This is a park and shore dive cleanup at Ballast Point Park and Pier to support Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and International Coastal Cleanup Day.

Volunteers needed for these events include:

Divers - All divers must be Open Water certified with at least 15 open water dives in their logbook.  On the day of the dive cleanup, dive volunteers must submit their signed liability form (will be sent separately with Dive Plan). Diver/surface marker buoys are required for this dive event.

Kayaks/canoes – Volunteers with kayaks or paddleboards will support the divers in the water.

Safety observers – Need pier and shore safety observers.  Shore safety observers will assist divers in and out of the water.

Data collectors - Document debris collected for submission to Ocean Conservancy’s Marine Debris Index.

EVENT LOCATION:  Ballast Point Park, 5300 Interbay Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611

EVENT DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 20th from 0800-1200. The Safety Brief will be at 8:30am.

SIGN UP: To volunteer for this event please go to http://tampabaygreenconsortium.org/?p=1053 and fill out the online form (For event, put Ballast Point Cleanup).