Oh, what a day! Enthusiastic volunteers gathered on Saturday morning, August 11, 2017 for the SunCoast Reef Rovers annual underwater clean-up of the Venice North Jetty, a popular fishing spot. …
Category: Marine Debris Cleanup
Sarasota Bay Watch Lends a Hand to Suncoast Reef Rovers
The entire Gulf beach under the Venice Fishing Pier is clean thanks to the work of the Suncoast Reef Rovers of Venice and their many friends. A team of divers …
2017 New Pass Cleanup
Sarasota Bay Watch partnered with Sarasota Police Dive Team and the City of Sarasota to host a cleanup on Saturday June 3, 2017 at Ken Thompson Park in Sarasota and …
Tony Saprito Fishing Pier Cleanup
On Saturday, Nov. 19, Sarasota Bay Watch and partners conducted an underwater cleanup at the Tony Saprito Pier in Sarasota. Participation swelled to over 60 volunteers as vacationers, fishermen from …
8th Annual Monofilament Cleanup
Who: Volunteers like you who love to make a difference! When: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 at 8:30 – 12:30 Where: Launching from Sarasota Sailing Squadron How: Sign up at Sarasotabaywatch.org …
Underwater Trash Clean-up event Venice Mooring Fields
This enthusiastic dive group yet again made our bays cleaner and safer for us and also for our fine friends with fins. Almost 1000 pounds of waste was pulled from …
The Suncoast Reef Rovers of Venice Do It Again
The Rovers pulled hundreds of pounds of waste from all around the North Venice Jetty on Saturday morning July 23, 2016. Once again the SCRR has made a major improvement …
Suncoast Reef Rovers Clean the Venice Pier
A truly impressive amount of marine debris was cleaned from the Venice Fishing Pier on May 21, 2016 by the Suncoast Reef Rovers. The Suncoast Reef Rovers of Venice, Florida …
Florida Marine Debris Workshop
May 17-19, 2016 The Florida Marine Debris Working Group convened a workshop in St. Petersburg on May17-19, 2016 to look for solutions to the marine debris problem in Florida. Marine …
Fifth Annual Pineview School Cleanup of Jim Neville Preserve
May 14, 2016 On Saturday May 14, 2016 a group of about 25 Pineview students, parents and teachers cleaned up the Jim Neville Marine Preserve located in Little Sarasota Bay. …
Red Bug Slough Preserve Cleanup
On May 7, 2016 a dozen Friends of Red Bug Slough Preserve shared the morning cleaning up the Preserve. Sarasota Bay Watch joined the effort and provided bags, grabbers and …
7th Annual Fishing Line Cleanup
Who: Volunteers like you who love to make a difference!When: Saturday, October 10th 2015 at 8:30 – 12:30Where: Launching from Sarasota Sailing SquadronHow: Sign up at Sarasotabaywatch.orgRegistration: RequiredLunch available after …
SBW Monofilament Cleanups Protect Sea Birds
Recently 15 MOTE interns measured 292 yards (2.92 football fields) of entangling debris that was collected by SBW volunteers during their 2014 island and coastal shoreline cleanups. This data is …