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ADS505 - Los Alamitos Bay Bayshore and Division

14 June, 2020

Team Leader
Ashley Arnold
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
1.25 lbs (measured)

33.756177606883, -118.13096955914

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS505 - Los Alamitos Bay Bayshore and Division
Organization/Dive Centre
Jade Scuba Adventures
City
Long Beach
Country
United States
Date
14 June, 2020
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.756177606883
Longitude: -118.13096955914
Weather Conditions
Light wind
Survey Depth Range
4–17 feet
Area Surveyed
5234 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 33
Gloves (latex) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 12
Cigarette Filters 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 4
other materials collected
Makeup brush 1
Hair tie 1
Sponge 1
Sunglasses 1

Beach goers littering

Lawn chair

Food wrappers

Aluminum cans


Plastic lawn chair and plastic paddle left behind, to difficult to retrieve from ocean.

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