I just learned about an Adaptive Paddling and Cycling Co in Upstate NY from a relative! They rent adaptive equipment for use on the canal (trails etc) and have locations in Fairport, Lockport and Montezuma New York.

I wish their website had more information, but they look cool. My fam says they're Service Animal friendly, and have lots of free parking.

https://eriecanalboatcompany.com/

#UpstateNY #Adaptive #Accessibility #AdaptivePaddling #Outdoors #Paddling #AdaptiveCycling #Watercraft #NewYorkState

Shredding little penguins as a recreational activity?

“Recreational watercraft injury had been shown to cause just over a quarter of all deaths of Perth’s little penguins and was the most prevalent cause of their mortality...The little penguins are a symbol of our coastal identity." >>
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/little-penguin-population-on-was-penguin-island-almost-wiped-out/news-story/83ec9134df75ff8f850d87493916cb58
#Biodiversity #FossilFuel #boats #watercraft #speed #conservation #birds #penguins #Perth

Alberta fighting 'tiny invasive species' with mandatory watercraft inspections
In a bid to keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out, Alberta is becoming the first province in Canada to introduce mandatory inspections for boats, kayaks and other watercraft crossing the province's southern and eastern borders.
#environment #politics #watercraft #Alberta #Canada #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/invasive-aquatic-mussels-boats-alberta-1.7537314?cmp=rss

Alberta fighting 'tiny invasive species' with mandatory watercraft inspections
In a bid to keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out, Alberta is becoming the first province in Canada to introduce mandatory inspections for boats, kayaks and other watercraft crossing the province's southern and eastern borders.
#environment #politics #watercraft #Alberta #Canada #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/invasive-aquatic-mussels-boats-alberta-1.7537314?cmp=rss

Don’t Move A Mussel - The Role Of Key Environmental Drivers And Management Scale In Assessing Spatial Variation In Dreissenid Spread Risk In The Missouri River Basin
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112526 <-- shared paper (Missouri River Basin)
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center/news/assessing-risk-invasive-mussels-spreading-throughout <-- shared technical article (Columbia River Basin)
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https://rconnect.usgs.gov/webDR/ <-- shared link to webDR: Dreissenid Risk (Missouri River Basin)
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #dreissenids #invasive #invasivespecies #management #mitigation #risk #hazard #riskindexing #webtool #nonnative #ecology #economics #cost #humanimpact #state #basin #water #freshwater #hydrology #basin #watershed #mussel #zebramussel #infested #infestation #watercraft #boating #leisure #pleasure #NorthAmerica #waterbody #decontamination #program #planning #policy #regulations #relativeriskindex #model #modeling #geostatistics #parameters #MissouriRiverBasin #ColumbiaRiverBasin
@USGS

An increase in dorsal fin injuries

"In the last two months four dolphins have been found with their dorsal fins either injured or completely severed.I'm not saying what object it was, but it's a definitely a watercraft or a propeller that's severed the dorsal fin."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/dolphin-dorsal-fin-injuries-bunbury-wa-investigation/105146124
#dolphins #habitat #speeding #watercraft #motorists #trauma #boats #hydrofoil

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #399: Narco Subs.
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#submarines #drugs #cartels #watercraft #homemade #smuggling #crime #coastguard #diy #strangebuttrue #wtf #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Sea Wolf for the ZX81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSd3D1FocOM

#SeaWolf #ZX81 #Simulation #Submarine #Naval #Watercraft #StephenHartleyComputing

Harbor views that never get old 🌉📸

#SydneyByNight #kessmedia #sydneyharbor #dronephotography #waterscapes #waterview #sky #watercraft #views

New Sea Cheetah wing-in-ground vessel flies like an airplane, berths like a boat

#evs #boats #ships #electricboat #winginground #maritime #maritimeindustry #watercraft #airtravel #electrification #hydrogen #greenhydrogen #hydrogeneconomy #fuelcell #fuelcells #travel #transportation #mobility #decarbonization #zeroemission

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/01/this-sleek-electric-boat-flies-like-an-airplane-with-fuel-cells/

