My poo is no different than any other animals poo
Humans are not an invasive species!
We are just as much a part of nature as any other animal!
Regarding (boaters) each doing our very best to keep water ways free of untreated human fecal matter... I'd say... too many Captains just don't give a crap! Pun Intended.
If each weekend of the boating season there were ninety (90) boats anchored-solo or rafted-together in relatively small, confined harbor (or maybe docked at a marina) and 50% of them (45 boats, each with average of 3 aboard = 135 people which = approx 135 fecal flushes per day) were flushing raw sewage during weekends of play; is it safe (smart) to swim in that water?
In context: If there were 135 real big dogs (each 150 lb +/-) placing their raw crap into that harbor or marina per day each weekend of boating season - Care for a Swim?? I bet the dogs wouldn't mind!
I'm simply saying that (unlike dogs) we humans should be smart enough to not swim in our own shat! Therefore it is good policy on TF to discuss ways of best keeping our excrements in check and ALL our waters clean. It ain't rocket science to have fully treated sewage, and/or to utilize pump-outs, and/or to dump minimum off 3 miles shore.
And, discussions throughout this thread are good for new boaters’ or soon to be boater’s marine septic knowledge whether they are currently members of or lurkers on Trawler Forum.
Happy Clean-Water Boating Daze! - Art