Month: July 2013
Longer Hours Sought for Calcasieu Barrier
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and city of Lake Charles, La., want the Corps of Engineers to increase daily service hours at the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier for recreational boaters. The open hours were reduced in December from 16 to 12 because of a drop in federal funding to the Inland Marine Transportation System. […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Friends of Pool 2 Supports Scheduled Lock Times for Recreational Boaters
In a recent statement, Friends of Pool 2 (FOP2) said it supports scheduled lock times for recreational boaters as a way to combat the migration of Asian Carp. “Invasive Asian Carp pose a potential threat to the quality of the recreational river experience in Pool 2, and they are migrating upriver at […] Read More
Experts Link Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ to Ethanol
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a record-size “dead zone” in the Gulf this summer, stretching from South Texas all the way to Alabama — and some experts believe the culprit to be ethanol. The dead zone, which sets up in late spring and lasts throughout the summer, is caused […] Read More
Gekko Tow Boats Restarts Production
The assets of Gekko Sports were recently re-acquired by company founder Mark Overbye, and the tow boats are reportedly back in production. Overbye has teamed with Ebbtide Boats, based in White Bluff, Tenn., to manufacture the new models. “Ebbtide has been building quality boats for over 40 years and is known the […] Read More
$14 Million in Grants Support Clean Waters and Recreational Boating
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in late June that more than $14.7 million will be awarded to 23 states under the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program in 2013. The first CVA awards were made in 1993. Since that time, the service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program has awarded […] Read More