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Old 02-23-2015, 01:30 AM   #1
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Cleaning our beaches... Monthly beach cleanup proposal.

As Watermen, spearos and ocean lovers in common, I believe it is naturally our responsibility to take on the role of "Shepards" of the sea. As a kid growing up in Hawaii it was always instilled in me to respect the land and ocean and all of it's inhabitants, therefore it troubles me to see trash on our beaches and in our oceans.

We take and take from our waters but how often do we have the chance to give back? How often do you find yourself finishing a dive and having a weight belt full of plastic/trash that you've collected during your dive?

So I got to thinking, how about a voluntary monthly beach cleanup? I'm aware that there are organizations out they're that already participate in annual cleanups but I'm not aware of any that are spearfishing related.

I hope to hear some positive feedback and ideas on the subject. Keep an open mind...
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Old 02-23-2015, 11:18 AM   #2
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Old 02-23-2015, 11:20 AM   #3
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Re: Cleaning our beaches... Monthly beach cleanup proposal.

Awesome, Vangys and I are definitely serious about doing this. We hope to see more support.
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Old 02-23-2015, 11:27 AM   #4
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My little future spearo and me are in brah.... awesome idea, I'll make sure to get more people.
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Old 02-23-2015, 11:29 AM   #5
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Re: Cleaning our beaches... Monthly beach cleanup proposal.

Look up Shore divers Challenge on here. Mike - "wind in his hair" I believe started it. Not sure if its still going or not. Maybe something to look at.
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Old 02-23-2015, 11:32 AM   #6
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Old 02-23-2015, 11:37 AM   #7
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Re: Cleaning our beaches... Monthly beach cleanup proposal.

Awesome. It also gives everyone's a chance to network and hopefully take a little heat off the spearfishing community. Good karma and hopefully ensures that we have clean beaches for our future watermen.
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Have fun with it, get a bunch of guys together have a trash weigh in station hand out prizes do a BBQ, idk I think it could be a lot of fun
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Old 02-23-2015, 12:24 PM   #10
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Have fun with it, get a bunch of guys together have a trash weigh in station hand out prizes do a BBQ, idk I think it could be a lot of fun
Exactly... BBQ or potluck. We can do random drawings for beaches from OC to south Ventura and everything in between.
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Old 02-23-2015, 01:44 PM   #11
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It also gives everyone's a chance to network and hopefully take a little heat off the spearfishing community.
I'm in. If anyone has any connection to local newspapers, etc, might be worth reaching out to them letting them know this is happening and when/where. With any luck, maybe the Laguna MPA will open just a little bit sooner? It probably doesnt even work that way, but a guy can dream, can he?
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Old 02-23-2015, 02:03 PM   #12
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The laguna mpa will never open again
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Well that answers that, then. Maybe the good press can get us all laid instead? Surely something good can come of it. Regardless, I'm down to cover somewhere in OC with a trash bag in hand.
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lconnelly@ocregister.com

E-mail this "writer" from the Oc register so she can redeem herself for publishing the articles about the dude breaking the lobster record every year.
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Old 02-23-2015, 05:21 PM   #15
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Great idea. We used to do this for popular climbing sites. The climbing shop I worked at would sponsor it and set up a little booth at the site and for out water to everyone.
Also, every bag of trash that came back earned you a raffle ticket and at the end of the day some gear was raffled off and then we'd all go climbing.

Awesome way to network and let the public know we're a solid community.
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