COLUMBUS, OH-Scientists have discovered samples of harmful algae farther from Lake Erie and earlier in the year than they expected. In a two-year project, Dr. David Culver of Ohio State University and Dr. Doug Kane of Defiance College found Microcystis, cyanobacteria that produce toxins, in…
This July 4 weekend Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials urge boaters to wear a life jacket and avoid consuming alcohol if responsible for operating a boat. The U.S. Coast Guard reported 672 boating fatalities nationwide in 2010, and 4,604 accidents. Of the fatalities, about…
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft was among a number of enforcement agencies that participated June 24-26 in a nationwide crackdown on impaired boating known as Operation Dry Water. Ohio officers contacted 1,907 boaters and made eight arrests for boating while…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – It’s not a Thanksgiving holiday traffic jam. However, for America’s boaters, it may as well be. Boat Owners Association of The United States says the July 4th holiday is expected to bring record numbers of boaters to the water, jamming lakes, rivers…
Last year, 17 people died from boating accidents related to alcohol and drug use in Florida. “Alcohol- and drug-related boating accidents are preventable,” said Capt. Tom Shipp, of the FWC’s Boating and Waterways Section. “Even one death is too many.” That is why law enforcement…
