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Can you spot the fishing line and bobber hanging from the mangroves? Remember to #MindYourLine while fishing to prevent wildlife entanglement.
Now that beaches in Florida are starting to reopen, it’s a good time to #MindYourLine while you’re out there. You can find one of our many monofilament disposal containers all around Sanibel and the Causeway Islands. These receptacles are
Sharks are much more fragile than we believe them to be. For most sharks, the stress alone from being caught by fishermen can kill them. You can see on this black tip shark, that there is still a hook and wire in its mouth from being caught. If you a
A couple of our friends at @sccf_swfl and @sanibelseaschool doing sea turtle patrol found fishing line, balloons, and rope on the beaches of Sanibel. These items are hazardous to nesting sea turtles and hatchlings because they can cause entanglement
Just a reminder to Mind Your Line when you are out fishing. Pelicans are often found entangled and hooked by fouled fishing gear. This pelican was lucky enough to get picked up by @crowclinic from Blind Pass to have its hooks and fishing line removed
This ring-billed gull was spotted recently by a volunteer but unfortunately it disappeared before it could be captured. Fishing line injuries can be prevented by taking proper precautions. Never discard fishing line in the environment and don't cut t
Our super team of volunteers assembled a Rapid Response Team last Saturday to quickly remove monofilament from the environment to protect our wildlife and waterways. This new rapid response program is an addition to the routine clean ups already perf
This Laughing gull was seen on Sanibel Island today with a fishing hook stuck in it. The Mind Your Line team will try to catch it if it returns and get it to @crowclinic so its injuries can be assessed and treated. Please always remember to #mindyour
Did you happen to catch our recent story on @wgcupublicmedia ? Members of the MYL team from @SCCF and @crowclinic sat down with Andrea Perdomo from WGCU to discuss the threats to our wildlife posed by monofilament and other fishing gear in our enviro
Today was the International Coastal Clean up. Members of the Mind Your Line team were out along with several local non-profits and lots of volunteers cleaning up our beaches. Along with all the other trash there was a lot of fishing line, hooks, lure
This Laughing Gull on Sanibel Island was recently seen with monofilament connecting both legs. The Mind Your Line team will attempt to capture it and get it to @crowclinic where its condition can be properly assessed. Injuries like these can be avoid
Our new signs are going up all over town! Here's our new sign up at @thebaitbox For more information check out www.mindyourline.org
Monofilament in our environment poses a threat to all wildlife, including this threatened snowy plover. Luckily in this case , the shorebird biologist from @sccf_swfl was able to pick up this tangle before the plover could become entangled. Always re
Check out this great action shot of our volunteer Dan removing monofilament from the mangroves in J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge last week. The "Operation Scissors" team goes out regularly to remove monofilament and
These newly fledged Green Heron chicks were recently observed picking at this hook and monofilament in a no- fishing zone on Sanibel Island. It is extremely important to only fish in designated fishing areas. If you see monofilament like this that is
Monofilament isn't the only type of line we need to mind. We also see a lot of rope washing up on our beaches. This one was tangled up on a stump out by silver key today. With sea turtles and shorebirds nesting right now it's especially important to