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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pecos River

29 June, 2019

Team Leader
Ellen Trautner
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
89 lbs (measured)

32.443774463546, -104.2492737206

Survey Information

Location Name
Pecos River
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Connection LLC
City
Carlsbad
Country
United States
Date
29 June, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 32.443774463546
Longitude: -104.2492737206
Weather Conditions
Hot, dry
Survey Depth Range
4–10 feet
Area Surveyed
80100 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Freshwater river
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Balls 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Pipes & Rebar 7
Metal Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 12
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1

The golf balls (7) are due to the golf course next to the site.

Skateboard

Plastic debris

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