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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Smitty's Cove

23 March, 2025

Team Leader
Joshua Braun
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
105 lbs (measured)

60.77775710185, -148.66544882799

Survey Information

Location Name
Smitty's Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Alaska
City
Whittier
Country
United States
Date
23 March, 2025
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 60.77775710185
Longitude: -148.66544882799
Weather Conditions
Sunny and calm.
Survey Depth Range
15–29 feet
Area Surveyed
16795 ft2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
Gravel/Silt Bottom
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 100
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2

Toilet bowl fragment.

Tangled rope and wire.

Aluminum fragments.

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