Photo Gallery

2009: Dead sea lion in abandoned gill net, just off the wreck of the Olympic. Photo by Elaine Jobim

2009: Another sea lion casualty, one of 21 found, right near the wreck of the Olympic. Photo by Elaine Jobim

2009: Dead cormorant in abandoned gill net, just off the wreck of the Olympic. Photo by Elaine Jobim

03-01-2011: Dead cormorant in a squid net, on the Old Marineland Platform, off of Palos Verdes.

06-12-2011: The Infidel sunken vessel – Michael LaPrade and Mike Wynd cutting six dead sea lions from net.

07-12-2011: The Coronado Island site; our divers working on net.

07-12-2011: Los Coronado site – Heather Hamza, Alex Cailat, and Vincent cutting away fishing net which is partially buried in the sand.

07-12-2011: Los Coronado site – Heather Hamza and Alex Cailat lifting lobster trap.

07-12-2011: Los Coronado site – Divers Eric Humphries and Karim Hamza with lift bag and net

07-12-2011: Los Coronado site – Divers Eric Humphries and Karim Hamza with lift bag and net

07-12-2011: Los Coronado site – Heather Hamza and Alex Cailat cutting net.

07-12-2011: Los Coronado site – "divers mid water with net," Eric Humphries and Karim Hamza.

2011: Wreck of the Infidel, on a day with very clear visibility. Photo by Andrew Ainslie

2011: Wreck of the Infidel, on a day with very clear visibility. Photo by Andrew Ainslie.

01-11-2009: Our first haul off of the Infidel (hoisted up by crane); weighed about 1,000 pounds.

01-11-2009: Massive net we cut away from the Infidel, bringing it to the surface.

05-09-2010: Old Marineland Platform haul – proudly displayed by volunteers Greg Cooke, Al Laubenstein, Jim Lieber, Tobias Enhus, Kurt Lieber (kneeling), Don Robarge, Andy Huber, and Jeff Connor.

03-04-2010: Crew with netting that we removed from the Old Marineland Platform – Jim Lieber, Jeff Connor, Cameron Freels, Al Laubenstein, Don Robarge, Ted, and Jeff Shaw

01-16-2011: Crew with the days haul from the African Queen. Kurt Lieber, Heather Hamza, Jim Lieber, Cameron Freels, Mike Wynd, Chris Robinson, Michael LaPrade, Andy Brohard, and Tom Boyd

01-16-2011: Dead fish in abandoned gill net from the African Queen

01-16-2011: Heather Hamza removing brittle stars (a type of sea star) from net cut from the African Queen.

01-16-2011: Ready to roll away for disposal – pile of gill and squid net from the African Queen

03-01-2011: Kurt Lieber holding up squid net removed from the Old Marineland Platform

02-10-2011: Crew with the “catch of the day” from the African Queen: Heather Hamza, Andy Brohard, Tom Boyd, Karim Hamza, Alex Cailat, Steve Millington, and Billy Arcila

06-12-2011: Kurt Lieber and Andrew Ainslie loading net from the Infidel on truck bed to take away for proper disposal

07-12-2011: Heather Hamza and Alex Cailat preparing to send a lobster trap up, from our first efforts to remove a huge amount of net from Los Coronado Island, Mexico

07-15-2011: Trevor Fulks, Bryce Thompson, and Marc Hall with their one day haul from Los Coronado Island

08-23-2011: Entire team for our third trip to Los Coronado Island: Sally Wahrman, Walter Marti, Alex Cailat, Heather Hamza, Tom Dodson, Vincent, Walter Chung, Jim, Karim Hamza, Eric Humphrey, and Kurt Lieber

08-23-2011: Second shot of entire team for our third trip to Los Coronado Island: Sally Wahrman, Walter Marti, Alex Cailat, Heather Hamza, Tom Dodson, Vincent, Walter Chung, Jim, Karim Hamza, Eric Humphrey, and Kurt Lieber

08-23-2011: Net that we hauled up onto the deck our third trip to Los Coronado Island

Crew at dock9-25-2011: Jeff Connor, Kurt, Al Laubenstein, John Krieger, and Chris Bell proudly display our 200-pound haul from the wreck of the Olympic

11-25-2011: Another huge haul of nets from the African Queen: Kurt, Jim Lieber, Heather Hamza, Andy The, Mike Slavinsky, Anders Jelvrus, and Alex Cailat

12-5-2011: The African Queen must have felt considerably lighter after we removed another 250 pounds of net! Andy The, Heather Hamza, David Watson, Rick Guerin, Steve Millington, Eric Humphries, Alex Cailat, Kurt Lieber, and Beth Deck.

Crew with net and anchor

GUE divers with net and banner

Crew with the day's catch

Pile of crap

Crew hauling net onto stern

Crew hauling net onto stern, Chris celebrating

Risso's Dolphins, mother and calf

White-sided dolphin

Cone snail on Gorgonian

Cone snail on Gorgonian

Cone snail on Gorgonian

Fringe Head

Hawthorne reef

Spanish Shawl

Collectively we are ODA

Our entire team

So many agencies forming a team

The aftermath of day 2

Divers and gear on deck

Group at table

Kurt and Clearwater with new paint job

Billy entering water

Jim with net

Tanks a LOT

Team in the cabin

Crew with net dockside

Kurt, Jason and team on deck

Mike LaPrade on bow

Mike Wynd in full gear

Crew on back deck

Crew with net

Heather in gear

Karim, Heather, Eric, and Steve on deck

Los Coronados crew on read deck

Net being hauled aboard

Dive crew

Dive team

Pt. Vicente MA survey crew

Dive team

Crew with GUE banner

Crew at slip with net and Santa's helper

Beth, Cameron and Daniel

Crew on bow with hat on anchor

Andy The with camera

Crew on back deck

Steve M., Karim and Bob Sherwood

Dive team

Bob S., Marc H., Karim and Steve M.

Chris with heli in Antarctica

Crew hauling net out of the water

Kurt and Sylvia Earle

Kurt and Bonnie Monteleone

Kurt with Carl Safina

Kurt with Jim Abernathy

Alex C., Kurt and Alex Earle

Alex C., Kurt and Alex Earle

Billy, Alex C., and Kurt

Billy, Alex C., and Kurt

Wyland and Kurt

Kurt and Sean Smith

Jason and Kurt

Long Beach Scuba Show: Dawn Navarro, Kerry Franciscovich, Scott Cassell, and Kurt