GLIN==> Press release: 2011 Discover Clean & Safe Boat visits 1000 Islands-Clayton Spring Boat Show April 8-10

PRESS RELEASE: April 4, 2011
Contacts:  Dave White, NY Sea Grant, 315-312-3042
Jpgs: request hi/low res Clean Boat, Sea Grant logo, Stop Aquatic
Hitchhikers logo from publicist Kara Lynn Dunn, 315-465-7578,
karalynn at gisco.net 
 
2011 Discover Clean & Safe Boat visits 1000 Islands-Clayton Spring Boat Show
April 8-10
 
Oswego, NY -- Need to know the gear you must have to legally boat on New
York waters? Want to know how you can prevent the spread of aquatic invasive
species that can damage boats and motors?
 
Then find the 2011 Discover Clean & Safe Boating exhibit at the April 8-10,
2011 Boat Show at the 1000 Islands-Clayton Spring Boat Show at Cerow
Recreation Park Arena in Clayton, NY.
 
³The 2011 Discover Clean and Safe Boat exhibit with information on clean and
safe boating and tips for how boaters can slow the spread of aquatic
invasive species will make a great educational addition to this year¹s 1000
Islands-Clayton Spring Boat Show,² said show manager Christopher
Bogenschutz, ³and the safe boating emphasis ties in with the Boater and
Personal Watercraft Safety course offered at the show on Saturday.²
 
The Discover Clean & Safe Boating campaign is a collaboration of New York
Sea Grant, the Boating Industries Association of Upstate NY, and Marathon
Boat Group which has donated the use of a 16-foot ³made in New York² Grumman
Oneida fishing boat and a 12¹9 aluminum canoe for the 2011 campaign.
 
Marathon Boat Group CEO John Jackson says, ³Marathon Boat Group is pleased
to help people learn how to enjoy New York¹s fabulous boating waters by
following good practices to protect themselves and the marine environment.²
 
Morgan Recreational Supply and Yamaha/Clayton Marina helped equip the boat
with the gear required and recommended for clean & safe boating on NY
waters. 
 
National Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers information will be available at the
exhibit. 
 
³We are excited to travel through the Great Lakes region to encourage
diverse types of groups and individuals to use easy-to-implement practices
to help slow the spread of aquatic invasive species,² says campaign
coordinator and New York Sea Grant Coastal Recreation and Tourism Specialist
Dave White.
 
An invasive species is one not native to the ecosystem of interest and
likely to cause harm to the economy, environment or human health in that
area. Aquatic invasive species can damage boat engines and steering
equipment, reduce native game fish populations, degrade ecosystems, make
lakes and rivers unusable by boaters and swimmers, and impact the economies
of waterfront communities.
 
Marine gear by Taylor Made Products of Gloversville, NY, will be among
spin-the-wheel prizes as part of the Discover Clean & Safe Boating exhibit
experience at waterfront events this summer. Exhibit visitors will also be
able to sign a Clean and Safe Boating Pledge.
 
For more info, contact Dave White, New York Sea Grant, Oswego, NY,
315-312-3042, www.nysgextension.org. More information on the 1000
Islands-Clayton Spring Boat Show is online at
www.1000islands-clayton.com/boatshow. #

2011 Clayton Boat Show Quick Facts: www.greatupstateboatshow.com
·      The Clayton Boat Show is held at the Cerow Recreation Arena Park,
Clayton, NY. 
·      Hours: Fri, April 8, 3-9pm; Sat, April 9, 10am-8pm; Sun, April 10,
10am-5pm
·      Admission: Adults: $4; Children $2, ages 8 & younger: free w/parent

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