Deerfield Beach Fishing Pier
15 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Pavan Arilton
- Number of Participants
- 633
- Total Debris Collected
- 2572.2 lbs (measured)
26.3164522, -80.074169
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Deerfield Beach Fishing Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dixie Divers
- City
- Deerfield Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 15 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.3164522
Longitude: -80.074169
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, few waves in late afternoon, early morning very calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 115728 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 5236 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 22 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 34 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 12 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 13 |
| SCUBA Weights | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 13 |
| Metal Fragments | 24 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5126 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 12 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat Hook | 2 |
| Metal Pliers | 6 |
| Metal Gym Weights and equipment | 1 |
| fishing rod METAL | 12 |
Additional Information
One by one by one... A world record is broken. (WORLD RECORD DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS EVENT) 633 divers. 2700lbs of fishing gear. Over 9,000 pieces of marine debris reported to Project AWARE. To say today's collaboration of The World Record Clean Up Event hosted by Dixie Divers was a success is an understatement. Hundreds of Divers under the support of PADI, Project AWARE, many other dive centers, community members, and more, all came together to make Deerfield Beach a better place for all who live there, above and below the waves. What an amazing day for Conservation and an amazing day for the dive community.
Metal Gym Weights (45lbs)
Fishing Sinkers
Fishing Monofilament line
Fishing Traps
Comments and Feedback
This was part of the successful World Record Clean Up Event in Deerfield Beach Florida
