Really simple yes or no and a note of your experience(s) or desire to.
Have you participated in an underwater clean-up?
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Don Burke
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Yes
One "Clean the Bay Day", I dove the Chesapeake Bay just to seaward of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Everything I found was occupied by critters of some sort, so I left it all.
I do beach cleanups since then.
One "Clean the Bay Day", I dove the Chesapeake Bay just to seaward of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Everything I found was occupied by critters of some sort, so I left it all.
I do beach cleanups since then.
we do them regularly here, it is amazing you many soda cans can fall off a bridge and end up in a mangrove area.
It gives you a great warm fuzzy feeling even though you generally know that the next tide will bring back more marine debris.
I think the greatest effect is not on how much garbage is in the ocean, but rather how much will go in the ocean in the future.
I like them and we should do more.
It gives you a great warm fuzzy feeling even though you generally know that the next tide will bring back more marine debris.
I think the greatest effect is not on how much garbage is in the ocean, but rather how much will go in the ocean in the future.
I like them and we should do more.
ShoalDiverSA
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Yes-ish.
I volunteered to clean the dolphin pool at the local aquarium. It did not help fishdom in general, but at least it made their living space a bit cosier.
The extra bonus I didn't really expect was the lovely bleached look to my BC and wetsuit
My buddy and I also keep a lookout for litter on the reef and are constantly removing large balls of fishing line (monofilament), tackle, lures... In a Marine Protected Area. Hmmph. Any other crud also gets taken topside.
I would not hesitate to take part in a reef cleaning exercise if I had the opportunity. I love diving and it would be great to give something back to the ocean for the great experiences it has given me.
Cheers,
Andrew
I volunteered to clean the dolphin pool at the local aquarium. It did not help fishdom in general, but at least it made their living space a bit cosier.
The extra bonus I didn't really expect was the lovely bleached look to my BC and wetsuit
My buddy and I also keep a lookout for litter on the reef and are constantly removing large balls of fishing line (monofilament), tackle, lures... In a Marine Protected Area. Hmmph. Any other crud also gets taken topside.
I would not hesitate to take part in a reef cleaning exercise if I had the opportunity. I love diving and it would be great to give something back to the ocean for the great experiences it has given me.
Cheers,
Andrew
There's a dive shop who sponsors a club and also runs the diving oporation at a local quarry (which is park district BTW). They get the club to do a clean up which they get project aware (or whatever) credit for. The park charges you to get in the park and the shop charges you to dive.
I figure one of the two groups that are getting paid should have the garbage picked up before you get there. LOL
I figure one of the two groups that are getting paid should have the garbage picked up before you get there. LOL
I haven't participated in a coordinated effort to date. I always pick up trash in what ever location I'm diving anyway. Can't stand trash on the highway or in the ocean.
MSilvia
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Not organized clean ups, but if I see trash I can remove and I have a catch bag with me, I'll usually do so.
Never been able to do it, but then I haven't ben diving long enough to come across an organized clean-up.
No, but i would like to. Would have this last weekend if i didnt have blocked sinuses - reason not to dive and be miserable whilst dry :mad1: There is always next year 
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