FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 25, 2014
BLUEPOINTS MARINA TO RECEIVE DESIGNATION AS FIRST CLEAN AND RESILIENT MARINA
~Marina is a leader in
emergency planning and an asset to Florida’s marina and boating community~
CAPE CANAVERAL – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites you to join us as we designate Bluepoints Marina as the first Clean and Resilient Marina in Florida.
Bluepoints Marina has met and exceeded
marine environmental best management practices in the Clean Marina Program as
well as resiliency practices outlined in the Gulf of Mexico Clean and Resilient Marina Initiative.
The Clean
and Resilient Marina Initiative was born from the Coastal Community
Resilience Team and became part of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Governors’ Action
Plan. The initiative calls for the promotion and expansion of resilient and
environmentally responsible operations and best management practices at marinas, which helps promote marinas that can bounce back quickly from both natural and
man-made disasters.
WHAT: Bluepoints Marina Clean & Resilient Designation
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
10 a.m.
WHERE: Bluepoints Marina
726 Scallop Drive
Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920
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