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SOS Ocean Clean-Up - Fort Lauderdale Beach

6 September, 2014

Team Leader
Stoked On Salt
Number of Participants
120
Total Debris Collected
93 lbs (measured)

26.119358, -80.104419

Survey Information

Location Name
SOS Ocean Clean-Up - Fort Lauderdale Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Stoked On Salt
City
Fort Lauderdale
Country
United States
Date
6 September, 2014
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.119358
Longitude: -80.104419
Weather Conditions
Heavy Rain Showers - off and On
Survey Depth Range
1–1 feet
Area Surveyed
26.1194 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Beach and Shoreline
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 27
Caps & Lids (plastic) 89
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 42
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 31
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 23
Gloves (latex) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 8
Straws, Stirrers 49
Syringes (plastic) 6
Tampon Applicators 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 11
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 26
Cigarette Filters 19
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 11
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 21
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
Caps & Lids (metal) 27
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 37
Pipes & Rebar 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 33
Strapping Bands (metal) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 11
Metal Fragments 16
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 9
rubber materials collected
Condoms 4
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 11
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 11
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 24
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Clothing 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
Tampons 4
Toys 2
other materials collected
Alcohol Bottles 6
Bottle Openers 1
Seat Cushion 1

This is a popular beach-goers beach. Across from numerous bars and restaurants. The clean-up was a weekend after Labor Day. Items collected were what was left behind from the Beach Sweepers.

The rusty rebar

cigarette butts

beer and soda cans

plastic drink cups and straws


I feel the City believes their Beach Sweepers 'clean the beach enough' -- yet, they don't. Especially after Holidays and events that take place there. It's the 'smaller' debris items that really need to be picked up by 'human hands' - not machines. There are the items that are damaging our sea life.

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