City of Cocoa Beach

Beach Cleaning Services

February 5th, 2015

Presented By Beach Raker

City of Cocoa Beach

Beach Cleaning Methods

Seaweed Raking

Hand Picking and Removing Trash

Barber Surf Rake Mechanical Cleaning

Other Services

Beach Erosion

Hazard Control

Turtle Nest Monitoring

Misconceptions Seaweed is not removed from the beach

during our raking process.

We hand pick trash and debris from the

wrack line. Then seaweed is incorporated

below the wrack line with our seaweed

rake to fortify the beach.

We believe seaweed is a vital

component of the beach ecosystem and

helps build up the beach.

Misconceptions

We do not rake over dunes.

Our FDEP Permit conditions state

that all mechanical beach cleaning

equipment must stay 10 feet away

from any salt native vegetation in

order to encourage dune growth.

Seaweed Rake & Basket

Custom Rake- The seaweed is raked and integrated

at the tide line. The drag bar removes tire marks and

leaves the beach smooth. Note: Trash and debris is

placed in the basket and removed from the beach.

Seaweed Raking

Before After

Excessive Seaweed • We were able to integrate

this seaweed into the wrack

line after a severe storm

event.

• We do not recommend

removing seaweed from the

beach. Seaweed is a vital

component of the beach

ecosystem and helps build the

shoreline, and provides

nutrients for shore life.

• When you remove seaweed

from the beach, you remove

sand as well.

Barber Surf Rake

(Sanitizing)

• This equipment removes man-made debris

and trash from the upper portion of beach.

• This equipment does not have to be used

at the wrack line where the seaweed is

located.

• The tines pull up trash into a hopper and

the sand falls back onto the beach.

• No chemicals or cleaning agents are used.

Barber Surf Rake

Used on the upper

portion of the beach.

Grooms and

mechanically cleans

the sand.

Picks up bottles,

cans, plastic cups,

and man-made debris

and removes it from

the beach.

Barber Surf Rake Results

The Barber Surf Rake mechanically removes man-made trash and debris, and lets the sand fall

back onto the beach.

Trash & Debris

• Trash

removed from

the beach in

one day of

cleaning.

• Taken from

the beach to a

dumpster for

disposal.

Cocoa Beach Issues

Issues:

Old debris remains at

the upper portion of

beach.

Cigarette ends, bottle

caps, man-made trash,

and other small debris

items remain in the

sand, especially in high

traffic areas south of the

pier.

Beach Erosion & Escarpments

Before

After

Hazardous Materials Removal

We use our specialized equipment to remove large objects

and hazardous materials that are washed onto the beach.

Environmental Permitting

• We apply for our permit through the

Florida Department of Environmental

Protection (FDEP).

• We also receive special permit

conditions from Florida Fish & Wildlife

(FWC) to ensure our cleaning

practices are safe in regards to turtle

nesting activities.

Turtle Nest Monitoring

During turtle nesting season, each turtle nest is recorded

using a “sub-meter” GPS device so nests can be

reestablished after storms so cleaning can resume.

Turtle Nesting Data 2014

Over 3,000 Sea Turtle Nests on the beaches we clean.

We obtain GPS coordinates for every nest in Broward County.

Beach Raker

In business for over 30 years,

Over 200 clients in Monroe, Dade,

Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

We believe the City of Cocoa Beach will

greatly benefit from the beach cleaning

services we have shown in this

presentation.

Thank you