Keep Lee County Beautiful is holding their annual marine cleanup on October 26th on Fort Myers Beach to fight against marine debris. The cleanup is named “Monofilament Madness” for its focus on the monofilament fishing line which is discarded or left by careless fishermen especially in the mangrove areas.
Many coastal birds, horseshoe crabs, sea turtles, and marine mammals are injured or killed each year as the result of becoming tangled in fishing line and its associated hooks and tackle that have been improperly disposed of along beaches or thrown over from boats into the water.
The 2024 “Monofilament Madness” is Saturday, October 26th from 8am to 1pm which includes a volunteer appreciation lunch and after party at Salty Sam’s Marina. This is a water based cleanup that requires a personal watercraft for there are a limited amount of available kayaks/canoes. Volunteers will go out to remove the fishing line and other harmful debris from the mangrove areas of Lee County. The dockage and launch will be from Salty Sam’s Marina with an additional kayak launch site at The Mound House. The first 200 registered volunteers will receive a custom Tunaskin event shirt.
Go HERE to register.