Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Step Beach: 43rd Annual Avalon Harbor Cleanup
22 February, 2025
- Team Leader
- Grayce Upton
- Number of Participants
- 77
- Total Debris Collected
- 480 lbs (measured)
33.345497269038, -118.32659682891
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Step Beach: 43rd Annual Avalon Harbor Cleanup
- Organization/Dive Centre
- WetSpot Rentals
- City
- Avalon
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 22 February, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.345497269038
Longitude: -118.32659682891
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 35000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- kelp
- 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) | 13 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Balloons | 10 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 49 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 13 |
| Plastic Fragments | 52 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 4 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 16 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 28 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 31 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 11 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 12 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 21 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 14 |
| Towels/rags | 18 |
| Cloth Fragments | 25 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 3 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 6 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| fiberglass | 29 |
| vapes | 3 |
| paddles | 4 |
| sunglasses | 4 |
| sponge | 1 |
| chair | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Clams |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Sea hare |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Bottle |
