Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Belmont Pier East
19 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Matt
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 60 lbs (estimated)
33.757337, -118.147634
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Belmont Pier East
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Scuba & Swim Center
- City
- Long Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.757337
Longitude: -118.147634
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–16 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 70210 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Beach
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 9 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 48 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 9 |
| Plastic Fragments | 73 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Rock crabs, Kelp crabs |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | plastic bags, purse, tarp |
Additional Information
Purse
Food wrappers
Unidentifiable plastic pieces
Straws
