A Guinness World Record for the largest underwater cleanup effort. "633 divers filed into the waters off Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier in Florida, part of a mass initiative to remove trash from the area’s reefs and ocean floor. Divers flocked to Deerfield Beach from as far as Europe and South America to participate in the event. To count towards the World Record effort, they had to be certified divers, be outfitted in full scuba gear and spend at least 15 minutes hunting for trash in the water." All together within two hours they removed an estimated 3200 pounds - more than one and a half tons of trash that had been polluting the marine environment. "The World Record was previously set in 2015 by 614 divers who cleaned up the Red Sea. This pocket of the Atlantic is emblematic of a much larger problem, which sees an estimated 14 billion pounds of trash enter the ocean each year. Most of the pollution is plastic, which poses numerous threats to animals and coral reefs." The best news is that this annual cleanup has been carried out for the past 15 years by volunteers. This community took an initiative to rid Florida’s coast of such pollution. It is a great example of how people are doing their own part to help the planet. Quoted text from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/633-divers-cleaned-florida-beachand-broke-world-record-180972439/