Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS417 - La Jolla Shores
17 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Rocio Gajon
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 79 lbs (estimated)
32.858237140015, -117.25806746632
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS417 - La Jolla Shores
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Enterprises
- City
- San Diego
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 32.858237140015
Longitude: -117.25806746632
- Weather Conditions
-
bad viz, 50-60 degrees
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–80 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- clay cayon walls and sand worms
- Ecosystem
- clay walls with sandy bottoms
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 29 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cigar Tips | 17 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 8 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| fire pit (aluminiun) | 1 |
| giant copper bowl (maybe used for fire pit) | 1 |
| kayaking gear | 1 |
| bandages | 14 |
Additional Information
just people spending the weekend at the beach and leaving their stuff behind
unfortunately fire pits and barbecues are not uncommon to find left behind in this beach, but that is about the most random thing here.
caps, from water bottles of all brands
balloons and strings
build a sand castle kind of toys... it 's sad...
Comments and Feedback
thank you to all of you that participated and donated your time and effort to help the ocean.
