Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Newport Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
3 June, 2017
- Team Leader
- David Mansfield
- Number of Participants
- 182
- Total Debris Collected
- 1100 lbs (measured)
33.614610744153, -117.91478276715
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Newport Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Newport Harbor Underwater Clean-Up
- City
- Newport Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 3 June, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.614610744153
Longitude: -117.91478276715
- Weather Conditions
-
Light winds, low waves, sunny and 75 degrees.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 9000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- 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) | 108 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 35 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Baskets, Crates | 22 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 86 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 36 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 21 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 42 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 24 |
| Fishing: Line | 1000 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 24 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 62 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 12 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 24 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 44 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 4 |
| Tampon Applicators | 6 |
| Cigarette Filters | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 46 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 4 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 44 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 16 |
| Pallets | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 55 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| pistol | 1 |
| bong | 2 |
Additional Information
Boaters, people living off the harbor and decorating their yards. High winds can pull these things into the water.
A pistol
Nets
Fishing Line
Comments and Feedback
Keep your Harbor Clean!!! Let's keep it up!
