For some boaters, the negotiation process is a game. For others, even the word negotiation can trigger fear and dread whether it’s the purchase of a boat, car, or house. …
Environment
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The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) announced it will offer grants for emergency responders to purchase oil spill equipment and to help fill the gaps in preparedness. New routes …
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The boating world comes together each year for 64 hours in Washington, D.C. to hear about the top issues facing the $121 billion industry at the American Boating Congress (ABC). …
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Boaters pay a lot in taxes and fees. While not exactly earth-shattering news, it’s worth mentioning and highlighting what the 250,000 registered boats (not to mention the visiting vessels) do …
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What’s the best boating advice you have ever received? Maybe it’s “red, right, return” or as my former colleague Tony Floor would say, “If you can see the bait [in …
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The U.S. Coast Guard is finishing its clean-up of an oil spill on the Columbia River first reported on January 18, 2018 near the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, Washington. …
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Boating Business
Washington Sea Grant: $1.1 Million for Aquaculture Research
by Norris Comerby Norris ComerWashington Sea Grant, based at the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, recently received $1.1 million ($1,123,669) in federal funding for aquaculture research. The funding was part of a …
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EnvironmentalNautical News
Skiers Weep and Boaters Play: A Weak La Niña Year
by Evin Mooreby Evin MooreWhy has it been relatively warm and clear in the Pacific Northwest this season? Wasn’t this supposed to be a La Niña year? It turns out that we boaters aren’t …
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Satellite images from the National Snow and Ice Data Center published December 6, 2017 show a record low amount of extant Arctic ice in the Chukchi Sea for the month …
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According to an article published in the Seattle Times on November 16, Washington State Senator Kevin Ranker (Democrat, Orcas Island) announced his intentions to file an Atlantic salmon net-pen farming …
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The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has been all over the news recently, and the curious among us may naturally wonder why the Pacific Northwest is spared such devastation.
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The fall means the start of industry season in the Pacific Northwest, and the Pacific Marine Expo is one of the local mainstays. Hosted at the CenturyLink Field Event Center …