Dive Against Debris Data Submission
MacAbee Beach
27 August, 2017
- Team Leader
- Melissa Boyd
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 45.4 lbs (measured)
36.6157929, -121.8993986
Survey Information
- Location Name
- MacAbee Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Any Water Sports
- City
- San Jose
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 27 August, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 49 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.6157929
Longitude: -121.8993986
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–50 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 166316 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 22 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| Cigarette Filters | 24 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 4 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 33 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 98 |
