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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Blue heron bridge

21 September, 2022

Team Leader
Logan Elmore
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
15.45 lbs (measured)

26.782982979125, -80.040014400439

Survey Information

Location Name
Blue heron bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Pura Vida Divers
City
Riviera beach
Country
United States
Date
21 September, 2022
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.782982979125
Longitude: -80.040014400439
Weather Conditions
Stormy/rainy
Survey Depth Range
7–20 feet
Area Surveyed
3109.92 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Artificial reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Plastic Fragments 44
Cigarette Filters 137
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Wrappers (foil/metal) 30
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 22
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
Flossers plastic 5
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Sea urchin
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic

No

Light switch

Cigarettes

Fishing weights

Plastic fragments

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