Sarasota Bay Moorings Fail

Moorings Fail Article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20091005/ARTICLE/910051029?p=1&tc=pg

I’ve lived in Sarasota my whole life and I’ve seen the boats at Marina Jack’s beached from not being properly anchored or tethered. There are many pros to having mooring fields, but many of them are for the boat and the boat owners’ benefits, not for the environment. The article does not mention how deep the current moorings are that are, which are now failing to keep boats anchored. What’s to say that the new moorings will be more effective than the current ones when they place them deep enough? Limestone is a relatively soft rock. Will it hold the moorings any better?

What does the congestion of boats do to the bay? I have read other articles that state the boat residents pollute the bay. Won’t updating the mooring fields create more congestion for those who are willing to pay the fees to anchor there?

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