today according to the coast guard, that number tops out at 12 million. translating to 130 million boat users. at the same time, experts say very little has been invested in boating infrastructure. this man calls it a tragedy waiting to happen. if the boat ramp is not well maintained you have the danger of actually recovering boats and having something catastrophic happen. first responders that can t get into the water in a timely manner they simply can t do their job. the former director of the coastal resources division in georgia. there are 50,000 boat ramps in the united states. most of them he fears are overcrowded or don t work the way they are supposed to. particularly the ones on the ocean. you ve got the corrosiveness of the salt air and the water. you ve got the erosion cause by the rising and the falling of the tide. so, you know, we sort of laughingly say there s no such thing as a permanent boat ramp
along the coast. boating advocates are calling for tens of millions of dollars in state and local investment for new boat ramps and to fix existing boating infrastructure. deal calls the investment an investment in more than just boats. to you this is about jobs? yeah, there s over 650,000 people that work in the marine industry in the united states right now, and with the infrastructure improvements that are clearly needed, there could be so many more people getting employed in our industry. he says at one point if people can t use their boat, they are going to simply stop buying them. on the coast of south florida, douglas kennedy fox news. jon: mcdonald s is pulling salads from about 3,000 of its restaurants after customers got sick from a parasite causing an intestinal illness. the fast-food giant saying it immediate the move out of saying it made the move out of
laughingly say there s no such thing as a permanent boat ramp along the coast. boating advocates are calling for tens of millions of dollars in state and local investment for new boat ramps and to fix existing boating infrastructure. deal calls the investment an investment in more than just boats. to you this is about jobs? yeah, there s over 650,000 people that work in the marine industry in the united states right now, and with the infrastructure improvements that are clearly needed, there could be so many more people getting employed in our industry. he says at one point if people can t use their boat, they are going to simply stop buying them. on the coast of south florida, douglas kennedy fox news. jon: mcdonald s is pulling salads from about 3,000 of its restaurants after customers got sick from a parasite causing an intestinal illness. the fast-food giant saying it immediate the move out of
the united states. today according to the coast guard, that number tops out at 12 million. translating to 130 million boat users. at the same time, experts say very little has been invested in boating infrastructure. this man calls it a tragedy waiting to happen. if the boat ramp is not well maintained you have the danger of actually recovering boats and having something catastrophic happen. first responders that can t get into the water in a timely manner they simply can t do their job. the former director of the coastal resources division in georgia. there are 50,000 boat ramps in the united states. most of them he fears are overcrowded or don t work the way they are supposed to. particularly the ones on the ocean. you ve got the corrosiveness of the salt air and the water. you ve got the erosion cause by the rising and the falling of the tide. so, you know, we sort of