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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Belmont Pier East

12 July, 2015

Team Leader
Matt
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
40 lbs (estimated)

33.756948, -118.147418

Survey Information

Location Name
Belmont Pier East
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Scuba & Swim Center
City
Long Beach
Country
United States
Date
12 July, 2015
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.756948
Longitude: -118.147418
Weather Conditions
Very windy, more surf than normal
Survey Depth Range
5–18 feet
Area Surveyed
67570 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
no real ecosystem - just sand, no reefs of any kind
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 22
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 56
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 53
Gloves (latex) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 66
Syringes (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 273
Cigarette Filters 13
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 16
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 6
other materials collected
human remains 1

Human remains, definitely - ashes with a tag in a plastic bag.

Food related items due to pier fishermen & heavy foot traffic

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