Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fort Pierce Inlet, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
25 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- Monique Natasha
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 250 lbs (estimated)
27.470845971602, -80.291988851399
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fort Pierce Inlet, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Midnight Ocean Divers, LLC
- City
- Fort Pierce
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 43 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.470845971602
Longitude: -80.291988851399
- Weather Conditions
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Temp High 80s- Low 90s 'F, afternoon thunder showers and storms, winds typically from the SE on average of 5-12 kts, seas average 2-4'.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 300 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 12 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 12 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 30 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Electric Scooter | 1 |
| Traffic Cone | 1 |
Additional Information
Rental Electric Scooter.
Bottles
Cans
Fishing items
Comments and Feedback
Clean-up event was organized by Mark Music of MMPS Environmental, Inc. & lead by Monique Natasha. Approved and supported by the City of Fort Pierce. Additional business and non-profit participants were Lip'N Lees Fishing Charters, Causeway Cove Marina, and the Good Karma Squad. Sponsors included The Wet Whistle, Treasure Coast Boat Rentals, Nelson Family Farms, Al's Family Farms, Natalie's Orchid Island Juice, DiveOdysea, Fumeout, Piehole Wood Pizza, Miss Fort Pierce Fishing, Island eBikes, Paradise Emporium, Chuck's Seafood Restaurant, Archies Seabreeze, and Manatee Island Bar & Grille.
