January Donut Dive - Beach and Underwater Clean-up!
Schedule
Sat Jan 18 2025 at 08:30 am to 11:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium | Sarasota, FL
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Calling divers and non-divers! This month, we are doing a beach and underwater cleanup at Mote Aquarium and Marine Laboratory. Enjoy hot coffee, and a fresh donut, then head off to help us remove debris from the shoreline and underwater. Your efforts will directly contribute to preserving marine life and habitats.Location: Use the Keating Building, 1599 Ken Thompson Pkwy - (the first building on your left coming down Ken Thompson). There is parking at the building and across the street. Entries will be from the dock and exits from the pier or a set of stairs.
8:30am - Check-in and Gear-up
9:00am - Briefing for divers and non-divers about the site, conditions, and specifics on what to expect. Low tide is around 9:55 a.m. Because of the storm, there could be some large pieces of debris down there, so maybe some lift bags.
Depths will be from 1' to 15', viz is dependent on cold fronts.
Start beach & underwater cleanup
11:00 AM – Out of the water and check in from dive
Enrich your experience by participating in our Dive Against Debris class. This special class teaches you how to document and report marine debris, transforming you into a citizen scientist. By logging the clean-up data, you help provide valuable information used to combat pollution globally.
The Dive Against Debris class is offered at a discounted rate exclusively for this event. January 17, 2025, at 5PM. Cost - $70. This class counts towards the Master Diver certification as well.
All participants in the clean-up and class will receive a free event t-shirt as a token of our appreciation.
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Where is it happening?
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, ChargePoint, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34236, United States,Sarasota, FloridaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
