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Venice Inlet NORTH Jetty underwater clean-up event is scheduled for Sunday morning, May 20, 2018.

If interested in participating, please respond to [email protected] by Wednesday, May 16, 2018 if you plan to dive, topside helper, snorkeler or kayaker.

Based on tide charts, the current plan is for divers to enter the water at 8:45 a.m. to take advantage of the slack tide and exit the water sometime between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m..

 Divers should arrive between 8:00 and 8:10 a.m. to allow plenty of time to get ready and be geared up and able to enter the water at 8:45 a.m. There will be a pre-dive briefing at 8:30 a.m. to cover the dive plan. The pre-dive briefing will be held where the North Jetty begins to extend out into the Gulf - look for the SCRR banner.

I contacted the Venice Police Department and they have assured me they will be on site to assist with the clean-up. We appreciate their interest in seeing this event occur and I will be contacting them via phone a few days before the event to coordinate.

After the dive, donuts, fruit, water and OJ will be provided for those that assist with the clean-up.

No supplies, gear, tanks, kayaks, snorkel gear, gloves, etc. will be provided for the divers, kayakers, snorkelers or topside helpers. Everyone needs to bring their own gear. Divers need to remember to bring their own dive gear, tanks, cutting supplies, etc.

Divers

1) remember to add just a little extra weight to help keep you down

2) remember to bring something to cut fishing line and possible crab trap lines

3) remember to bring gloves to protect your hands and protective clothing (wetsuit) to protect the rest of your body from sharp objects in and around the Pier

4) if you have any lift bags, it would be a good idea to bring them

5) all divers, including SCRR club members, please bring a copy of your dive certification card so we can attached it to the SCRR Dive Club waiver form. Many of the forms on file are outdated and do not have current “in case of emergency” contact information.

Topside individuals:

1) remember to bring protective gloves (lots of hooks, etc.)

2) remember to wear clothes you do not mind getting dirty

3) kayakers, please remember to bring any items you need and be prepared, you kayak may get dirty from the underwater debris

4) snorkelers, please remember to bring anything you might need

If you have any questions, please contact Ken Lackmann at [email protected]