Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Boca Ciega Bay (Monofilament Clean-up Project)
Tampa Bay Oil Spill - Boca Ciega Bay (Monofilament Clean-Up Project) Tampa Baywatch implemented a two-year bird restoration effort to prevent bird mortality from monofilament entanglement. NOAA and Tampa Baywatch staff removed discarded monofilament from mangrove branches in wetland bird habitat. During the course of the clean-up injured birds were taken to rehabilitation centers.