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Progressive Insurance Sponsors Boat Shows Progressive will have an interactive booth at each of the following NMMA Boat & Sportshows. Stop by to pick up a free...
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Recognizes 75 Years of Wildlife Conservation and Partnership Success WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association of...
Bill In Congress Would Preserve Boating Access Working waterfronts, those parts of town at the water's edge dotted with marine-dependent businesses such as marinas,...
USA. BoatUS Foundation awards grants for safe and clean boating In a unique online voting process that for the first time allowed the public to choose this year's grantees, the BoatUS...
Fans Choose Top 10 Boating Songs Summertime is in full swing and what better way to beat the heat than on a boat with good friends and good music? Discover...
Market recovering for new generation of recreational aluminum pontoon boats At Lake Forest, Ill.-based Brunswick's Fort Wayne operations, long known as Harris-Kayot, a slowly recovering demand for...
Number of Americans hitting the waterways hit record in '10 They couldn't scrape up the cash for a cruise to the Caribbean.
CREATE UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES ON THE WATER DURING NATIONAL FISHING AND BOATING WEEK ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 17, 2011) /PRNewswire/ — The Take Me Fishing™ campaign knows that unforgettable memories...
National Safe Boating Week kicks off recreational boating season WASHINGTON – Memorial Day weekend typically heralds the beginning of the recreational boating season in many parts of...
EPA seeks industry input on regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Although any regulations are still a few years away, the Environmental Protection Agency wants to know...
Boater Feedback Needed on New Clean Boating Act Management Practices Help EPA develop new regulations to manage pollution in our nation's water.
U.S. bans transfer of live bighead carp The federal government is making it illegal to bring live bighead carp into the U.S. or transport them across state lines....
New accessibility regulations include boating facilities Revised regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, including standards for making boating facilities...
Leaders named for Congressional Boating Caucus U.S. Reps. Candice Miller, R-Mich., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., will serve as co-chairs for the Congressional Boating Caucus...
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Announces Major Boating Grants for Eleven States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the awarding of more than $13.5 million in competitive grants to 11...
Traditional Boating Season Starts in 1,608 Hours With the start of traditional boating season only 1,608 hours away, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is reminding boaters to...
Manatee season seems to be over early in South Fla Manatee season in South Florida appears to be over. The endangered marine mammals' winter migration season officially...
Water quality in lakes declining Water quality in the Great Lakes improved steadily for two decades, but that progress has stalled and may even be reversing...
Millions of dead anchovies swamp L.A.-area marina Millions of anchovies washed up dead early on Tuesday in the harbor area of Redondo Beach, California, just south of Los...
Asian carp fight gets boost in Washington WASHINGTON – Two Michigan members of Congress say legislation that would force the Army Corps of Engineers to come up...
Miami leads the boating industry out of the gloom It goes down in the books as the 70th Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail, but it will be fondly remembered as...
Will wind power change the weather? On a recent drive along I-80, I was amazed at the number of wind turbines that have been added in the last couple of years....
Tampa Bay Boat Show features the latest The Tampa Bay Boat Show is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 11, 12 and 13, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Hours are...
MarineMax Teams with Sea Tow and Marinalife MarineMax Inc., a recreational boat and yacht retailer, announced new partnerships with Sea Tow Services International Inc...
Federal dredging plan to be presented March 3 The federal government's 2011 plan for dredging the Toledo shipping channel and once again dumping most of the river...
Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011   U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced a bipartisan bill this week designed to fund critical operations and...
New Discover Boating campaign debuts MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The next phase of the Discover Boating campaign reaches out directly to boaters and asks them to get...
Brunswick CEO receives public service award Dustan E. McCoy, chairman and chief executive officer of Brunswick Corp., recently accepted the 2011 National Association of...
Take Me Fishing launches new mobile website for Boaters and Anglers This week, the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) will officially unveil the Take Me Fishing™...
EPA Budget Proposal Focuses on Air and Climate Rules, Cuts Water Grants U.S. EPA would take a 12.6 percent funding cut under President Obama's budget request for fiscal 2012, which would...
Interior department to speed up offshore wind development Yesterday saw the Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu and his opposite number at the Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar...
Study: Dealership experience spurs boat sales Dealership experience ranks as the highest contributor to new-boat sales influence, according to findings from a new report...
Clemson professor named U.S. co-chairman of board William Bowerman, professor of environmental toxicology and wildlife ecology at Clemson University, has been appointed...
NMMA reports show attendance increases Attendance and sales were strong at three recent National Marine Manufacturers Association shows in Louisville, Ky., Chicago...
Coast Guard drops expanded hull ID numbers At a recent National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting, the Coast Guard formally announced that it is withdrawing any...
Marinas are first to come out of recession Marinas have weathered the recession better than any sector of the marine industry and likely will remain solid investments...
The Boating begins at Baltimore Boat Show The Baltimore Boat Show is back again for all boat lovers. Mark your calendars and plan for one of the most exciting and fun...
Boatbuilders won’t cooperate with dealer-cost website Brunswick Boat Group and Seminole Marine Group are among the manufacturers that have said they will not work with a new...
Invasive species rules stall A year after the Asian carp's threat to the Great Lakes threw a national spotlight on invasive species, critics say no...
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants Program makes big changes for 2011 BoatUS Foundation's Grassroots Grants Program which provides funding for local projects that educate boaters on boating...
Groups study Great Lakes, river separation TRAVERSE CITY — Groups representing Great Lakes states and cities kicked off a study Tuesday on how best to sever ties...
Miami 2011: Will there be light at the end of the horizon? Miami International Boat Show (February 17-21) - It may not be the largest boating exhibition in the world (Düsseldorf takes...
Yard ponds called threat to lakes As University of Windsor's Hugh MacIsaac receives an award for top Canadian aquatic scientists Friday, he'll be...
A Diet for an Invaded Planet: Invasive Species There’s a new shift in the politics of food, not quite a movement yet, more of an eco-culinary frisson. But it may...
Hornet Marine adds dealer Hornet Marine, a new builder of fully customizable 17-foot powerboats, named Anchor Performance Sales as the second dealer...
Another record year for manatee deaths Frigid waters off the coast of Florida have killed a record number of endangered manatees this year, according to state...
NOAA starts 2011 surveying season National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ships and independent contractors are preparing for the nation's 177th...
Shows and Events This roundup of upcoming shows and events includes news from the Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival and the...
Feinberg Strikes Deals to Settle Oil Spill Claims The administrator of BP Plc's $20 billion compensation fund has paid $43 million to residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast who...
Boat Shows and Events This roundup of upcoming shows and events includes news from the Houston International Boat, Sport & Travel Show, the...

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