Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blue Heron Bridge
7 March, 2023
- Team Leader
- Steven Smith
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
26.784196859519, -80.044244320804
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blue Heron Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- EASE
- City
- west palm beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 7 March, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.784196859519
Longitude: -80.044244320804
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, warm, perfect diving conditions.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3020 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 30 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 6 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Glass bottle |
| Comments | We found a crab living inside a glass bottle that he had grown too large to get out of. So we broke him out and collected the glass bottle pieces. |
Additional Information
We found a crab living inside a glass bottle that he had grown too large to get out of. So we broke him out and collected the glass bottle pieces.
