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Picnic Island Dive Against Debris Clean Up

28 August, 2016

Team Leader
Anna Blevins
Number of Participants
37
Total Debris Collected
84.08 lbs (measured)

27.857751640648605, -82.55259999074042

Survey Information

Location Name
Picnic Island Dive Against Debris Clean Up
Organization/Dive Centre
Adventure Outfitters
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Date
28 August, 2016
Survey Duration
160 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.857751640648605
Longitude: -82.55259999074042
Weather Conditions
Hot, sunny with daily showers
Survey Depth Range
2–20 feet
Area Surveyed
211950 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sand and silt with little rocky structures
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 18
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 6
Cigarette Filters 4
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 14
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 16
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 3
other materials collected
pvc pipe - 20 feet 20 feet
tennis ball 1
Sunglasses 2
knife 2
Drone Remote 1
Wood plank 2
Entangled Animals
Sharks & Rays
Species or Common Name Bonnet Shark and sting rays
Number Entangled 2
Status dead
Type of Debris fishing debris
Comments The two bonnet sharks were fished, then cut up to perish... The two sting rays were injured and dead.
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Stone crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing line
Comments The stone crab was badly entangled in mono filiment

drone remote

fisherman fishing

people dropping things off pier

people smoking and polluting

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