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Underwater cleanup with Shark Stewards

February 22, 2020 @ 1:00 am - February 23, 2020 @ 9:00 am

39th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup

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Join Shark Stewards for the day or the weekend cleaning up plastic in the ocean! The 39th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup is a HUGE fundraiser for the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. We will be cleaning up the harbor at Step Beach! Help clean trash from the ocean and support your local Chamber! We have a dive team setup so when you register make sure you choose PCH Scuba and the location is Step Beach (NOTE: Shark Stewards is joining this cleanup and is not the event organizer. We take no responsibility or liability for volunteers)


Reservations Close: February 13th
Divers:
$45 Early registration through January 6th
$55 January 7th – February 13th
$65 Day-of Registration at Wrigley Stage
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OPTIONS: after you register with above link.
1) Catalina Express – Long Beach ticket – guaranteed for 6 am departure and 3:50 pm return (limited # of spots available)
2) Catalina Express (above) plus Rental SCUBA gear including cylinder & weights
3) Catalina Express (above) and Try a Full Face Mask before you buy AND be eligible for the best deals!
If you like the products, there will be an opportunity to purchase and get certified. After you go through a short briefing, we’ll fit you with everything you need to dive. If you are doing Try Full Face Mask, you’ll go in the water with a dive leader (no need to be certified in FFM) who will show you the basics on how to use FFM.
4) Catalina Express (above) & FFM certification: Divers (pre-registered) before the Cleanup Day will be automatically eligible to earn your FFM Specialty (and save) during this event. Sign up & do your one pool session on either January 4,5, 18,19, Feb 1, 2, 15, 16 if you want to get certified. One or two ocean dives with a Pro can be completed the day of the cleanup or at a later date or arrange for a private ocean training.$299 regularly $359 pp.
 

ALL DIVERS – come prepared with your SCUBA certification card, regular dive equipment (wetsuit, regulator, BCD, mask, snorkel, open heel fins, weights (plus a little extra if you’re doing FFM), or get your rental gear from us.

 

Rental gear is included as an option when signed up in advance.  You can pick it up the day before or arrange for concierge baggage services (additional fee). Cylinders can be rented from Malibu Divers or can be rented in Catalina at your cost.
  
Event information and diver forms: http://dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/wies-ccd-cleanup/
FAQ’s: https://dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/wies-ccd-cleanup-faq/ 

Each diver must bring the following completed forms to check-in.

There are many prizes you can win for trash you pick up. Lets win the Silver Tongue Devil Award for the craziest story on an item you find! There is also a raffle to raise money for the chamber! Thousands of dollars worth of prizes!

Sign up here: https://events.usc.edu/esvp/esvp_39thcleanup.php?fbclid=IwAR26-i92WtEnVFYm64PnufQG79lCQaY-dDa-E1nR9fiCfZlGn9pwqqMMPlo

Make it into a weekend!! Give us a call if you want to book 2 nights in a hotel and roundtrip ferry with us! Lets dive the point on Sunday!!

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Start:
February 22, 2020 @ 1:00 am
End:
February 23, 2020 @ 9:00 am
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