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Tahoe Resource Conservation District
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. An influx of new boat owners may be contributing to a startling number of vessels arriving at Lake Tahoe with invasive species.
In less than one month, Lake Tahoe watercraft inspections have identified numerous boats carrying harmful aquatic invasive species and added them to the list of boats that had to be decontaminated before launching, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District who manage the inspection program.
So far this year, 14 of the more than 1,000 boats inspected were found to have aquatic invasive species in, on, or attached to the boat, boat trailer, dock lines, or on-board recreational equipment, TRPA said in a press release. Seven of the 14 were carrying invasive mussels, which threaten to devastate Tahoe’s ecosystem and recreational experience, and could cost the region $20 million a year, the agency said. By comparison, 20 vessels with AIS were int
Off the Charts
May 7, 2021
Preliminary data from to Statistical Surveys, a Michigan firm that tracks new-boat registrations, continued to reflect a near-crazed demand for product.
With 31 states reporting, approximately 63 percent of the U.S. boating market, registrations in March were up 55 percent in the main powerboat categories and 34 percent on a year-over-year basis in those segments.
While comparisons to March 2020 may be skewed due to last year’s Covid-related shutdowns and work-from-home orders, they reflect a pattern seen during the last several months, with no signs of abating.
Total industry registrations were up 44 percent YOY with 46,407 boats sold. For the month, registrations for all categories came in at 22,238, a 67 percent spike from the same period last year.
Dallas marina operator buys superyacht service center for $340 million
It marks the second major acquisition of 2021 for Safe Harbor Marinas.
Dallas-based Safe Harbor Marinas purchased the Lauderdale Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in May 2021 for $340 million.(Courtesy of Safe Harbor Marinas / Safe Harbor Marinas)
11:38 AM on May 4, 2021 CDT
Dallas-based Safe Harbor Marinas is acquiring its second superyacht service center this year with a $340 million deal for Lauderdale Marine Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
The transaction for the 60-acre service and repair facility closed Monday.
The marine center, founded in 1997, has 106 slips, employs more than 100 workers and houses hundreds of marine industry tenants and contractors.