Maritme Center Boat Donation

Description

The Port Royal Sound Foundation (PRSF) Maritime Center is honored to be gifted with a new G3 Jon Boat and Yamaha Engine by Hilton Head Boathouse.  The boat will be delivered to the Maritime Center during a presentation that will include brief comments from Hilton Head Boathouse General Manager Grant Kaple and PRSF Trustee David Harter.

The boat will be used primarily to collect specimens for the 3,000 gallon aquarium and viewing tanks inside the Maritime Center. The Waddell Mariculture Center provides the larger fish for the aquarium but smaller fish and other marine life need to be obtained by staff.

“We are so pleased about a partnership with Hilton Head Boathouse. The ability to collect fish and other marine life from the waters right outside our doors will help ensure a constant supply of new specimens for our visitors to see and learn about”, Jody Hayward, PRSF Director.

Port Royal Sound Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is dedicated to the betterment and conservation of the waters and lands of our unique salt marsh ecosystem that is the Port Royal Sound Estuary system. Our mission is to advance the awareness of Port Royal Sound and its contributions to the environmental, cultural, and economic well-being of our area, the region, and the Atlantic Ocean.