FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MOVES TO COMBAT BOAT-THEFT SPIKE
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC), Division of Law Enforcement urges boat owners to protect their boats from theft and to avoid boat title fraud schemes. More than 1,200 boats have
Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Read more...
At Northwest Florida Boat Show, Dealers Confident about Sales.
Byline: Rebecca Cason Mar. 5--It's the time of year when people who live near water begin thinking about boats, and Northwest Florida residents are no exception. Local boat dealers know this, so it's not a coincidence that the Fort Walton Beach Boat Show is held every year at this time. Considered
Publication: Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Read more...
Storm damages marinas, sinks boats on Treasure Coast of Florida.
By Steve Waters, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 7--Hurricane Frances took a heavy toll on boats and marinas from Stuart to Sebastian, but the damage was much less severe in Palm Beach and Broward counties. Power outages and a lack of phone service made it
Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Read more...
Florida Resident Sells Electric Boats.
Byline: Dana Sanchez Jan. 6--HOLMES BEACH, FlaDuffy Boats of Florida sells electric boats that you'll never get up on a plane or reach 20 knots in. But if you don't mind that, there are other compensations. How about never having to buy gas, worry about pollution or make noise? Selling
Publication: Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, FL)
Read more...
Boats killing more manatees in Florida
Boats killing more manatees in Florida Scripps Howard News Service Sunday, April 9, 2000 Boat-related manatee deaths in Florida are on a pace to break last year's record, a state researcher says. "Already this year, we've had 17 manatee deaths in this region, eight of those as a result of
Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read more...
Without a compass. (Florida pleasure boat industry)(includes related article on megayachts)(Industry Overview)
Despite a booming stock market and strong economy, pleasure boat sales languish. The industry in Florida is trying to determine what to do about it. There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. That famous sentiment, expressed by one of the
Publication: Florida Trend
Read more...
|
