Over 50 volunteers cleaned up thousands of feet of fishing line last weekend over on Sanibel during the 2025 Mind Your Line event. It was an island-wide 3-hour monofilament cleanup. The of the annual cleanup is to keep local waterways clean and safe for wildlife.
Volunteers collected and properly dispose of discarded fishing line along mangrove shorelines, canals, and popular fishing areas on Sanibel and the Causeway Islands. The cleanup was rganized by Mind Your Line — a collaborative effort of SanCap conservation organizations.
Fishing line that’s left in the environment doesn’t biodegrade and can remain as a hazard for years. This cleanup helps prevent entanglement, pollution, and preserves the beauty and safety of our waters.
Mind Your Line is a collaborative effort among Sanibel-Captiva conservation organizations to reduce the amount of monofilament line and fishing gear left in our environment, which is often detrimental to wildlife. Originally named Clear Your Gear, the effort was established in 2014. Currently, participants include the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), Sanibel Sea School, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), and the City of Sanibel.
