Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS210 - Blue Heron Bridge
21 January, 2017
- Team Leader
- Floyd Devine
- Number of Participants
- 24
- Total Debris Collected
- 19 lbs (measured)
26.783362, -80.040656
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS210 - Blue Heron Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Heron Bridge Scuba
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 January, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.783362
Longitude: -80.040656
- Weather Conditions
-
Weather the week prior was relatively clear with some breezy conditions but little to no rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 42805 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 16 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| Cigarette Filters | 10 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 45 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 4 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 3 |
Additional Information
None
A single Adidas sandal
Fishing line
Plastic bags
plastic and glass fragments
Comments and Feedback
The Vero Beach Scuba Club and its members were co-sponsors of the dive and provided free food and drinks to the participants. Nona Williams and Paul Seldes from the group helped with registration, collection of debris from the divers and logistics.
