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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Willow Beach, Arizona

30 April, 2017

Team Leader
Curtis Snaper
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
32 lbs (measured)

35.873922805877, -114.6623004154

Survey Information

Location Name
Willow Beach, Arizona
Organization/Dive Centre
Sin City Scuba
City
Las Vegas
Country
United States
Date
30 April, 2017
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.873922805877
Longitude: -114.6623004154
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
10–55 feet
Area Surveyed
26156 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Freshwater River
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 29
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
umbrella 1
folding chair 1
Entangled Animals
Birds
Species or Common Name horned grebe
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris fishing line and lures
Comments caught in abandoned fishing line

fishingline

lures

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