Why Be Green On Your Boat?
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You would think that boaters would be some of the most environmentally conscious folks out there. After all, we spend time and money to be on and in the water, we eat food that comes out of the water, and most of us claim to really love boating.
And yet, look between the slips in an average marina and what are you likely to see? Floating plastic, oil slicks, and any number of things that aren't very green.
While it might be tempting to blame someone ashore for all the junk floating around out there, the fact is most of this crap comes from boats, big and small. While shoreside industry and land-based litter bugs certainly contribute to the mess, this blog is about what we boaters can do.
A short list of what green boating can do might include the following -
-Reduce or eliminate the toxins that are in almost every recreational waterway, from your favorite fishing hole to the Pacific Ocean.
-Increase the plant and animal life in these same areas.
-Save endangered species and lead to the reestablishment of sea life that has abandoned the region.
-Improve the quality of drinking water everywhere.
-Reduce the growing amount of plastic particles entering the food chain.
-Reduce or eliminate the toxins your body absorbs when you are in the water.
-Reduce or eliminate the toxins you body absorbs when you are in your boat.
-Reduce or eliminate the toxins and hormone altering compounds that are in many of the seafoods we enjoy and feed to our kids.
-Encourage boating related companies to offer more green products and become better corporate citizens.
-Promote sustainable environmental policies where producers and consumers give back as much as they take from the planet.
-Ensure future generations enjoy a healthy, clean and biologically vibrant time on the water.
-Make you remember how good it feels to do the right thing.
