Volunteer and Support
Currently our clean up dive program is arranged on a volunteer basis with dives scheduled when sea and weather conditions.
All diving is free diving in depths of 2m to 8m. To date we have dived on three site which have become regular transects.
We currently dive at Gericke's Point, Paquita Wreck and in Kingfisher Creek.

While diving the recovered fishing tackle is placed in a bucket which is attached to an inner tube and anchored.
After each dive the collected snagged fishing tackle is photographed, counted and the sinkers weighed and the data correlated to the respective transect. Records are also made of any dead fish found caught on the snagged fishing tackle.
We have been fortunate to have received sponsorship for some of our equipment, but would like to grow the clean up program and ultimately formalize an interest group to develop an awareness program of the contribution of recreational fishing to ghost fishing.
This winter we plan to start with a series of talks to schools and interest groups on ghost fishing and the debris of recreational fishing on the Garden Route.
If you would like to contribute to the clean up program or would like to have our team talk at your school or society, please contact Mark or Amanda on how to become involved.
If you would like to join us on a dive, follow our Face Book page and look out for the posted events.
Contributions can be made via PayPal and we will soon have a crowd funding program. |