"I'm not saying build a pier. I am leaving it open ended ... "I don't care if we call it a marina, we call it a boat ramp or if we call it a fishing pier: people need bait and that's a historic ...

With so many people on the water, it is important to understand there are expectations regarding how people should behave around boat ramps, NSW Maritime executive director Mark Hutchings says.

Manatee County closed on the purchase of the Seafood Shack and Marina property in Cortez. Officials plan to build public boat ramps on the property.