Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS15 - Blue Heron Bridge, Phil Foster Park
6 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- John South
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 lbs (measured)
26.784258, -80.042664
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS15 - Blue Heron Bridge, Phil Foster Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pura Vida Dive Center
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 6 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 61 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.784258
Longitude: -80.042664
- Weather Conditions
-
Mild surge in conjunction with twice daily high tides. Sunny, warm, 75-80 degrees air temp. 72-75 degrees surface temp
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 6000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Dryer Sheet | 1 |
Additional Information
Floatilla, 2017 - a large recereational gathering of boaters in the area for a long holiday weekend.
Blue wash cloth semi buried.
Many dissolved dryer sheets; most were impossible to retrieve.
