Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blue Heron Bridge
24 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Janice Mertz
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (estimated)
26.782868562574, -80.040794272517
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blue Heron Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 24 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.782868562574
Longitude: -80.040794272517
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 3 |
| Cigar Tips | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 8 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 8 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Hermit crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
Additional Information
Plastic bags
Plastic wrappers
