Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Beltzville State Park
27 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Daniela Sutter
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 lbs (estimated)
40.859167, -75.623889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Beltzville State Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Atlantis Aquatics
- City
- Lehighton
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 27 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.859167
Longitude: -75.623889
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 79836.9 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Freshwater Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 17 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 13 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 15 |
| Tampon Applicators | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 8 |
| Towels/rags | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 21 |
| Tampons | 5 |
| Toys | 3 |
Additional Information
Summer fun and BBQ
Socks
Hair ties
T-shirts
Comments and Feedback
Unfortunately, didn't get many pics of dive 2. Had to pack it up due to a storm coming.
Beautiful park and they were very excited and grateful for us being there and taking care of their home.
