Dive for free (if you help with clean-up) in Xcalak, Mexico, Sept. 14 to 21

From a post on the bulletin board of Bill-in-Tulsa:

Any certified divers who will be in the Xcalak area from Sept 14 to 21 can dive for free—as long as they are willing to pick up trash along the way.

Many people are familiar with Xcalak’s famous trench, La Poza, where hundreds of huge tarpon and other fish are schooling at this time of year. This trench also tends to fill with trash from shore after extremely high tides or severe weather.

XTC Dive Center is going to work with the Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak (PNAX) staff to identify the areas most in need of clean up. The biologists will issue specific instructions to our divemasters and to our guests as to which types of trash should and should not be removed. An old tire that has been encrusted with coral and is now a habitat for a multitude of tiny sea creatures needs to be left behind, even a beer can that has been on the bottom for a while needs to be gently emptied of any current inhabitants. Our hope is to clean up as much as possible and leave only bubbles! This can be a great learning experience for divers of any level. And it will certainly be a huge benefit to the wonderful reefs in Xcalak.

For more information contact info@xtcdivecenter.