Trying to Solve the Marine Debris Problem
Since the early 1970’s, when Chief Iron Eyes Cody shed a tear on a television commercial, we have been trying to reduce the amount of solid waste found along our beaches and within our waters. … Read More
Tag: boating and waterways
National Estuaries Week! – Our Ports
Many may not know that one of the reasons the Spanish selected Pensacola as the site of for their first settlement in the Gulf of Mexico was the deep water port. As mentioned in the… Read More
Boating Safety; Reading a Mariner’s Compass – part 8 of 16
In this day of inexpensive GPS many boaters have little or no need of a compass. However electronics sometimes fail and the smarter captain will have some knowledge on how to navigate with a mariner’s… Read More