The presentation culminates the marinas' completion of Florida's Clean Marina Program. The effects of year-round boating and boat traffic and their related pollutants contribute to constant and growing pressure on the state's fragile aquatic and marine ecosystems.
Clean water is essential to the multibillion-dollar industry.
DEP's Division of Law Enforcement, along with environmental, boating, and marine industry professionals, has created a unique proactive approach to develop a statewide voluntary program to keep Florida's waters clean. In response to the need for clean, clear water, the Florida Clean Marina Program was created. The Clean Marina Program educates marinas and boaters with simple, innovative solutions to prevent degradation on Florida's seascape through balanced, common sense management. Rocky DeSimone, manager of the Pensacola Shipyard Marina, and Scott Burt, manager of Bay Point Marina, received the clean marina designation and are the first two marina operators to receive this statewide recognition. These marina managers were required to attend a day-long workshop.