Dockside

Ep 43 -- Lighting the Way Forward — eVDSDs, Safety, and California’s Pyro technique Marine Flare Disposal Challenge

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This episode explores the US Coast Guard’s internal transition from traditional pyrotechnic flares to electronic Visual Distress Signaling Devices (eVDSDs) and highlights California’s decade of leadership on expired marine flare disposal. Experts from state agencies, counties, and the Coast Guard discuss safety performance, environmental risks, new statewide data, and what boaters need to know…