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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Prybil Beach

17 September, 2022

Team Leader
Dan Halloran
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
1200 lbs (measured)

40.898979, -73.623076

Survey Information

Location Name
Prybil Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Network Long Island
City
Carle Place
Country
United States
Date
17 September, 2022
Survey Duration
140 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 40.898979
Longitude: -73.623076
Weather Conditions
warm, dry
Survey Depth Range
1–29 feet
Area Surveyed
1200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 40
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Bait Containers, Packaging 240
Balls 4
Baskets, Crates 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 100
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 127
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 10
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 100
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 12
Fishing: Line 100
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 100
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Foam Insulation & Packaging 20
Gloves (latex) 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 10
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Straws, Stirrers 22
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 1000
Strapping Bands (plastic) 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 100
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 10
Caps & Lids (metal) 22
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 10
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
SCUBA Weights 10
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 10
Metal Fragments 100
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 11
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 10
Toys 2
other materials collected
firearm 1
boat anchor 2
iphone/cell phone 6
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name horseshoe crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing line

local runoff, consumer use/discard

gun

gun

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