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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Greenback Bridge

6 August, 2022

Team Leader
Mike Henkel
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4.7 lbs (measured)

38.67977, -121.181792

Survey Information

Location Name
Greenback Bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Fisheye Scuba
City
Folsom
Country
United States
Date
6 August, 2022
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.67977
Longitude: -121.181792
Weather Conditions
Fair
Survey Depth Range
5–13 feet
Area Surveyed
33356 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
River Bed
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
other materials collected
Necklace (plastic) 1
SUP Paddle 1
Hammer 1
Sunglasses 5
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Cratfish
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris In aluminum cans
Comments Freed both crayfish from inside cans after cans removed from water. Returned safely to the river.

No

Hammer

Aluminum cans

Glass bottles

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