Why we have beach clean-ups

Recall, if you will, the news a week ago, about the right whale caught in the fishing line off the coast of Cape Canaveral. Scientists tranquilized the whale and removed some of the fishing line - two times they tried. Then the news this week that the whale had been found dead - still wrapped in plastic and fishing line. Beach clean-up projects aren't just to make a pretty beach. They are because trash that washes out to sea kills. Even if you can't make a scheduled clean-up you can walk the beach and pick up stuff that you see. For those that like joining a group, there is a scheduled clean-up at Spessard Holland Beach on Sunday, Feb 6, from 8-12. That area is a huge turtle nesting area at the south end of Melbourne Beach. Please come help them.