PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Bay Watch Monofilament Clean Up
By
Rachel S. OHara
| 4:00 a.m. September 30, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Bay Watch Monofilament Clean Up
Pilar Guillen pulls monofilament out of a tree on Siesta Key Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
Marine biology students from Sarasota High School went on the Carefree Learner Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
Lee Fox of Save Our Seabirds uses a foam cut out of a heron to explain what to do if volunteers run into a bird caught up in monofilament.
Sarah Harvey pets Sweetpea, one of the pelicans from Save Our Seabirds.
Manatee County donated plastic tennis ball bottles with info about monofilament cleaning and a place to store fishing line.
One of many fishing lures found Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
More than 70 volunteers helped out Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
Kayakers and boaters try to figure out where people should head out to Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
Pilar Guillen, Larry Stults and Jennifer Moore work together to get a large amount of fishing line out of a tree down a bayou on Siesta Key Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
Every volunteer was given a Sarasota Bay Watch bracelet to wear so that when they got back they could enjoy a BBQ lunch at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.
Jennifer Moore pulls a large about of fishing line with a fishing lure attached out of a tree.
Many people went out into the mangroves in kayaks to search for monofilament.
A fishing lure with a big mass of fishing line attached.
Jennifer Moore reaches up high for a piece of fishing line while holding onto Pilar Guillen’s hand Saturday, Sept. 29 during the third annual Sarasota Bay Watch monofilament clean up.
