Support Bill HB 2395 — shared moorage

||| FROM THE ONBUOY CREW |||

An integral part of OnBuoy’s mission is to reduce anchor damage through shared moorage. We just received an update on a legislative proposal we have been spearheading, which aims to reduce anchor damage and encourage better stewardship of Washington’s nearshore environments.

The bill, HB 2395, clarifies state law to allow limited, non-commercial sharing of existing private recreational mooring buoys and docks. The underlying premise is that expanding access to existing, properly maintained moorage can reduce unnecessary anchor drops—particularly in sensitive eelgrass and bull kelp habitats—without adding new structures to the water.

If you are part of the Washington boating community or an environmental advocate for our waters and also see the value in this effort , we’d really appreciate your support and input on this initiative. If you’re open to supporting the effort with OnBuoy, that support would carry meaningful weight.