Over the holiday, I went to the Manatee Conservation Center in Fort Pierce, FL. There was a group of manatees that we got to see, and they were in and around the docks at the Fort Pierce Municipal Marina. I was interested in the marina so I did some research and looked on navionics. What intrigues me is that I saw that the area is marked:
"IDLE SPEED (APR 17 NOV 14) MANATEE ZONE MOTORBOATS PROHIBITED (NOV 15 - MAR 31) MANATEE ZONE"
While, 99% of the docks were taken by sailboats I think they're still considered motorboats. But, sailboats were going out and coming in.
So, what am I missing here?
Are sailboats not considered 'motorboats'?
Is there some way to circumvent this rule?
Is the actual area not in the marina but somewhere else?
If anyway cares to look at navionics, the marina is near the Fort Pierce, FL inlet - south side on mainland.
"IDLE SPEED (APR 17 NOV 14) MANATEE ZONE MOTORBOATS PROHIBITED (NOV 15 - MAR 31) MANATEE ZONE"
While, 99% of the docks were taken by sailboats I think they're still considered motorboats. But, sailboats were going out and coming in.
So, what am I missing here?
Are sailboats not considered 'motorboats'?
Is there some way to circumvent this rule?
Is the actual area not in the marina but somewhere else?
If anyway cares to look at navionics, the marina is near the Fort Pierce, FL inlet - south side on mainland.