Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dive for Debris @ Lake Lanier
17 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Everette Ingram
- Number of Participants
- 45
- Total Debris Collected
- 313.7 lbs (measured)
34.2073196, -84.1401926
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dive for Debris @ Lake Lanier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SeaVentures
- City
- Alpharetta
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 150 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.2073196
Longitude: -84.1401926
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, Clear and Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–45 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 29000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- LAke Bottom consisting of mud and rock
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
plastic materials collected | |
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Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
Balls | 6 |
Baskets, Crates | 10 |
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 125 |
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 201 |
Fishing: Line | 6 |
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
Foam Insulation & Packaging | 5 |
Food Wrappers (plastic) | 35 |
Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 23 |
Toothbrushes | 1 |
Plastic Fragments | 167 |
Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
glass materials collected | |
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Beverage Bottles (glass) | 36 |
metal materials collected | |
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Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 187 |
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
rubber materials collected | |
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Tires/tyres | 2 |
wood materials collected | |
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Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
mixed materials collected | |
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Clothing | 21 |
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
Tampons | 1 |
Toys | 2 |
Entangled Animals | |
---|---|
Other Fish | |
Species or Common Name | Catfish, brim |
Number Entangled | 5 |
Status | released unharmed |
Type of Debris | bottles |
Comments | caught in open bottles |
Crustaceans | |
Species or Common Name | crawfish |
Number Entangled | 6 |
Status | released unharmed |
Type of Debris | Bottles |
Comments | caught in open bottles |
Other Animals | |
Species or Common Name | mussel |
Number Entangled | 1 |
Status | released unharmed |
Type of Debris | bucket |
Comments | in bucket |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma, normal summer boating activities
Carpet
Plastic Cups
Aliminum Cans
Plastic Water Bottles