Earth Day Cleanup at Perdido Pass Gary Emerson of Gary's Gulf Divers in Orange Beach
organized the underwater clean-up effort (photos below).
April 22, 2007 - Mention an Earth Day Clean-up to scuba divers along the Alabama
Gulf Coast and they think about the debris that most people never see.
Debris found under the surface of our
beautiful Gulf waters harms marine life. The Earth Day 2007 Perdido Pass Clean-up
removed a lot of dangerous debris, and was
supported by numerous divers and land-lovers who pulled this debris from the waterway
along the seawall.
Perdido Pass is a popular spot for anglers. While it is a great place to
cast a line, a net, and a crab-trap, it is easy to get hung up on the rocks
along this seawall, causing the anglers to lose their casts. These lost
nets, crab traps, and fishing line entangles fish and other marine
life.
Earth Day 2007 is the start of a continuing effort, organized by Gary Emerson of
Gary's Gulf Divers, to clean-up the debris that collects along Perdido Pass
and endangers our marine life.
Gary is already making plans to organize another clean-up day, and will continue
these clean-up efforts on a regular basis.
Volunteers are rewarded in many ways... Besides the satisfaction they feel
from cleaning up the environment, it is a learning experience to see the variety of tiny marine creatures
that come out of our waters along with the debris. If you would like to
volunteer to help with these clean-up efforts, call Gary at 251.968.4279.
Diver preparing to enter water at Perdido Pass.
Diver entering water at Perdido Pass.
Diver entering water at Perdido Pass.
Gary Emerson in water at Perdido Pass.
Diver in water off jetties at Perdido Pass.
Fish Trap Charter Boat Protecting Divers.
Net, rope and other debris pulled from Perdido Pass.
Net, rope and other debris pulled from Perdido Pass.
Net, rope and other debris pulled from Perdido Pass.
Net, rope and other debris pulled from Perdido Pass.
Net, rope and other debris pulled from Perdido Pass.
Gary Emerson preparing to exit water.
Fish Trap Charter Boat protecting divers.
Divers exiting water.
Net, rope and other debris pulled from Perdido Pass..
