Join over 300 scuba divers and above-water volunteers who will be deployed around Newport Harbor to collect trash, plastics, and other water pollutants in a dedicated effort to keep the 25.2 miles of coastline, bay, and harbor waterways pollution-free. Volunteers collected over 5,000 pounds of trash and single-use plastics from the Newport Harbor during the last cleanup.
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Location
Marina Park
1600 W Balboa Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Newport Harbor Underwater Cleanup
7:00 - Volunteer check-in, location assignments, hosted breakfast
7:30 - Skippers report to assigned vessels
8:15 - Mandatory volunteer safety meeting at the main stage
9:00 - Volunteers deploy on dive boats (divers) and the Discovery Boat (above water)
9-11 - Cleanup commences
10-11 - Exhibitor roundtable (tentative)
11:30 - Volunteer group photo
11:30 - Raffle tickets and prizes, recognitions
International Coastal Cleanup Day Celebration
12:15 - Barge with collected trash arrives off the shore of Marina Beach
12:30 - Live music starts, food trucks and exhibitors
2:00 - Welcome by Mayor O’Neill and official recognition of all marine environmental organizations at the celebration, presentation of Harbor Stewardship Awards
3:00 - Live music continues
5:00 - International Coastal Cleanup Day Celebration concludes
Waiver For All Volunteers
All volunteers will need to sign a waiver to participate. Please click the link below to complete and electronically sign the NHUC waiver. Scuba divers will need their certification card to complete the waiver. Click Here to sign waiver!
Click here to view the clean up page!