Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - July 2024

of eating fish 2/3 their size and one lionfish can consume roughly 20 fish in a half hour. During the 2024 Emerald Coast Open, 147 competing divers removed 11,844 invasive lionfish from Florida waters stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf. WILDLIFE FOREVER’S “CLEAN DRAIN DRY” CAMPAIGN Yamaha Rightwaters continues to support the Wildlife Forever® “Clean Drain Dry” campaign, a campaign seeking to educate boaters on the importance of properly preparing to move their vessels from the water to prevent the spread of invasive species such as Zebra mussels. CCA® MARYLAND’S GREAT CHESAPEAKE INVASIVES COUNT Yamaha Rightwaters also sponsors the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA®) Maryland’s Great Chesapeake Invasives Count, a contest specifically targeting non-indigenous species, such as northern snakehead, blue catfish and flathead catfish. The contest seeks the help of recreational anglers to gather information on the prevalence of these harmful fish across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. CCA® shares this information with researchers to help understand the impact of these species on the watershed. In addition to the programs listed above, Yamaha Rightwaters also supports organizations including the NOAA® Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, OCEARCH®, The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust®, Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful and Keep the Golden Isles Beautiful, the Tennessee Aquarium, the Conch Republic Marine Army, Drawdown Georgia, the University of Georgia Capstone Program, the Potomac River Keepers and Partnership of the Delaware Estuary through efforts including clean up events, outboard powered research vessels and continued conservation education. Serving as the umbrella for all of Yamaha Marine’s sustainability projects, Yamaha Rightwaters officially launched on World Oceans Day 2019.

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