Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marjorie Park and Seddon Channel
12 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Larry Thompson
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 lbs (estimated)
27.931473496838, -82.453851844731
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marjorie Park and Seddon Channel
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Calypso Divers of Tampa Bay
- City
- Tampa
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 12 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.931473496838
Longitude: -82.453851844731
- Weather Conditions
-
Cold from moved through the area several days before the cleanup dive.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–17 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 71254 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Oyster beds
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bead Necklaces from Gasparilla Parade | 25 |
Additional Information
There continues to be significant plastics in this area from previous Gasparilla Parades where boaters and viewers along the shore attempt to throw bead necklaces to one another.
Glass candles
Plastic Beads
