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Public Access Threatened at Biscayne National Park
On Jan 19, 3:34*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:20:56 -0500, X ` Man wrote: Public Access Threatened at Biscayne National Park Protect Boating and Fishing Access The National Park Service at Biscayne National Park recently released a draft General Management Plan (GMP), which proposes to close over 20 percent of public waters to recreational boating and fishing. Numerous stakeholders are opposed to this broad public access closure, including the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The Park Service’s proposals include establishment of between a 10,000 to 21,000-acre marine reserve within Biscayne National Park’s boundaries. This vast marine reserve would entirely prohibit recreational fishing. Additionally, the Park’s plans establish several “no combustion engine zones” which act as de facto closure of the Park’s waters to boating, as engine powered boats will find it nearly impossible to launch from shore and other prohibited areas within the park. Complete article at: http://www.capwiz.com/nmma/issues/al...740581&type=CO This is the ongoing fight between environmentalists who want us to look at pictures of a wilderness and people who actually want to use the resource. They have made a preserve of big parts of the Keys already. The right answer is probably somewhere in the middle. I am sure boating and fishing pressure on that little patch from millions of people from Miami is impacting it. The question is how to responsibly use the resource without destroying it. We have a few IC motor free zones around here and the manatee zones are everywhere. I bet if this really catches on, you are going to see some high performance electric boats. Or.... http://www.sunlive.co.nz/assets/imag...r-turbine4.jpg |
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