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New partnership helps sailors to protect seagrass meadows

A new campaign is helping sailors do their part to tackle climate change by digitally mapping sensitive seabeds and eco-moorings across boating hotspots around the world. The global ‘#protectourbeds´ campaign, organised between non-profit Clean Sailors, the Ocean Conservation Trust and navigation app Savvy Navvy, aims to stop vital seagrass being destroyed. This can be done […]

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Marine Connection acquires majority stake in Boaters Exchange

Marine Connection has acquired the majority interest in Boaters Exchange, a 20-year retail dealership with two Central Florida locations including Rockledge and New Smyrna Beach. As of January 1 2022, Florida-based Marine Connection now owns and controls 80 per cent ownership of Boaters Exchange, with 20 per cent split between former partners and co-owners Jerry Butz and Paul Berube, both of whom remain […]