Thursday, May 15, 2025

Diving Against Debris in Gulf Shores

Divers Mark
Bollinger,
left, and
Billy Bragg.

Divers Mark Bollinger, left, and Billy Bragg.

The price
sticker was
removed from
this little
guy and he
was returned
to the Gulf.

The price sticker was removed from this little guy and he was returned to the Gulf.

Scenes from
Diving
Against
Debris on
Oct. 22.

Scenes from Diving Against Debris on Oct. 22.

Scenes from
Diving
Against
Debris on
Oct. 22.

Scenes from Diving Against Debris on Oct. 22.

Scenes from
Diving
Against
Debris on
Oct. 22.

Scenes from Diving Against Debris on Oct. 22.

Scenes from
Diving
Against
Debris on
Oct. 22.

Scenes from Diving Against Debris on Oct. 22.

Scenes from
Diving
Against
Debris on
Oct. 22.

Scenes from Diving Against Debris on Oct. 22.

Divers
safety
briefing.

Divers safety briefing.

Divers
returning
from
collecting
debris.

Divers returning from collecting debris.

Divers Mark
Bollinger,
left, and
Billy Bragg.

Divers Mark Bollinger, left, and Billy Bragg.

Divers John
and Heather
Starnes came
over from
Biloxi to
get debris
out of the
Gulf.

Divers John and Heather Starnes came over from Biloxi to get debris out of the Gulf.

Divers John
and Heather
Starnes came
over from
Biloxi to
get debris
out of the
Gulf.

Divers John and Heather Starnes came over from Biloxi to get debris out of the Gulf.

Divers John
and Heather
Starnes came
over from
Biloxi to
get debris
out of the
Gulf.

Divers John and Heather Starnes came over from Biloxi to get debris out of the Gulf.

Divers John
and Heather
Starnes came
over from
Biloxi to
get debris
out of the
Gulf.

Divers John and Heather Starnes came over from Biloxi to get debris out of the Gulf.

Billy Bragg,
left, and
Mark
Bollinger.

Billy Bragg, left, and Mark Bollinger.

Billy Bragg
after his
dive at the
Gulf Shores
Public Beach.

Billy Bragg after his dive at the Gulf Shores Public Beach.

Billy Bragg
after his
dive at the
Gulf Shores
Public Beach.

Billy Bragg after his dive at the Gulf Shores Public Beach.

Billy Bragg
after his
dive at the
Gulf Shores
Public Beach sporting sunglasses he found in the water.

Billy Bragg after his dive at the Gulf Shores Public Beach sporting sunglasses he found in the water.

Posted Sunday, October 23, 2016 2:45 pm

Photos by Gulf Coast Media and Chandra Wright of the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef and Restoration Foundation

GULF SHORES, AL - On Oct. 22 at the Public Beach in Gulf Shores 26 divers, some from as far away as Illinois, gathered to dive just off shore to find a retrieve from the surf. A successful morning saw a variety of small items brought in and divers reported seeing lots of crabs, rays, hermit crabs and other wildlife in abuncance.