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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Phil Foster Park

13 April, 2013

Team Leader
Shana Phelan
Number of Participants
63
Total Debris Collected
lbs (measured)

26.784196, -80.042782

Survey Information

Location Name
Phil Foster Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Pura Vida Divers
City
Riviera Beach
Country
United States
Date
13 April, 2013
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.784196
Longitude: -80.042782
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
– feet
Area Surveyed
ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy bottom: Inter-coastal
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 106
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 287
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 107
Cigarette Lighters 16
Cigar Tips 45
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 23
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 39
Diapers/nappies 4
Fishing: Line 51
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 33
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 83
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 3
Straws, Stirrers 58
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 4
Plastic Fragments 127
Cigarette Filters 926
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 19
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 103
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 6
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 74
Cars & Car Parts 1
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 28
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 5
mixed materials collected
Tampons 1
Toys 3
other materials collected
umbrella 1
CD 1
Broken fishing pole 1
pencil 1
Q-tip 1
fake finger nails 2
extension cord 1
Entangled Animals
Birds
Number Entangled 1
Comments Dead pelican entangled in fishing line

Dead pelican entangled in fishing line

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