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Boating with whales: The Nature Conservancy’s new online course aims to educate boaters
Vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements are the leading causes of whale deaths, threatening species from humpbacks to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. This free online course will help boaters safely navigate whale habitats — protecting both boaters and whales.
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Boating safety course to be offered in Riverhead March 23
The United States Power Squadrons will present “America’s Boating Course”, beginning at 8:30am on Sunday, March 23 at the Moose Lodge in...
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State-approved boating safety course offered by Peconic Bay Power Squadron in May 4 and 11
All operators of motorized watercraft born on or after Jan. 1, 1978 are required to complete a state-approved boating safety course or face fines.
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New year, new laws in New York State and Suffolk County
Elimination of pretrial detention for most crimes in New York has gotten a lot of attention, but other new laws take effect in the new year have wide-ranging impacts.
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Peconic Bay Power Squadron offers four-session boating safety course in March
A four-session, Coast Guard-approved boating course is being offered by Peconic Bay Power Squadron, Eastern Long Island’s local unit of the United States Power Squadrons, in March.
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Peconic Bay Power Squadron offers boating safety course next month
America’s Boating Course is approved by New York State for compliance with the state boater education law, which requires all operators of mechanically propelled vessels in N.Y. Waters born on or after May 1, 1996 to have a boating safety certificate.
