Operation clean sweep volunteers ready for Santa Barbara Harbor clean

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara Harbor's Operation Clean Sweep, a seafloor debris cleanup program, is holding its 15th annual cleanup on Saturday, May 7.

A group of volunteers will be removing trash and debris from beneath Marina 1, A-F fingers.

The group also includes volunteer divers who will be bringing the debris to the top and allowing volunteers on land to collect it.

Items removed in the past include bicycles, phones, computers, and even a toilet.

Volunteers come from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Santa Barbara Sail and Power Squadron, and Salty Dog Dive Service.

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