Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kawaihae Surfpark
28 October, 2023
- Team Leader
- Kay Cooper
- Number of Participants
- 21
- Total Debris Collected
- 36 lbs (estimated)
20.0303176, -155.8303812
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kawaihae Surfpark
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Kohala Divers LTD
- City
- Kawaihae
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 28 October, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.0303176
Longitude: -155.8303812
- Weather Conditions
-
Large Swell and Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–16 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 73512.4 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Balls | 11 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 150 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 16 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 9 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 18 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 16 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 54 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 4 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 10 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 32 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Spark Plugs | 4 |
Additional Information
Fall Break from School
Tea infuser
Fishing line
Lead weights
Plastic
