Divers work off Naples to clean Santa Lucia Reef today

  • NBC-2.com
  • Posted August 14, 2012 at 9:15 a.m.
Bryan Fluech of the University of Florida extension service unloads a bag filled with nets, ropes and lures retrieved from The Santa Lucia reef area in Naples after crews did a reef clean in 2008. Despite cutting the trip short because of heavy waves, the crew still managed to fill more than a dozen bags and buckets with debris.

Bryan Fluech of the University of Florida extension service unloads a bag filled with nets, ropes and lures retrieved from The Santa Lucia reef area in Naples after crews did a reef clean in 2008. Despite cutting the trip short because of heavy waves, the crew still managed to fill more than a dozen bags and buckets with debris.

Santa Lucia Reef clean-up 2012

NAPLES — One of Collier County's most popular fishing spots is getting a makeover today during an annual artificial reef cleanup at Santa Lucia Reef, just south of Gordon Pass.

Santa Lucia's prime location and abundance of fish species make it one of the county's most heavily fished reefs. However, in return, it collects a lot of debris.

Divers will clean the Gulf reef, getting rid of things like cast nets, fishing lines, and lures that can not only be an eyesore, but also dangerous.

NBC2 report

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