the number of oysters that he wants to restore to busy New York Harbor by 2035. He’s not planning to [...]
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