Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ballast Point Park
16 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Larry Thompson
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 17 lbs (measured)
27.889316484903, -82.479134369642
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ballast Point Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Calypso Divers of Tampa bay
- City
- Tampa
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.889316484903
Longitude: -82.479134369642
- Weather Conditions
-
Hurricane Idalia passed nearby approximately 12 days before. Since that store the weather has been typical for central florida with afternoon thunderstorms.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–12 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 69884 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sand bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 14 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Catfish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Cast net |
