Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Destin East Jetties
17 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Scott Cole
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 16 lbs (measured)
30.38435, -86.50697
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Destin East Jetties
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Emerald Coast Scuba
- City
- Destin
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 31 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 30.38435
Longitude: -86.50697
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy; some storms
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–54 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2900 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fiberglass (piece of boat?) | 1 |
Additional Information
This is a popular fishing and snorkel spot with lots of tourist activity
A large (2.5 ft in diameter at the opening) sea anchor (listed as a cloth bag above);
Beverage cans and bottles; lots of them and it's unsightly and provide unhealthy habitats
random plastics (grocery bags, snorkel gear); ingestion hazards
fishing line - entanglement hazard; we have removed a hook from a turtle here before, just not today
