We’ve been following a link on the Scubaboard about the Deerfield Beach Pier Cleanup and noticed that there was a picture of a Lionfish.

We’re happy to report that ScubaBrett22 (also known as Lionfish Slayer) took it upon himself to slay that interloper after the picture and here’s the video to prove it:

Thank you Brett – now, that’s a true Pier cleanup.

To fast forward to the brave deed, follow this link:

Well, from all I could see, the Deerfield Beach cleanup under the pier was a resounding success. By the time Dave and I got to the beach at around 8:35 Saturday morning, they had already checked in 150 divers. As you can see, there’s a lot of pier to clean so I’m sure they were busy for the whole morning.

Deerfield Beach Pier on the morning of the clean-up

I assume that they were but I don’t know because we saw all the people and bailed.

Update: They were successful – 170+ divers according to Brett at the ScubaBoard. The pictures look great – an octopus and … is that a lionfish? (more…)

Today is World Ocean Day – a good day to think about all the great things the Oceans do for us and what we might do for the Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean at Boca Raton