the 2010 digest - New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Boating in NH
Ten Tips for Safe Boating
1. Don’t Overload Carry only the specified
limit for your craft and don’t sit on the
gunwales or the transom.
2. Wear Life Jackets or Vests State law
requires one wearable life preserver for
each person in a boat. Kids 12 and under
must wear a life preserver.
3. Know the Water Always carry a chart
(map) of the waters you are boating on.
4. In an Accident Your first obligation is to
save lives and help the injured. Call N.H.
Marine Patrol: (603) 293-2037.
5. Water and Alcohol Don’t Mix Sixty percent
of recent boating fatalities in N.H. are
alcohol-related. Don’t drink and boat—
the .08 law applies to boaters, too!
6. Use Your Lights All boats operating after
dark must display lights to be visible to
other boaters.
7. Use Caution When passing within 150
feet of another boat, swimmers, rafts,
shore, docks, or mooring fields, you
must be at headway speed.
8. Don’t Use the Water as a Dump It is illegal
to litter or discharge sewage into the
water.
9. Don’t Harass Wildlife All wildlife are
protected on the state’s waters, subject
to strict hunting and fishing regulations.
10. Take a Boating Safety Course For info call
Marine Patrol at (603) 293-2037.
WILDLIFE & SPORT FISH RESTORATION:
70 Years of Restoring, Managing and
Researching Fish and Wildlife
Our thanks to hunters, shooters, anglers, boaters and our industry partners! With the purchase
of firearms and ammunition, archery equipment, fishing equipment, and motorboat fuels,
hunters, anglers and manufacturers pay excise taxes that are distributed to state fish and
wildlife agencies for approved projects.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins state fish and wildlife agencies, private industry and
the public in a partnership to conserve fish and wildlife resources.
With help from over $100 million in federal aid funding over nearly three quarters of a century,
NH Fish and Game has been able to:
• Gain knowledge through research
• Manage fish and wildlife populations
• Acquire Wildlife Management Areas
• Improve and protect aquatic habitat
• Restore fish and wildlife populations
• Conduct Hunter and Aquatic Education programs
• Construct, upgrade and maintain more than 100
public access sites for boating and fishing.
Your purchase of hunting and fishing equipment and
motorboat fuels supports wildlife and sport fish restoration
and boating access facilities.
Diver There, Please Beware
The United Divers of N.H. urge boaters to stay well away from a red flag with a white stripe
or other flags in the water. They signal that scuba divers are in the area.
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Dual Consoles and
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Clean. Quiet. Fuel-Efficient.
All boat packages powered by Honda Marine.
Always wear a personal flotation device while
boating & read your owner’s manual.
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There’s A Lund For Everyone!
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