Dive Against Debris and Beach Cleanup Prybil Beach Sept 21, 2024

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Dive Against Debris and Beach Cleanup Prybil Beach Sept 21, 2024

21 September, 2024

Submitted by: omisson , on 22 September, 2024

Team Leader: Dan Halloran

Number of Participants: 15

Total Debris Collected: 85 lbs (measured)

40.89852601077, -73.622203212827

Survey Information

Location Name: Dive Against Debris and Beach Cleanup Prybil Beach Sept 21, 2024

Organization/Dive Centre: Scuba Network Long Island

City: Carle Place

Country: United States

Date: 21 September, 2024

Survey Duration: 180 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.89852601077
Longitude: -73.622203212827

Weather Conditions: warm, clear, calm

Survey Depth Range: 1–23 feet

Area Surveyed: 1200 ft²

Dominant Substrate: gravel

Ecosystem: rocky reef

Wave Conditions: Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)	10
Bags: Trash (plastic)	3
Bait Containers, Packaging	4
Balloons	1
Balls	2
Baskets, Crates	2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic)	5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)	3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles	1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More	1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed)	2
Caps & Lids (plastic)	10
Carpet (synthetic)	1
Fishing: Line	100
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles	24
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets	5
Foam Insulation & Packaging	2
Pipes (plastic-PVC)	3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins	1
Straws, Stirrers	12
Plastic Fragments	25
Cigarette Filters	13
Rope (plastic/nylon)	2

glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments	22
Beverage Bottles (glass)	5

metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc.	1
Beverage Cans (aluminium)	15
Caps & Lids (metal)	22
Cars & Car Parts	12
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery)	1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters	3
Pipes & Rebar	4
SCUBA Weights	1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire	5
Metal Fragments	18
Batteries: Car Or Boat	1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks	24

rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber)	2

wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood)	4

mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement	5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices	1

Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name	Horseshoe Crab
Number Entangled	1
Status	released unharmed
Type of Debris	fishing line

Additional Information

What was the most unusual item found?

car battery

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

car battery

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

additional shore crew of 30 volunteers- additional 40lbs of debris cleaned

Additional Information

Part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day effort, Special thanks to PADI Instructors: Martha Katz #522512 Dan Halloran #349115 Steve Katz #522513 Bob Hecht #230748 Assistant Instructors Elliot Bertoni #238948 Nick Catelanos #528749

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