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Booming Interest in Boating Leads to More Deaths and Accidents The U.S. Coast Guard reported a 25 percent jump in boating fatalities last summer compared to the year before. Casualty numbers this summer are tracking to be even higher. Over the past 15 months, “we saw a lot of stupid things,” said David Beek, whose family owns the Balboa Island Ferry in Newport Beach, Calif. Since the start of the pandemic, boating accidents have been on the rise. Credit.Beth Coller for The New York Times By Debra Kamin Aug. 4, 2021Updated 1:13 p.m. ET David Beek knows the waterways in Newport Beach, Calif., better than anyone. His family has owned and operated the Balboa Island Ferry, a commuter boat for both cars and people, for more than 100 years. And from his perch on the ferry’s fuel dock, he can see everything that’s happening in Newport Harbor. ....
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Industry Groups Back Forage Fish Bill Author: Introduced by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the legislation requires that federal fisheries managers account for forage species when setting recreational catch limits. Forage fish provide food for nearly all recreational fish species, seabirds and other marine life. The Forage Fish Conservation Act requires that impacts on fish populations and the marine ecosystem be considered before allowing harvest on any unmanaged forage species. “We commend Sens. Blumenthal and Blunt for their commitment to strengthening the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act with these science-based forage fish conservation measures,” said Mike Leonard, vice president of government affairs for the American Sportfishing Association. ....
$1 Billion Sent to State Wildlife Agencies for Conservation and Recreation State wildlife agencies will receive a portion of the $1 billion sum total for management of fishery projects, boating access, and aquatic education. Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Did you know when you purchase fishing equipment or motorboat fuel, a portion of the import duty tax is put into a trust fund managed by the federal government? Your import duty is collected and held in the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which ultimately distributes the money to states for management of fishery projects, boating access, and aquatic education. ....