DIVE LIFE Isla Mujeres and ACTION FOR ISLA would like to cordially invite you to participate in the 2nd Annual Earth Day Isla Mujeres Dive Against Debris Event on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The main objective of the event is to perform a cleanup of the docks and beaches of Isla Mujeres in order to give back to the community and the island that we all love and enjoy.

Last years event was such a huge success that we decided to do it again this year and make it even bigger! We had more than 60 volunteers and everyone collected 670 kilograms of trash in total. 571 kilograms was collected from under the docks alone. Some of the more substantial items were a shopping cart, a plastic chair, a huge truck tire, 425 glass bottles, 154 aluminum cans, 150 plastic caps and lids, 137 plastic spoons, forks and cups, 87 snorkels, as well as 27 pieces of rope and string!

This event consists of teams of certified divers, support snorkelers and spotters on land that will remove trash from the areas under the docks from the Adolfo López Mateos dock to the dock of the restaurant Velazquez. Volunteers on the beach will assist in the separation and classification of waste. Additional volunteers and the schools of Isla Mujeres will facilitate a simultaneous cleaning of the beaches and boardwalk (Malecon) area in downtown (Centro) that same day.

In addition to cleaning, we will hold a raffle to raise funds for improvements in the area of ​​the National Park and actively contribute to the organization Project Aware, which aids in organizing such events worldwide and is currently supporting the logistics of this event. Furthermore, we will document and report the total weight of all debris collected from these two areas to assist Project Aware in their ongoing research regarding marine conservation.

We will provide large water dispensers with paper cups; however please feel free to bring your own refillable water container as it is Earth Day and we would like to promote reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Volunteer Positions Available

Divers – Advanced Open Water Divers and higher (Dependent upon available gear)

Snorkelers (Dependent upon available gear)

Beach Cleaners (Unlimited)

Malecon Cleaners (Unlimited)

Trash Sorters and Weighers (Unlimited)

Sign - In Volunteers (4 People)

T-Shirts and Raffle Ticket Sales (2-3 People)

Water Stand Volunteers (6 People)

Boat Spotters and Debris Receivers on each Dock (10 People)

Transporting trash from divers and snorkelers to the collection pile (Unlimited)

There are many volunteer positions available for this project and if you can help in any way, big or small, please contact us! If you cannot physically participate on April 22, 2017, cash donations will be accepted as well. We are excited to not only clean up trash from our beaches and public areas, but to involve community members in our ongoing efforts to contribute to the health and wellbeing of our beautiful Isla Mujeres.

To participate please contact us via our Facebook page "Action for Isla" or by email at [email protected]. We can also be reached by telephone +52 (998) 244-4009 or +52 (998) 134-0712. We firmly believe that there is strength in unity, and we look forward to your participation.