New Sea Cheetah wing-in-ground vessel flies like an airplane, berths like a boat

#evs #boats #ships #electricboat #winginground #maritime #maritimeindustry #watercraft #airtravel #electrification #hydrogen #greenhydrogen #hydrogeneconomy #fuelcell #fuelcells #travel #transportation #mobility #decarbonization #zeroemission

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/01/this-sleek-electric-boat-flies-like-an-airplane-with-fuel-cells/

Privateer for the ZX81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NL7um49Ejc

#Privateer #ZX81 #Simulation #Naval #Watercraft #MCLothlorienLtd #MCLothlorien

More shots from last year's shoot with Island Inflatables 🌴

#islandinfaltables #dronephotography #sydney #recreational #waterscape #landscape #bestboats #watercraft #inflatables

Green hydrogen on demand for seaports, islands, coastal communities

#island #seaport #seaside #greenhydrogen #cleanhydrogen #hydrogen #h2 #electrolysis #yachts #yachting #ships #sailboats #windenergy #windpower #marineenergy #renewableenergy #energy #fuelcells #superyachts #boats #watercraft #vessels #sailingships #sailingyachts #greeneconomy #hydrogeneconomy

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/19/green-hydrogen-produced-by-roving-fleets-of-shadow-ships/

Green hydrogen on demand for seaports, islands, coastal communities

#island #seaport #seaside #greenhydrogen #cleanhydrogen #hydrogen #h2 #electrolysis #yachts #yachting #ships #sailboats #windenergy #windpower #marineenergy #renewableenergy #energy #fuelcells #superyachts #boats #watercraft #vessels #sailingships #sailingyachts #greeneconomy #hydrogeneconomy

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/19/green-hydrogen-produced-by-roving-fleets-of-shadow-ships/

Heads explode as shadow ships, hard sails, and hydrogenerators meet green hydrogen

#greenhydrogen #cleanhydrogen #hydrogen #h2 #electrolysis #yachts #yachting #ships #sailboats #windenergy #windpower #marineenergy #renewableenergy #energy #fuelcells #superyachts #boats #watercraft #vessels #sailingships #sailingyachts #greeneconomy #hydrogeneconomy

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/19/green-hydrogen-produced-by-roving-fleets-of-shadow-ships/

Heads explode as shadow ships, hard sails, and hydrogenerators meet green hydrogen

#greenhydrogen #cleanhydrogen #hydrogen #h2 #electrolysis #yachts #yachting #ships #sailboats #windenergy #windpower #marineenergy #renewableenergy #energy #fuelcells #superyachts #boats #watercraft #vessels #sailingships #sailingyachts #greeneconomy #hydrogeneconomy

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/19/green-hydrogen-produced-by-roving-fleets-of-shadow-ships/

Unveiling the WULF Aero: Your Gateway to Paddleboarding Bliss

#WaterCraft #SummerFun #TMMFlip #TheMomentMag #TMMTech

https://magneticmag.com/2024/07/unveiling-the-wulf-aero/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=themomentmag%2Fmagazine%2FTech+Moment

One thing about our having to register canoes in #Minnesota is that it swells our #watercraft numbers; we can brag about having the most boats in the country or some such nonsense.

Seriously, though, watercraft registrations help pay for safety and invasive species programs so there's that.

And it's quite a bargain… for canoes anyway.

Renewal couldn't be easier: the state outsources it; you get an email reminder; you can renew online; stickers come in the mail.

Still…
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/watercraft/index.html

Here's a #LocalAngle for you.

It just so happens that spouse and I canoed out to Silver Islet way back in the go-go 90s as part of a canoe-camping trip to Tee Harbour! It was fun.

The water around Silver Islet is so clear that I felt vertigo while peering down from the canoe into the underwater mining ruins. Recommended!

Minneapolis man recovering in Thunder Bay, Ont., after dramatic rescue from kayak capsizing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/events/kayak-capsizing-minneapolis-man-recovering-thunder-bay-1.7244097

#Minneapolis #outdoors #watercraft #LakeSuperior