<p></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfssCFp8k5aqbBEErxrcMgX4QoTScp2BWcZWYzrkLpdpgGKX0tNvNnJAZmiQE6oDNhrU_786h-_slsH4Z1EBKDW2AM5OaDv0NCNbuGFaSx2OcsIWrxISq7SHeyxWoFybTuM4srPlqM6dS9UfXCPGVb21rZWnFIpkL33Y67uHMaV_ZMSFPk95w4RnQrA/s1280/Untitled-48Bit-044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1280" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfssCFp8k5aqbBEErxrcMgX4QoTScp2BWcZWYzrkLpdpgGKX0tNvNnJAZmiQE6oDNhrU_786h-_slsH4Z1EBKDW2AM5OaDv0NCNbuGFaSx2OcsIWrxISq7SHeyxWoFybTuM4srPlqM6dS9UfXCPGVb21rZWnFIpkL33Y67uHMaV_ZMSFPk95w4RnQrA/w500-h314/Untitled-48Bit-044.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Does water recreation damage waterways?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Water recreation can have both positive and negative impacts on waterways.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">It does depend on the activities, locations, water connections and conditions in the water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">The benefits of water recreation can enhance health, long-term upkeep and promotion of environmental understanding and knowledge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">It may add unwanted contaminants into the water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">It also may disturb and change the natural balance of ecosystems &amp; habitats.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Also, it may add general rubbish and pollution.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Photographed by Mike Fernandes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ecoreefproject.com/">index (ecoreefproject.com)</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please feel free to leave comments, ideas or questions</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Meiryo UI&quot;, Meiryo, &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><p></p>