Underwater Clean Up Dives

How much was brought up:

The Harbor Master has provided us with the weight of the trash we brought up from the ocean floor. The trash was weighed in at the dumps as follows:
Wharf II dumpster = 4,140 pounds
Beach Dumpster = 540 pounds
Total = 5,680 pounds of trash
Great Job!!!

Participants:
68 Divers participated in the dive.
14 People participated as shore help.

Plus VIPs

Total number of participants: 82
 

VIPs:
Steve Scheiblauer, Harbor Master, City of Monterey
Ruth Vreeland, Monterey City Council Member

David Clayton, Event Coordinator
Steve Campi, President, Central California Council of Divers

Sponsors:
The Harbor Master of Monterey
The City of Monterey
The Diving Community
 

Thank You:
A big thank you goes out to Harbor Master personnel who rented the crane (their crane was broken), ferried divers in boats, picked up trash in boats, transported the trash from the wharf and beach to the dumps, set up our audio equipment, provided sign in tables and rinse down hose, and much more.

Statistics on the divers who participated:

Average age of divers:  40.6 years old

Average number of years divers have been certified:  7.3 years

Average number of dives per year:  50.9 dives per year

Percent of divers who stayed overnight in the Monterey area for this event: 34%

Our next dive will be in March, 2003 (date to be announced)

We will post pictures from this dive in the next couple of weeks

Please let us know if you have some pictures we can post

Some of what we found:

1 Wheel barrow

7 Plastic crates

1 Pulley

1 Golf ball

2 Cigarettes

1 Bag of trash

1 Pet feeder

4 PVC pipes

1 Toy

1 TGI Fridays Cinnamon

1 Can of Spam

1 Hose

1 Shovel

1 Umbrella

1 Metal box

1 Household toilet

1 Marine toilet

2 Kitchen sinks

1 Freezer (yes, a large freezer)

2 Wheels

1 Stern roller

1 Cart

3 Parking cones

1 Video tape

1 Bait bucket

1 Car battery

1 Jar

1 Fish trap

3 Large fishing nets (over 6 feet long each)

1 Small net

21 Bottles

33 Cans

4 Plastic garbage bags

1 Misc. Clothing

27 Misc. piece of metal

13 Misc. pieces of plastic

10 Misc. pieces of wood

8 Ropes

8 Lead weights

11 Tires

1 Wrench

8 Poles

3 Ladders

2 Cable

2 Mugs

2 Swings

1 Auto steering axle

2 Metal grates

1 Perfume bottle (with perfume in it)

2 Paint cans

1 Penny

1 Golf ball

17 Fishing hooks

6 Knifes

1 Knife sheath

1 Bird bath

1 Sink stopper

3 Fishing lures

1 Nut skeleton piece fortune cap "Your present plans will succeed" (hope those plans were dry)

1 Bong made from a Gerber bottle

1 Wharf barrier

3 Fishing poles

1 Fishing reel

3 Pairs of sunglasses

1 Parking barricade

1 Six pack of beer

1 Cooler

1 Electric razor

1 Microwave glass

3 Boots

2 Motorola cellular phones

1 Broom stick

2 Towels

1 Flag

1 Roll of duct tape

1 Abalone bar

1 Shotgun shell

1 Ketchup packet

1 Aluminum pan

2 Coconuts

1 Carpet

1 Measuring tape

1 Pair of prescription divers goggles (returned to owner who lost them earlier in the day)

1 Pair of eye glasses

1 Card table with some cards

1 Bottle cap

1 Clothes hanger

1 Hanker chief

1 Tombstone dated 1981 (We think this tombstone was never used, but the city and cemetery community are trying to find out where it belongs)

Prizes donated By:

Aquarius Dive Shop, Monterey

Bamboo Reef, Monterey

Captain Aqua's, Dublin

Glen's Aquarius II, Monterey

Manta Ray Dive, Monterey

Monterey Bay Dive Center, Monterey

Free air fills provided by:

Aquarius Dive Shop, Monterey

Anchor Shack, Pacheco

Bamboo Reef, Monterey

Captain Aqua's, Dublin

Glen's Aquarius II, Monterey

Manta Ray Dive, Monterey

Monterey Bay Dive Center, Monterey

Original Steeles Dive Shop, Oakland

Dive Shops hosting the BBQ:

Aquarius Dive Shop, Monterey (Thank you Mr. Toberman for coordinating the BBQ on a 3 day emergency notice)

Bamboo Reef, Monterey

Captain Aqua's, Dublin

Glen's Aquarius II, Monterey

Manta Ray Dive, Monterey

Monterey Bay Dive Center, Monterey

Suggestions:

If you have any suggestions concerning the clean up dives or this web site please contact David Clayton at drc@astound.net
 

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