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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

2014 Ballast Point Dive Against Debris - Great American Cleanup

12 April, 2014

Team Leader
Dan Fisher
Number of Participants
56
Total Debris Collected
240 lbs (estimated)

27.889175, -82.480652

Survey Information

Location Name
2014 Ballast Point Dive Against Debris - Great American Cleanup
Organization/Dive Centre
Tampa Bay Green Consortium
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Date
12 April, 2014
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.889175
Longitude: -82.480652
Weather Conditions
Warm and scattered showers
Survey Depth Range
6–12 feet
Area Surveyed
350330 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Pier
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 71
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 13
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 32
Caps & Lids (plastic) 45
Cigarette Lighters 5
Cigar Tips 9
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 368
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 17
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Foam Insulation & Packaging 23
Food Wrappers (plastic) 34
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Straws, Stirrers 40
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 48
Cigarette Filters 687
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 81
Beverage Bottles (glass) 38
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 12
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
SCUBA Weights 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 33
Metal Fragments 23
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 3
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 6
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 6
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 14
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 28
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 13
Fireworks 4
Toys 9
other materials collected
Cell Phones 4
Truck Tire 1
Beads 16
Pallet 1
Fishing Hooks 42
Fishing Weights 9
Fishing Pole 4
Knife 4
Straw Wrappers 72
Candy Wrappers 113
Tools 5
flashlight 1
eye glasses 3
Computer Hard Drive 3
Vase 1
GPS Device 1

3 computer hard drives

Fishing lines, hooks, and netting

wrappers

ciggarette filters


Would like to see future data cards include fishing hooks, weights, poles.

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