The National Parks Conservation Association, along with numerous partners in the angling, paddling, boating, business, government and conservation fields, has announced the launch of Eco-Mariner, a free online education course designed to help boaters and anglers enjoy and preserve Florida Bay in Everglades National Park.
Eco-Mariner provides boaters with the necessary knowledge to protect Florida Bay’s important wildlife and underwater habitat. Inexperienced or careless boaters can easily damage seagrasses and mud flats with their propellers, churning up sediment, suffocating plants, and harming fish habitat. Manatees, sea turtles, high prized game fish, and other wildlife depend on seagrasses in Florida Bay for their survival.
Here is a link to the Eco-Mariner site: http://www.ecomariner.org/
