Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS441 - Comal River
17 November, 2018
- Team Leader
- MARIE COLLEVATI
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 13 lbs (estimated)
29.708094, -98.123687
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS441 - Comal River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DIVE WORLD SCUBA
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 November, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 73 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.708094
Longitude: -98.123687
- Weather Conditions
-
SUNNY/COLD
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 120833 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- RIVER
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 25 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 27 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 8 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Silica Gel Packet | 1 |
| Harness Clips | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crawfish |
| Number Entangled | 13 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Cans |
| Comments | We need to remember to check every single can and other similar items to make sure animals are not inside before disposing. |
Additional Information
River tubing
