Gulf Islands National Seashore; Personal Watercraft
Key claim: Personal watercraft at Gulf Islands National Seashore may now travel closer to certain shorelines before slowing to a flat wake, and existing closures at West Petit Bois Island and the Fort Pickens ferry pier are written into the park’s official rules.
Abstract
(Rule · Interior Department, National Park Service) The National Park Service revises special regulations governing the use of personal watercraft at Gulf Islands National Seashore. This rule reduces the distance of flat wake speed zones from certain shorelines and codifies existing closures at West Petit Bois Island and the Fort Pickens ferry pier.
Why this matters
Personal watercraft at Gulf Islands National Seashore may now travel closer to certain shorelines before slowing to a flat wake, and existing closures at West Petit Bois Island and the Fort Pickens ferry pier are written into the park’s official rules.