Destin Jetty
10 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Scott Cole
- Number of Participants
- 47
- Total Debris Collected
- 118.5 lbs (measured)
30.384, -86.507
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Destin Jetty
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Emerald Coast Scuba
- City
- Destin
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 10 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 30.384
Longitude: -86.507
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly calm with rain showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–52 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 23000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 14 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 13 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 13 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 14 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 20 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 14 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 15 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Michael hit the area over the winter
Tire
Fishing line/gear -- due to bait and pompano fishermen in the area
beverage cans -- likely due to bait and pompano fishermen in the area
clothings -- likely due to a large tourist population/snorkel/fishermen
Comments and Feedback
Easy to use logging, excellent website and curriculum.
Excellent event that had local community support. Coupled this dive with two beach cleanups (that are reporting separately) that were run by the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge and SEA (a consortium of local restaurants promoting environmental awareness, paper straws etc.), that also supplied a post-dive lunch. Emerald Coast Scuba provided the boats at no cost and there was a great turnout and and waiting list. Local Sheriff and Coast Guard also contributed to the effort.
