2005 Monterey Clean Up Dive

Bay Area recreational divers have been volunteering their time and skills annually to help clean-up Monterey's underwater world for many years. We hope to keep this tradition of public service alive so please, volunteer and participate in 2005!!!

Where: Wharf II in Monterey - (Across the street from McDonalds)

When: September 17, 2005

Sponsors: The Harbor Master of Monterey, the City of Monterey and the Bay Area Diving Community.

Organizers: San Francisco Reef Divers and Central California Council of Diving Clubs, Inc. (Cen Cal)

Fees: None, this is a volunteer event

Purpose of Dive: To safely recover, trash, junk and maybe the occasional treasure from the ocean floor under and around Wharf II (without causing harm to existing marine life).

Water Quality Status: Check the following web site the night before - just in case the dive is canceled due to a pollution advisory:

http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/health/beaches/

Times: Divers:  Check in at 8:30am,  Dive at 9:30am Non-Diversp:  Please check in at 8:00am - Diving activities to end by 1:00pm.

Questions: Contact Deb Gilmore at divecleanup2005@yahoo.com (510) 846-0351

Parking: After turning right on Figuroa Street, park in metered lot on the left.

BBQ: Starts at 1:00PM on Delmonte Beach near Wharf II and the bathrooms. We will provide hotdogs and fixings, cookies and soft drinks. Feel free to bring a hotdog dish to share. FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES!

Prizes: Starting at 1:30 we will be giving away prizes (donated by local dive shops, charter boats and others) for the most trash recovered, most unsual item found etc..

We Need:

Divers: to help clean up the Monterey Harbor and our marine environment.

Non-Divers: to help with check in, sort through items recovered for marine life, BBQ, etc.

Boaters and Kayakers: to transport divers and/or trash.

Sponsors: If you would like to donate tax deductible donations of prizes and/or money for the BBQ please, contact Deb Gilmore at divecleanup2005@yahoo.com , phone (510) 846-0351.

Diver Information:

Registration on Site: Registration - IS REQUIRED - is at 8:30am on the beach near the rest rooms at the base of Wharf II. Registration includes signing a liability waiver (bring your 'C' card), and a briefing. We will also have maps of the dive areas, an air fill card, and a parking permit.

Pre-Registration: Not required but helpful in planning the clean-up dive and BBQ.  To pre-register send an email to divecleanup2005@yahoo.com

Shore Diving: The outside of Wharf II are accessible by diving from the beach.

Boat Diving: Boats to ferry divers to and from the outer dive sites for intermediate and advanced divers.  A briefing will be held before departing.

Equipment: Divers must provide all of their own SCUBA equipment. It must be in good working order. A dive light, whistle and safety sausage ar erecommended. Bring a goody bag to collect your junk and treasuresof the deep.

Rinse Down Area: Hose at the boat ramp in front of the Harbor Master's Office.

Do Not Bring Up: car batteries, paint cans, oil cans or any item that may be hazardous. Let us know where these items are located and we recover them on a later date.

Marine Critters: We want to protect the marine life in our ocean. Please carefully remove any marine critters from objects you bring up prior to removing them from the ocean floor. We will have volunteers searching through items brought up to rescue any critters that make it to the beach.

Emergency Information:

Dial 911

The Coast Guard can be contacted at (831) 647-7300 or VHF Radio Channel 16.

Dive Safely; Dive Within Your Limitations; Have Fun

This Page Last Updated 06-04-05