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Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission - Recreational Boating <br />Program <br />Federal Financial Assistance Grant Program Application <br />Application Year: 2023 <br />Agency Name. Everett Police Department <br />PREVENTION PLAN PART 1 - ASSESSMENT, IDENTIFICATION, GOALS <br />High Priority Boating Risks and Hazards <br />High Priority Boating Risks & <br />Hazards <br />Data / Professional Judgement <br />Comments <br />Fishing and Crabbing <br />07-01-23 to 09-03-23 <br />We have a large amount of <br />boats using our waterways for <br />recreational fishing and <br />crabbing. This is the primary use <br />of our waterways <br />Paddle Sports <br />05-29-23 to 09-27-23 <br />Kite Surfers use small paddle <br />craft to cross the Snohomish <br />River in an area of high boat <br />traffic. <br />Shrimping <br />TBD <br />Shrimping not only brings out a <br />large amount of boats, but the <br />limited number of shrimping <br />days forces boaters to go out in <br />possible poor conditions. <br />High Priority Audiences <br />Description of Audience <br />Why is this Audience a Priority? <br />Comments <br />Kite Surfers, kayakers <br />They use small paddle craft to <br />cross the Snohomish River to <br />get to Jetty Island <br />Where they cross the <br />Snohomish river is one of the <br />busiest areas of the river. Rules <br />of the road violations will be <br />enforced, along with PFD. <br />Fishers and Crabbers using <br />boats under 16 feet <br />Our last two fatalities were in <br />small boats in this type of <br />activity <br />we will target this population <br />for inspections and <br />enforcement. Any violations <br />involving overloading of boats <br />will result in enforcement. <br />