Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Smitty's Cove
17 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Alex Fancher
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 110 lbs (estimated)
60.778031536408, -148.66523431226
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Smitty's Cove
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Alaska
- City
- Whittier
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 17 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 60.778031536408
Longitude: -148.66523431226
- Weather Conditions
-
Mild Conditions. Nothing out of the ordinary
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 7 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 5 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Power Tools/ Parts | 3 |
Additional Information
Yes. There was an event held to clean up a boat which burned down this spring which was going to have 100+ folks join. Then COVID hit. The site is a winter-only location, so we are now starting a progressive clean-up.
