Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mission Point
31 December, 2017
- Team Leader
- Douglas E. Baxter
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.21 lbs (measured)
32.760754102394, -117.24712371826
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mission Point
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Self
- City
- San Diego
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 31 December, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 69 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 32.760754102394
Longitude: -117.24712371826
- Weather Conditions
-
Good. No storms, sunny.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–21 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Bay inlet, sea grass, rocks, silt
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Golf ball
Hard plastic fragments
Plastic bag fragments
Wrappers
Comments and Feedback
Area commonly used by shore fishermen, but also intended for swimming. Many sea birds feed in the bay, and I have seen a bird in the past attempting to eat a rubber ball there before ball was retrieved and taken away.
