Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hinsman Island Park
1 March, 2025
- Team Leader
- Christen Main
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 8.5 lbs (measured)
29.7081265, 98.1243419
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hinsman Island Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aggieland Scuba
- City
- College Station
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 March, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.7081265
Longitude: 98.1243419
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny with some overcast, light rain throughout the week.
- Survey Depth Range
- -1–6 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 29520 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- river bed
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 18 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | none |
| Number Entangled | -1 |
| Type of Debris | n/a |
| Comments | na/ |
Additional Information
river floating season has begun and we see a large surge of tubers. There is also an annual river boat competition and the floats have a lot built onto them.
tons of socks. (singles, not in pairs)
cloth fragments
Plastic fragments
beverage cans
Comments and Feedback
utilizing the area that we knew tubers came in at we were able to track where the majority of the debris were being caught.
though we found a good majority of trash, there is great potential to maintain the area with monthly clean up dives.
