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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Offaut’s Bayou - Galveston, TX

1 January, 2018

Team Leader
Michael Bryan
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
25 lbs (measured)

29.285089436636, -94.836595515681

Survey Information

Location Name
Offaut’s Bayou - Galveston, TX
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Galveston
Country
United States
Date
1 January, 2018
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.285089436636
Longitude: -94.836595515681
Weather Conditions
Cold, Windy, King Tide
Survey Depth Range
0–10 feet
Area Surveyed
100.33 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 14
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigar Tips 1
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 75
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 9
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 4
Cigarette Filters 142
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Caps & Lids (metal) 72
Pipes & Rebar 7
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 33
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2

Hurricane Harvey

Dog Cage with Dog Skeleton

Cigarette Butts

Fishing Lines

Metal Beer Caps

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