Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Coral Sea
8 October, 2016
- Team Leader
- Britney Cox
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 lbs (measured)
39.789556759172136, -105.0739724189043
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Coral Sea
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Coral Key Scuba and Travel
- City
- Arvada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 October, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.789556759172136
Longitude: -105.0739724189043
- Weather Conditions
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The weather condition were very nice. it has been about 65/75 degrees all week and sunny.
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1296 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 38 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 49 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Due to the lake being close to interstate and lots of business. Trash tends to either blow in or get thrown into lake. There is also a larger amount of dog toys due to people playing fetch with their dogs in the summertime.
Metal Cans
Plastic bottles/cups
Plastic food wrappers
