Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ballast Point Fishing Pier
8 December, 2019
- Team Leader
- Anna Blevins
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 83 lbs (measured)
27.889405986652, -82.480337281287
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ballast Point Fishing Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Adventure Outfitters
- City
- Tampa
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 December, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.889405986652
Longitude: -82.480337281287
- Weather Conditions
-
warm, colder waters, somewhat windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–14 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 80000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- sandy bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 6 |
| Cigar Tips | 6 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 19 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 16 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 7 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 8 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 7 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 6 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 4 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| fishing poles | 3 |
| fishing knife | 2 |
| spool | 1 |
| Dental Picks | 9 |
| metal spring - large | 1 |
| small metal basket - shopping | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | blue crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing line |
| Comments | entangled in fishing line - released |
Additional Information
no
large metal spring
nearby restaurant
fisherman
