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Copper Reduction Program
Recreational boating is a popular pasttime in Southern California, where the bays and harbors are filled with thousands of boats. While this leisure activity brings significant benefit to California's economy, it can also cause environmental challenges.
Water quality impacts from copper-based hull paints have been identified in marina basins throughout California. The copper in the paint is a biocide that leaches into the water, causing contamination that is harmful to marine life, including fish and sea lions.
A biocide is a substance that slows or stops the growth of living things. When applied to boat hulls, biocides reduce the growth of barnacles and other organisms that can hamper boat performance. The copper biocide in hull paints acts similarly to pesticides used on lawns to prevent infestations of insects or weeds.
In San Diego Bay, Shelter Island Yacht Basin has been identified as an area where high copper levels exceed federal and state standards. A regulatory order requires the Port of San Diego, marinas, yacht clubs, hull cleaners and boaters to reduce copper pollution in this area by 76 percent by 2022.
The Port is taking actions to promote a clean bay and clean marinas. It recently developed a Copper Reduction Program comprised of these five categories:
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Grant Available for Shelter Island Boat Owners
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Boaters Learn about Eco-Friendly Hull Paints and Grant Funds
Monday, 30 April 2012
Contact: Dale Frost (619) 686-6461
More than 60 local boat owners attended an eco-friendly hull paint expo recently, sponsored by the Port of San Diego.
Boaters, hull paint manufacturers of environmentally-friendly products, San Diego Bay boatyard representatives and Port Environmental and Land Use Management staff came together on Saturday, April 21, at Nielsen Beaumont Premier Yachtworks on Shelter Island.
Public Input Sought for In-Water Hull-Cleaning Regulations
Monday, 16 April 2012
Contact: Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6216
The Port of San Diego will host two public meetings to discuss and seek public input on potential revisions to the current in-water hull-cleaning regulations adopted by the Board of Port Commissioners in July 2011.
The first meeting will take place Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the training room of the Port Administration Building, 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego. A second public meeting will be held Thursday, May 3, at 3:30 p.m. at the same location.
Port to Host Eco-Friendly Hull Paint Expo on Shelter Island
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Contact: John Gilmore (619) 686-6222
The Port of San Diego wants to get the word out on eco-friendly hull paints and grant funding to help boat owners make the switch to eco-friendly hull paints.
To do that, the Port will be hosting the Eco-friendly Hull Paint Expo on Saturday, April 21, 2012. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Nielsen Beaumont Premier Yachtworks, 2420 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego.
Hull Paint Expo (April 2012) (
First Boat Gets Eco-Friendly Paint through Port’s Hull Paint Conversion Project
Thursday, 29 March 2012
The Port of San Diego is pleased to welcome the first participant in the Port's Hull Paint Conversion Project, an incentive program to encourage Shelter Island boaters to switch to eco-friendly hull paints.
The Port received a $600,000 grant from the State Water Resources Control Board 319h grant program to reduce copper pollution in the Shelter Island Yacht Basin. Carl Smith is the first Shelter Island boat owner to use the state grant funds administered by the Port of San Diego to remove copper antifouling hull paint from his boat.
Port to Host Alternative Hull Paint Seminars at San Diego Sunroad Boat Show
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Contact: Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6222, (619) 686-6216
The trends in boating and environmentally friendly hull paints will be on display at the upcoming 2012 San Diego Sunroad Boat Show Friday, January 27, through Sunday, January 29.
The boat show will be at the Sunroad Resort Marina, 955 Harbor Island Drive (map), from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
More Articles...
- San Diego Mooring Company Barge Showcases Eco-Friendly Hull Paint
- Boaters Learn About Grant at Eco-Friendly Hull Paint Expo
- Non-Copper Hull Paints, Availability of Grant Funding Focus of Port Event
- Port Holds Public Forum For Proposed State Measure On Marine Anti-Fouling Paint
- Shelter Island Boaters Sought for Eco-Friendly Hull Paint Project
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