We took another trip out to Deer Island on April 25th, 2012 to site #2 on the North Side of Deer Island, this time Picayune High School joined us for a marine debris sweep!
There wasn't much debris on the island, which was a really good sign that things might be getting better! Some of the things we did collect included chunks of scrap metal encrusted with oyster shells and barnacles, a plastic Incredible Hulk figurine and chunks of rubber.
This group did a great job of scouring the island for the smaller debris, which we now know poses a great threat to marine organisms and human health! Great job guys!
After all the work at come and gone, it was time to hunt for sharks teeth!
As you can see from the picture above, we found plenty of sharks teeth! Each student found at least one and most walked away with at least 3.
Thank you so much for all your hard work and patience! We collected a total of 63.85 lbs from a half mile segment! Good work guys and I hope you keep it up... we need to clean if we want to keep our coast green!
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