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Corps Udpates, Expands Carp Plan
The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) announced on June 4 the release of its updated Monitoring Response Plan (MRP) intended to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, and to prevent the invasive species from developing self-sustaining populations in the Great Lakes. For the first time, the MRP was released at […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
Coast Guard Rolls Out ‘Virtual’ ATONs
The U.S. Coast Guard is beginning to deploy a new generation of aids to navigation (ATONs) that broadcast AIS information to boats — which, in some cases, may come to replace actual physical buoys. Some are criticizing the Coast Guard’s efforts as haphazard and undertaken without due consultation. While a Coast Guard […] Read More
Lock Closure Included in WRRDA Stirs Concerns
The waterways industry has been effusive in its praise of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) that was passed overwhelmingly in both houses of Congress and now awaits only President Obama’s signature to become law. But that doesn’t mean that every provision is equally welcomed by every segment of the […] Read More
Coast Guard Awards $4.8 Million in Grants for Recreational Boating Safety
The Coast Guard announced in June the awarding of 24 competitive grants totaling more than $4.8 million for recreational boating safety initiatives. Fourteen national non-profit organizations received cooperative agreement funding to advance the National Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Plan objectives designed to reduce the number of accidents, injuries and deaths on America’s waterways […] Read More
Coast Guard Advises Safety for Ohio River Valley Boats
The Coast Guard has issued a statement advising safety for recreational boaters along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, near Point State Park, due to congestion in the waterway. “To help ensure safety and facilitate commerce on our three rivers, we would ask all recreational boaters to remain outside the navigable channel […] Read More
'Near- or Below-Normal' Hurricane Season Forecasted
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a near normal or below normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean in 2014. NOAA released its season forecast at on May 22. The main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development of El Nino this summer, NOAA said. El Nino causes […] Read More
2013 Has Lowest Number of Boating Fatalities on Record
The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics Wednesday, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 560 — the lowest number of boating fatalities on record. From 2012 to 2013, deaths in boating-related accidents decreased 14 percent, from 651 to 560, and injuries decreased from 3,000 to 2,620, a 12.7 percent reduction. The total […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
TVA Warns Boaters of Low Water in Three Tennessee Lakes
As the summer recreation season nears, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) officials are warning boaters of lower-than-normal water levels at three lakes in East Tennessee. TVA officials told media that a lack of rainfall has caused the situation, which is affecting the Norris, Cherokee and South Holston reservoirs. “It’s mainly to […] Read More