Who: Volunteers like you who love to make a difference!
When: Saturday, October 10th 2015 at 8:30 – 12:30
Where: Launching from Sarasota Sailing Squadron
How: Sign up at Sarasotabaywatch.org
Registration: Required
Lunch available after the cleanup for participants
Community Service available for student volunteers
Removing fishing line from bird nesting habitat, islands and coastlines helps to protect our sea birds from fishing line entanglement—which almost always results in death. Sarasota Bay Watch collaborates with Audubon Florida to cleanup bird rookeries in October because most birds do not nest in the fall.
The fishing line collected will be weighted and measured and the data shared with local and state scientists working on entanglement issues. It is a great way to make a real difference for our water birds and other marine wildlife.