Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Boynton Inlet Pier
21 August, 2022
- Team Leader
- Janet Ramos
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 49 lbs (measured)
26.545557, -80.041214
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Boynton Inlet Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Good Karma Squad
- City
- Boynton Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 August, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 41 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.545557
Longitude: -80.041214
- Weather Conditions
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Temp avg 90F, Winds ESE 10kts, mostly dry with occasional light showers for the previous week. Day of the event; Clear skies, wind E 5kts, slack tide.
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 678 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- steel pier pilings, large rocks
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 89 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| canopy and frame - aluminum and mixed canvas | 1 |
| sunglasses | 1 |
| wires - mixed material | 3 |
| coffee travel tumbler - mixed materials | 1 |
| folding travel chair - aluminum frame canvas seat | 1 |
| beach umbrella pole - aluminum | 1 |
| fishing pole with reel and line - mixed materials | 1 |
| boat aluminum railing | 1 |
Additional Information
It is a fishing pier, most of debris found are related to careless fishing practices.
Boat railing
fishing line
fishing weights
fishing hooks
Comments and Feedback
We had more debris to remove from the site! We'll be back!
