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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Placer Cove

16 September, 2023

Team Leader
Larry Millwood
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
304 lbs (measured)

35.705543, -114.7066424

Survey Information

Location Name
Placer Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
3rd Reef Divers
City
Henderson
Country
United States
Date
16 September, 2023
Survey Duration
41 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.705543
Longitude: -114.7066424
Weather Conditions
calm, clear
Survey Depth Range
5–65 feet
Area Surveyed
20000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
silt
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Balls 2
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 76
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Furnishings (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Tampon Applicators 3
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 5
Jars-food (glass) 7
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 97
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 7
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 107
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 6
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
SCUBA Weights 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 9
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 12
Gloves (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 11
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 11
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Comments N/A

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