Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sandy Point State Park
22 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Heather Tallent
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 8.7 lbs (measured)
39.017030772817, -76.396170191298
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sandy Point State Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Planet LLC
- City
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 22 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 38 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.017030772817
Longitude: -76.396170191298
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and warm with heavy rain the day before.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–9 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 17000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Chesapeake Bay - brackish water, silty beach with rocks
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | plastic bag |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | worm |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | plastic bag |
Additional Information
This area is part of a recreational park where people swim, hang out on the beach and fish.
Cell phone case
plastic bags
fishing line
microplastics (mostly washed up on the beach)
Comments and Feedback
We tried submitting this numerous times through the app on my iPad, but it wouldn't go through.
This was the second year we've run a Dive Against Debris at this site for Women's Dive Day. Great turnout and help considering it started at 6:00 AM and had ZERO visibility. :-)
