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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Wasilla Lake

13 July, 2016

Team Leader
Brett Wells
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
50 lbs (estimated)

61.581055372511635, -149.42625179886818

Survey Information

Location Name
Wasilla Lake
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Wasilla
Country
United States
Date
13 July, 2016
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 61.581055372511635
Longitude: -149.42625179886818
Weather Conditions
Sunny, Clear, and calm
Survey Depth Range
1–5 feet
Area Surveyed
35000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Plastic Fragments 14
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Wrappers (foil/metal) 20
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 19
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 12

Winter winds blowing trash onto the frozen lake and remaining till spring thaw

A Bridal Vail

Food Wrappers & Containers

Drink Cups

Clothing

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