2024
Thank you to ALL of the volunteers who came out on Saturday June 8, 2024 to cleanup the waters around the Venice Fishing Pier. We removed over 178 LBS of trash !!
VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO TEAM RUBICON AND THE SOUTH VENICE YACHT CLUB FOR ALL OF THEIR VOLUNTEERS
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRISTINA RADDATZ FOR WINNING THE DIVE WATCH !!
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024 - Another successful cleanup event!! Thank you so much to all of the hardworking volunteers who showed up to clean up the waters and shoreline by Harts Landing in Sarasota. We had a master diver class from Scuba Quest Sarasota, Suncoast AquaVentures, and the Sarasota Police Department helping out.
We even had a great lady who saw what were doing while she was walking across the Ringling Bridge, came down and jumped right in to help clean up the trash on the shoreline!
In total, we removed 556 Lbs of trash from the waters and shoreline around Hart's Landing!
This brings our totals for trash removed in 2024 to..... 1,517 LBS !!!
Thank you again to all of the hardworking volunteers and thank you to Sarasota Bay Estuary Program for the grant to help fund these cleanups!
On Sunday, March 25, 2024; three of our outstanding volunteer divers: Federico, Tara, and Jossie were doing a dive by New Pass in Sarasota when they came upon some trash.
Even with windy weather and limited visibility, these three volunteers were able remove 141 lbs of trash out of the water! Including : one (1) cast net, one (1) car tire, one (1) truck tire, one (1) crab trap and some trash.
Another great outcome was that the crab trap still had the owners information on it and the volunteers were able to return it to its owner. The owner stated he had been looking for the trap since February!
Great job Federico, Tara, and Jossie!!!
Special shoutout to some very special volunteers. Rick and Ernesto are part of a group of volunteer divers who consistently help out their communities whenever there is trash to be removed underwater. They received a call from a person in Ft Meyers who needed their special skills. During a recent storm, a 17' ft boat sank and the owner was unable to locate it and hoped to recover it. The owner was worried that the boat might become a hazard and was worried about the impact it would have in the waterway. Diving in challenging conditions with visibility less than a foot, Rick and Ernesto were able to locate the sunken vessel in 35ft water. Using their special skills and numerous lift bag devices, they were able to raise the vessel and float it back to land. Another prime example of the volunteers that are committed to cleaning up the waterways and helping out their communities.
