My post on Friday recognized the fact that one man’s trash may be another man’s treasure. But today I thought we should recognize all the trash that isn’t treasure, but still needs to be found, picked up, and properly disposed of.
Volunteers collected 6.6 tons of trash from Indian River County in Florida on July 19, 2008. The cleanup extended to inlet dives at Sebastian and Fort Pierce, conductd by Operation Blue Streak; and an offshore reef dive, conducted by Florida Oceanographic Society and the Port Salerno Commercial Fishing Dock Authority.
President of the marine association, Marty Laven, states “The effort was spectacular, everyone came away from the event feeling we really made a difference. We made a BIG difference.”
“Overall, 52 fishing nets were retrieved, along with miles of fishing line. Some of the more unusual items include 25 anchors retrieved from the Martin County reef dive, a foreign hand gun, a bag of marijuana, a tiki hut, a boat bow, a piñata, several home made toilets, a solar panel, a mattress and box spring, a Christmas tree, several bicycles, street signs and a kitchen sink. Also noted by several cleanup teams was quite a bit of hurricane debris, including insulation, mobile home pieces and window glass. They also reported finding chairs and buckets high up in the mangroves.”
This event is important for treasure hunters. Many of you may have heard of Sebastian Inlet - it’s home to Mel Fisher’s museum of Spanish Treasure finds. Imagine trying to wade through 6.6 tons of trash in hopes of finding one gold coin! A big thank you should go out to the folks who participating in this event.
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