Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dive for Debris @ Lake Lanier
17 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Everette Ingram
- Number of Participants
- 45
- Total Debris Collected
- 313.7 lbs (measured)
34.2073196, -84.1401926
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dive for Debris @ Lake Lanier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SeaVentures
- City
- Alpharetta
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 150 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.2073196
Longitude: -84.1401926
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, Clear and Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–45 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 29000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- LAke Bottom consisting of mud and rock
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Balls | 6 |
| Baskets, Crates | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 125 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 9 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 201 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 35 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 23 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 167 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 36 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 187 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 21 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| Toys | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Catfish, brim |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | bottles |
| Comments | caught in open bottles |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | crawfish |
| Number Entangled | 6 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Bottles |
| Comments | caught in open bottles |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | mussel |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | bucket |
| Comments | in bucket |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma, normal summer boating activities
Carpet
Plastic Cups
Aliminum Cans
Plastic Water Bottles
