Southeast Florida's Marine Debris Reporting and Removal Program
Overview
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC), and Palm Beach County Reef Rescue (PBCRR) are
working together to establish a marine debris reporting and removal
program for southeast Florida coral reefs. The program encourages local divers and dive shops to report marine debris,
then reef clean-up events are organized to remove the debris.
Get Involved!
To report marine debris, complete an
online data entry form or call 1-866-770-SEFL
(7335).
Join us this summer for the 3rd Annual
Southeast Florida Reef Cleanup!
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Abandoned lobster trap on a coral reef.
Photo: Jerry Metz
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There are also many other opportunities to volunteer for a beach clean-up. The following are beach clean-ups planned for this month:
- Saturday, June 1, 9 am, Beach Clean-Up
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Hosted by Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Chamber of Commerce. Call
(954)776-1000 or visit
http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/town/events.htm for more information.
- Saturday, June 1, 8 am, Beach Clean-Up
Ocean Kay Park
2188 Marcinski Road
Jupiter, FL
Hosted by Friends of Jupiter Beach. Visit
http://friendsofjupiterbeach.com/beach-cleanups/ for more information.
- Saturday, June 8, 8 am, Beach/Pier Dive Clean-Up
Deerfield Beach Pier
200 NE 21st Ave
Deerfield Beach, FL
Hosted by Dixie Divers. Call (954)420-0009 or visit
Dixie Divers Dive Blog for more information.
- Saturday, June 29, 8 am, Beach Clean-Up
Ocean Inlet Park
6990 N. Ocean Blvd. Ocean Ridge, FL Hosted by Sea Angels.
Visit www.seaangels.org or
contact info@seaangels.org
for more information.
- Saturday, June 29, 12:30 pm,
3rd Annual Southeast Florida Reef
Cleanup - Broward County
Several Locations! Hosted by the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coral Reef
Conservation Program and the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative
in partnership with local dive charters.
- South Florida Diving Headquarters, Pompano Beach
- Lady Go Diver, Deerfield Beach
- American Dream Dive Charters, Ft. Lauderdale
- Brownies YachtDivers Stores, Ft. Lauderdale
Call (305)795-1204 or email
Karen.Bohnsack@dep.state.fl.us for more information.
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Marine Debris Reporting and Removal Program
Additional Links
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