<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><!--StartFragment--><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in">New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA) / Capt John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="text-transform:uppercase">Beach CleANUP AT SCUSSET BEACH: help keep our beaches clean!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">October 23, 2010</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">For Immediate Release</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">For the past five years, the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA at <a href="http://www.necwa.org">www.necwa.org</a>), in conjunction with Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours (<a href="http://www.captjohn.com">www.captjohn.com</a>) have scoured beaches, river banks and marshes to pick up trash and record information about marine debris and its impact on our shorelines. These beach cleanups are part of a larger effort called COASTSWEEP (<a href="http://www.coastsweep.umb.edu">www.coastsweep.umb.edu</a>), the Commonwealth’s annual coastal cleanup program, organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Last year, over 2,200 COASTSWEEP volunteers collected over 22,000 pounds of trash from beaches, marshes, rivers, ponds, and the seafloor. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">This year, NECWA and Captain John Boats will be participating in a COASTSWEEP cleanup at Scusset Beach located within the Scusset Beach State Reservation. This beach cleanup date is scheduled for Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 9 am – 11 am. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Our rain date will be Sunday, October 24<sup>, </sup>2010 from 9 am until 11 am. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The public is invited to participate in this cleanup effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please join us at Scussett Beach on the 24<sup>th</sup> of October and lets have fun spending time walking the beach and making Scussett Beach free from marine debris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>NECWA and COASTSWEEP will provide all the necessary supplies including protective gloves, garbage bags and data sheets for this cleanup effort. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">For additional information, please contact Dominica Webster at 765-610-9882 Contact:</p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">DOMINICA WEBSTER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">765-610-9882</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><span> </span></span><a href="mailto:dominicawebster@gmail.com">dominicawebster@gmail.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:30.0pt">You can learn more about the COASTSWEEP program by visiting the COASTSWEEP website: <a href="http://www.coastsweep.umb.edu">www.coastsweep.umb.edu</a> or by calling the Urban Harbors Institute at 617-287-5570. </p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:-.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->
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