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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ballast Point Pier

21 September, 2013

Team Leader
Dan Fisher
Number of Participants
26
Total Debris Collected
385 lbs (measured)

27.887336, -82.48003

Survey Information

Location Name
Ballast Point Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Tampa Bay Green Consortium
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Date
21 September, 2013
Survey Duration
150 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.887336
Longitude: -82.48003
Weather Conditions
Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms
Survey Depth Range
4–12 feet
Area Surveyed
600 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 287
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 7
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 17
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 9
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 23
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Pipes & Rebar 4
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 22
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 62
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 6
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Cell phone 4
Fishing Weights 82
knife 10
measure tape 1
pliers 2
Spear 1
Beads 1
Fishing Rod 11
Hammer 2
Lure Box 1
Computer Laptop 1
Radio 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Toadfish
Status released unharmed

Some of the debris, such as the bicycle and computer laptop may have been stolen items that was dumped at this site.

Computer laptop, cell phones, bicycle

Fishing Line

Fish nets with weights

Fish hooks

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