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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lake Oliver Marina

2 October, 2021

Team Leader
Mark Hammer
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
3700 lbs (estimated)

32.5212167, -84.992069

Survey Information

Location Name
Lake Oliver Marina
Organization/Dive Centre
Chattahoochee Scuba
City
Columbus
Country
United States
Date
2 October, 2021
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 32.5212167
Longitude: -84.992069
Weather Conditions
Clear sky's with temperatures in the upper 80's to low 90's
Survey Depth Range
7–15 feet
Area Surveyed
667 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 20
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 20
Plastic Fragments 5
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
other materials collected
CAR 1
fishing pole 1
Trolling Motor 1
sewer grate 1

Fishermen being careless

Honda Sonata

CAR


This was the first organized clean up for this group. We have already started to look at other places to dive and clean up around our tricity area.

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