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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Elk Lake Campground Public Access Beach

15 July, 2017

Team Leader
Pamela Freres PADI Inst 288557
Number of Participants
23
Total Debris Collected
57 lbs (measured)

769, 40

Survey Information

Location Name
Elk Lake Campground Public Access Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Central Oregon Divine
City
Bend
Country
United States
Date
15 July, 2017
Survey Duration
940 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 769
Longitude: 40
Weather Conditions
Sunny, high of 90 and no wind
Survey Depth Range
5–20 feet
Area Surveyed
200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Freshwater lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 14
Balls 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 22
Fishing: Line 2
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Plastic Fragments 35
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 32
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 29
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
Fishing: Traps & Pots 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 12
Towels/rags 16
Cloth Fragments 12
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 24
Clothing 14
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Toys 9
other materials collected
Rug fragments 10
Plastic Sunglasses 6
Prescription reading glasses 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crawdad
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Can
Comments It was found while sorting out debris and released unharmed. Most likely made the can its home.

The dive site was near a campground and public non motorized boat marina.

Electronic devise was a camera.

Towels-- covered more bottom and therefore blocked sun

rope/string- it can entangle boats and swimmers

plastic tarp and sheets- they have already been torn asunder and therefore the debris is floating around the lake. where the fish, crawdads and maybe turtles will eat it and get it into the food chain.

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