IN PICTURES: LOCALS PITCH IN TO KEEP THE KEYS CLEAN

By
Tiffany Duong
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a man in a wet suit holding a red object in the water
Key Dives’ conservation coordinator Morgan Gardner holds a large amount of debris during a recent cleanup off Islamorada.

Locals across the Keys joined in and got dirty last month to keep their islands clean. Whether that meant picking up marine debris on a cleanup dive or wading through mangroves to unwind derelict fishing lines, one thing was clear: this is our house, our responsibility. Various organizations throughout the Keys — nonprofits and dive shops — hosted the cleanups, which took place across the entire length of the islands. 

Results of the cleanups:

  • Coastlove: 4024.7 pounds of debris in one day at Dagny Johnson State Park in Key Largo.
  • Surfrider, Florida Keys Chapter: 407 pounds at the Channel 2 Bridge in Islamorada.
  • Key Dives: 322 pounds off Islamorada reefs during Goal: Clean Seas programs
  • Captain’s Corner: 238 pounds off Key West reefs during Goal: Clean Seas programs.
  • Conch Republic Marine Army: bags of derelict line in Marathon.
an underwater view of some corals and seaweed
a woman standing on a boat in the water
a woman on a beach with a bird nest in her hands
a man standing next to a pile of rope on top of a boat
a pile of junk sitting on the side of a river
a scuba diver examines a sea weed on a coral reef
a scuba diver with a yellow mesh bag in the water
a person in a scuba suit diving over a coral reef
a scuba with a large amount of rope on the bottom of the water
a man in a scuba suit holding a rope in the water
a couple of scubas holding a sign in the water
two scuba divers holding a clean seas banner
a group of people standing in the water next to a boat
a couple of buckets sitting on top of a sandy beach
a man in a wet suit holding a rope on a boat
a bucket full of sunglasses sitting on the beach
a group of men standing on top of a boat next to a pile of rope
a person holding a bird nest in their hand
a group of scubas holding a sign in the water

Photos by Tiffany Duong, Joseph Henry, Derek Bardini and CoastLove.

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