Post by jeff on Feb 19, 2016 1:00:07 GMT
Creating a new word and defining it isn't as easy as it should be, especially as a contraction of terms as differing as 'Gulf' and 'Homestead', and combining them in a practical, simple definition.
Gulf-
noun
1.a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
2.a deep hollow; chasm or abyss.
3.any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.
Homestead-
noun
1.a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
2.any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
3.a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.
4.a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.
verb (used with object)
5.to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: Pioneers homesteaded the valley.
verb (used without object)
6.to acquire or settle on a homestead: They homesteaded many years ago.
To apply this directly: A Gulfstead is a homestead at sea. Gulfsteading is the act of homesteading at sea. A Gulfsteader is the person doing so.
The original intent of homesteading is to be relatively independent and self-supporting/self-sufficient. This would include providing food and water for the people involved, and potentially a source of revenue to provide those things either not readily available, or otherwise desirable, such as clothing, entertainment, energy to use, and so on. More importantly, it is a place to do things, such as the activities involved in homesteading.
Taking a venture onto the water is wholly different from merely marking off a plot of land and staking a claim, and building on it. At sea, one must provide every last bit of material, to live there. In addition, there are many legal requirements to accompany this lifestyle. Within territorial waters, one is subject to the laws of the nation that claims those waters, as well as State waters, if within those boundaries, such as the coastal States in America have a specific legal jurisdiction, and the US has a wider margin, beyond that, as well as the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).
To provide a permanent anchorage/mooring, in US waters, one must have permission from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as well as some nod of approval from the US Coast Guard, along with marking that mooring with acceptable navigation markers/buoys, to aid in identification and navigational concerns. At night, this includes lighting, for visibility, in order to NOT be run over by large vessels, such as tankers and cruise-ships.
One requirement will be that it not interfere with economic activity already in place, such as commercial fishing, and may well include the necessity to aquire some approval from corporations that hold vast area leases for things such as gas and oil production.
Another will be the requirement that pollution be controlled, so as not to interfere with the legal activities of others. As such, a Gulfstead will be subject to intense scrutiny, not so much to restrict, but to ensure compliance with applicable laws. Dumping raw sewage will be trouble, ecologically, as well as legally. Even sterile, treated sewage will be ecologically problematic, since it represents a nutrient source for algal blooms.
A Gulfstead will also affect the bio-diversity of the area surrounding it. It will act as a fish-aggregation-device, by it's mere presence, changing the ecosystem. IMHO, the 1st policy should be: Do no harm. Increasing bio-diversity is generally seen as a good thing. Eventually, this will also increase the presence of others, as a fishing hot-spot, a dive location, even an area marine biologists will be interested in.
Gulf-
noun
1.a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
2.a deep hollow; chasm or abyss.
3.any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.
Homestead-
noun
1.a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
2.any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
3.a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.
4.a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.
verb (used with object)
5.to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: Pioneers homesteaded the valley.
verb (used without object)
6.to acquire or settle on a homestead: They homesteaded many years ago.
To apply this directly: A Gulfstead is a homestead at sea. Gulfsteading is the act of homesteading at sea. A Gulfsteader is the person doing so.
The original intent of homesteading is to be relatively independent and self-supporting/self-sufficient. This would include providing food and water for the people involved, and potentially a source of revenue to provide those things either not readily available, or otherwise desirable, such as clothing, entertainment, energy to use, and so on. More importantly, it is a place to do things, such as the activities involved in homesteading.
Taking a venture onto the water is wholly different from merely marking off a plot of land and staking a claim, and building on it. At sea, one must provide every last bit of material, to live there. In addition, there are many legal requirements to accompany this lifestyle. Within territorial waters, one is subject to the laws of the nation that claims those waters, as well as State waters, if within those boundaries, such as the coastal States in America have a specific legal jurisdiction, and the US has a wider margin, beyond that, as well as the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).
To provide a permanent anchorage/mooring, in US waters, one must have permission from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as well as some nod of approval from the US Coast Guard, along with marking that mooring with acceptable navigation markers/buoys, to aid in identification and navigational concerns. At night, this includes lighting, for visibility, in order to NOT be run over by large vessels, such as tankers and cruise-ships.
One requirement will be that it not interfere with economic activity already in place, such as commercial fishing, and may well include the necessity to aquire some approval from corporations that hold vast area leases for things such as gas and oil production.
Another will be the requirement that pollution be controlled, so as not to interfere with the legal activities of others. As such, a Gulfstead will be subject to intense scrutiny, not so much to restrict, but to ensure compliance with applicable laws. Dumping raw sewage will be trouble, ecologically, as well as legally. Even sterile, treated sewage will be ecologically problematic, since it represents a nutrient source for algal blooms.
A Gulfstead will also affect the bio-diversity of the area surrounding it. It will act as a fish-aggregation-device, by it's mere presence, changing the ecosystem. IMHO, the 1st policy should be: Do no harm. Increasing bio-diversity is generally seen as a good thing. Eventually, this will also increase the presence of others, as a fishing hot-spot, a dive location, even an area marine biologists will be interested in.