OFF tidies up its workspace

Organized Fishermen of Florida-Cortez chapter members and helpers pose April 23 at Blenker Boatworks in Bradenton with debris they collected during a cleanup. About 35 volunteers gathered trash for four hours, including at an abandoned homeless encampment in the mangroves near Miguel Pass in the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve. Islander Photos: Courtesy Alexis Meschelle

Stewart Susser, 10, of Anna Maria, left, and Jason Bussey, 9, of Cortez, hold baskets of garbage collected from the mangrove shoreline during the OFF event. Islander Photos: Courtesy Alexis Meschelle