How many of you make a habit of picking up trash when diving?

[TMHeimer]

I'm not sure about the idea of not picking something up because a creature made it it's home. It's still trash. The creature will have to find a natural home if it is removed and would have had to anyway if it didn't stumble upon the trash. Not totally unrelated to intentionally sinking ships as artificial reefs, though it seems to be agreed upon that for some reason it does increase certain fish populations.

 

[scottwilson1]

every dive is a clean up dive for me

 

[Thomas Reid]

I always pickup trash, both under water and on land. I also try to educate kids who are simply throwing their garbage on the ground. Kids these days are pretty lippy

 

[Diver0001]

My wife and try to take the opportunity to pick up trash when ever we come across that stuff while out on the water or even on the shore.
It is a good habit to have and pass on to my kids. Our oceans need as much help as possible and I believe this is a move in the right direction.

How many of you have a habit or routine of picking up trash when out on your dive?

Do you think its worth mentioning?


Frank G
Z GEAR - Z Gear

I think it is worth mentioning, but I don't do it.

On most of my dives I dive to 45-50m and see a lot of old beer cans that have been thrown overboard from boats. We seldom take them with us.

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[TMHeimer]

If you see a big object like a boot at the start of a dive how many would carry it around for 45 minutes?

 

[Steve_C]

If it is a hazard to marine life like plastic bags or the plastic that holds a six pack I grab it. Other than that I rarely see trash. Maybe some fish lines or a few lures on wrecks. But wrecks have lots of debri that is part of their charm.

 

[Bill Parker]

If you see a big object like a boot at the start of a dive how many would carry it around for 45 minutes?

I've recovered anchors a few times and stayed in the water for at least as long. I have a clip that would attach it to my D ring. Its a bit awkward being so overweighted but it's not that big a deal.

 

[phoenix31tt]

as long as i can stow it or easily hold it i will pick it up

 

[apostle228]

I've found some kind of trash on almost every dive i've done so far... From garbage bags to plastic bottles. Even found an exacto knife, open and ready to hurt someone, on my very first dive.

 

[Lake Hickory Scuba]

Not only do we make a habit of it, we capitalize from it, by offering lake clean ups for homeowners on the lake. This year along we have collected over 5000 pounds of trash and debris. One of our services is to clean around swimming areas and docks to prevent any type of entanglement hazard or injury that some one may get while swimming or playing in the water. Here are some of our recent clean ups with in the last few months.