The Green Blue

The Green Blue is testing out practical projects, conducting research and providing advice, to help recreational boating go green. If you are in the marine business, enjoy boating or are a water sports enthusiast, the Green Blue has practical advice and information to help you think and act in an environmentally conscious way.

Backed by the British Marine Federation and the Royal Yachting Association, The Green Blue hopes to educate and inform the recreational boating community, about our environmental impacts, emphasizing how you can avoid or minimize these impacts, by taking a few incremental steps. By working towards an environmentally self-regulating boating community, we can save money, avoid red tape and safeguard the waters and habitats we enjoy for the future.

The Green Blue is involved in academic research, information provision and practical projects, focusing on 6 impact areas: Oil and Fuel; Cleaning and Maintenance; Anti-fouling and Marine Paints; Waste Management; Resource Efficiency; and the Effects on Wildlife

The Green Blue objectives are:
- To provide more readily available information to industry and users about potential environmental impacts of recreational water sports and effective mitigation measures.
- To raise awareness of how users can purchase, maintain and use their craft and equipment in an environmentally responsible manner.
- To promote sustainable boating so that increases in participation figures and the size of the recreational marine industry are achievable while minimizing environmental degradation
- To encourage the design and production of innovative environmentally friendly products, facilities and processes within the recreational marine industry
- To raise awareness of the interaction with the local environment amongst providers of marine services and amongst water sports participants
- To work with partners, authorities and managers to raise awareness and appreciation of coastal and inland water environments

For more information on The Green Blue, see:
http://www.thegreenblue.org.uk/

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