Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Shem Creek
11 February, 2020
- Team Leader
- January Mertz
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
32.806179272731, -79.86145489447
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Shem Creek
- Organization/Dive Centre
- None
- City
- Mount Pleasant
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 February, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 32.806179272731
Longitude: -79.86145489447
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–2 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 134797 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 8 |
| Balls | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 10 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 32 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 18 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 24 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 34 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 45 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 30 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
High tide
Flower pot
Large wood boards
4 ft L x 2 ft styrofoam
Comments and Feedback
Tidal Creek
Kayaking not diving
