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Proposed rules would slow boat traffic along intra coastal to help manatees
Proposed rules would slow boat traffic in Pinellas
The Associated Press
09/26/2014 3:06 AM
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/article2253835.html#storylink=cpy
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla.
The perennial Florida debate over whether to protect boaters or manatees is heating up again in Pinellas County, where state officials are proposing rules that would slow traffic along the Intracoastal Waterway.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reconsidering speed limits because of a rise in manatee deaths. Officials have identified 21 areas along Pinellas waterways that might warrant half-mile “slow speed” zones.
The public will be allowed to comment on changes to the 46-mile highway for boaters, which runs from the mouth of the Anclote River to Egmont Key.
Low-speed boating zones to protect manatees proposed for Pinellas’ Intracoastal
The Tampa Bay Times
reports that some boaters say there’s no need for speed zones.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/article2253835.html
The perennial Florida debate over which to protect — boaters or manatees? — is heating up again in Pinellas County, where state officials are proposing rules that would slow traffic along the Intracoastal Waterway.
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