Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Smitty's Cove
23 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Alex Fancher
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 70 lbs (estimated)
60.777836, -148.665657
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Smitty's Cove
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Alaska
- City
- Anchorage
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 23 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 60.777836
Longitude: -148.665657
- Weather Conditions
-
Moderate surf, slight current, and run-off causing large halocline.
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–65 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 400 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tools | 1 |
| Props | 1 |
Additional Information
This dive was a survey-style to pick up an anchor and any major debris. We found significantly more than expected, and will be performing more dives to complete the clean-up. No evidence of a specific event causing the debris.
Full Sawzall with accompanying blades.
Sawzall- as it has many battery components inside that leak toxins
Plastic bags- drifting through the site that could cause entanglement
Rubber pieces- look like food for unsuspecting fish
Comments and Feedback
Will definitely need to perform more dives here. The water is not neglected, but it's proximity to a harbor results in high debris accumulation.
