111 People Remove 707 Pounds of Marine Debris from Race Shoreline

A series of cleanups across four sites removed more than a quarter-ton of trash and marine debris from the shoreline showcased during Atlantic Cup racing last weekend

Clean Ocean Access said cleanups were held at Fort Adams, Brenton Point, Fort Wetherill and Beavertail Point. The cleanups were organized in partnership with Save the Bay, the Surfrider Foundation, Clean Bays, Green Drinks and the Aquidneck Land Trust.

Clean Ocean Access thanked its supporters and all the volunteers in the following statement:

On May 24th 2014 Clean Ocean Access in partnership with Save The Bay, Surf Rider, Clean Bays, Green Drinks and Aquidneck Land Trust hosted the Atlantic Cup course wide shore wide cleanup as part of the Atlantic Cup, presenting by 11th hour racing. We had cleanups at Four state parks (Brenton Point, Fort Adams, Fort Wetherill, Beavertail Point) and a great team effort of 111 people removed 707 pounds of marine debris from the shoreline of the race. 

We also hosted a booth at the Atlantic Cup race and had a wildlife exhibit for kids demonstrating the challenges that animals and birds face in the environment created by mankind.  

Thank you to all the people that made today possible, Andrew, Bert, Jon, Christine, Ben, Kate, Drew, Melanie, Dave, Ian, Mike, Dave, Elizabeth, Mike, Elaine, Kent, Jessica, Tony, July, Martha, Ben, Kara as well as Home Depot, Empire Tea & Coffee and the entire staff that ran the Atlantic Cup. 

Last year we were part of this event and did a beach cleanup and removed 10 pounds of trash, this year we did a little better because of the team effort working together to improve ocean health. Thank you!