After months of working the Park Service at Canaveral National Seashore,
Superintendent Robert Newkirk announced last week that jet skis would be
prohibited throughout the Seashores 84,000 acres.
Canaveral becomes the 19th park unit this year, that Bluewater has helped
establish, expand or maintain a jet ski prohibition in (a list is below).
1. Apostle Island National Lakeshore (WI)
2. Big Bend National Park (TX)
3. Biscayne National Park (FL)
4. Isle Royal National Park (MI)
5. Mt. Rainier National Park (WA)
6. New River Gorge National River (WV)
7. Buffalo National River (AR)
8. Ross Lake National Recreation Area (WA)
9. Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (WA)
10. St. Croix Wild and Scenic River (MN)
11. Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (PA)
12. Canyonlands National Park (UT)
13. Golden Gate National Recreation Area (CA)
14. Olympic National Park (WA)
15. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Recreation Area (WI)
16. Grand Teton National Park (WY)
17. Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)
18. Canaveral National Seashore (FL)
19. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (AZ)
For more information contact:
Sean Smith
Conservation Director, Bluewater Network
415-788-3666, ext. 149
seansmith@earthisland.org
Bluewater Network is the largest coalition of boaters, scientists,
low-impact recreation enthusiasts, wildlife advocates, marine industry
experts, and clean water advocates working to reduce the environmental
impacts of recreational boating. Bluewater acts as an information
clearinghouse and support mechanism for communities and government agencies
working to regulate and prohibit two-stroke engines as well as personal
watercraft (PWC)
Beta Available: Broadcast quality video of jet ski and the pollution
damage caused by two-stroke motors is available from Bluewater Network.
