Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ponquogue Bridge
13 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Yurika Tomita
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 31.37 lbs (measured)
40.841644837528, -72.499292364384
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ponquogue Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Hampton Dive Center
- City
- Riverhead
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 13 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 64 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.841644837528
Longitude: -72.499292364384
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–21 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 56772.6 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- eel grass, mussels
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balloons | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 4 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Electrical wire pipe | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | spider crab |
| Number Entangled | 4 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | monofilament fishing line |
| Comments | 3 were released unharmed but one just had a claw and no main body was found |
