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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS417 - La Jolla Shores

4 December, 2017

Team Leader
Jeff Bunker
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
12 lbs (estimated)

32.854790052407, -117.25941549469

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS417 - La Jolla Shores
Organization/Dive Centre
Ocean Enterprises
City
San Diego
Country
United States
Date
4 December, 2017
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 32.854790052407
Longitude: -117.25941549469
Weather Conditions
La Jolla Shores Marine Park
Dive Time: 7:00 am
Surface: 60 Bottom 54
Surge: Regular, Waves 3-4 ft
Survey Depth Range
6–70 feet
Area Surveyed
300 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand and Clay Canyon's
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Cigarette Filters 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
plastic sheets surf wax

Tourist disregarding the trash they brought and left

sheets of plastic like to repair a zodiac

plastic caps from bottles

clothing

ballons


Lots of small pieces of debris were found and recycled. thank you all that volunteered to recover these items from the ocean, lets try to keep our coasts healthy.

we need to make sure that the trash does not make it to the ocean.

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