Dive Against Debris Data Submission
BALLAST POINT PARK PIER, TAMPA FLORIDA
10 January, 2016
- Team Leader
- ANNA BLEVINS
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 72.4 lbs (measured)
27.889308, -82.479075
Survey Information
- Location Name
- BALLAST POINT PARK PIER, TAMPA FLORIDA
- Organization/Dive Centre
- ADVENTURE OUTFITTERS
- City
- TAMPA
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 10 January, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 96 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.889308
Longitude: -82.479075
- Weather Conditions
-
COOL, MOSTLY SUNNY, RAIN DAY PRIOR
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–12 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 439393 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- SANDY/SILTLY BOTTOM
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 64 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 32 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 9 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 97 |
| Cigar Tips | 6 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 13 |
| Fishing: Line | 132 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 27 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 5 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 50 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 24 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 4 |
| Gloves (latex) | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 22 |
| Tampon Applicators | 5 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 149 |
| Cigarette Filters | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 12 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 56 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 5 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 14 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 29 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 17 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 18 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 2 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 9 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 8 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Tampons | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| ORANGE TRAFFIC CONE | 1 |
Additional Information
ORANGE TRAFFIC CONE
CIGARETTE FILTERS
FISHING ACCESSORIES
KNIVES
