Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Carlisle Bay Marine Park
11 October, 2018
- Team Leader
- Eric Capets
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 41 lbs (measured)
13.08990678601, -59.61297747659
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Carlisle Bay Marine Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Splash Water Sports Inc
- City
- Pittsburgh
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 October, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 13.08990678601
Longitude: -59.61297747659
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny, slightly cloudy, calm waters
- Survey Depth Range
- 25–55 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 45000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 21 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| phone case-plastic | 1 |
| earrings -metal | 2 |
Additional Information
Most debris seems to come from the varies snorkeling boats that come to the marine park.
All items found were very common pieces of debris.
glass bottles
plastic cups
glass drinking glasses
