Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ponquogue Bridge
28 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Yurika Tomita
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 10.7 lbs (measured)
40.841851585622, -72.498968156491
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ponquogue Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Hampton Dive Center
- City
- Riverhead
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 28 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 56 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.841851585622
Longitude: -72.498968156491
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 124839 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Eelgrass and mussels
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 16 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Rod | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Spider Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Entanglement |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Black Sea Urchin |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Entanglement |
