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Interior Dept. Revises Personal Watercraft Rules at Gulf Islands National Seashore
August 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is revising regulations governing personal watercraft at Gulf Islands National Seashore, reducing flat-wake zones in Mississippi and Florida and adding closures at West Petit Bois Island and the Fort Pickens ferry pier.

The final rule takes effect September 23, 2026. It changes regulations under 36 CFR part 7 that govern where personal watercraft, or PWCs, may operate, how they may be operated a . . .

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