Dive Against Debris Data Submission
August Dive Against Debris with DDC!
18 August, 2014
- Team Leader
- Janelle Fleming
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
34.707645, -76.679447
Survey Information
- Location Name
- August Dive Against Debris with DDC!
- Organization/Dive Centre
- UNC-IMS/DDC
- City
- Morehead City
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 18 August, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.707645
Longitude: -76.679447
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy initially, then cleared out the rest of the week.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–42 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 22285.3 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Puffer Fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | none |
Additional Information
$20 bill and some sunglasses
Fishing line
lures and fishing weights
