Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Comal River, New Braunfels, Texas
4 January, 2015
- Team Leader
- Patrick Scott
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 25 lbs (estimated)
29.708094, -98.123687
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Comal River, New Braunfels, Texas
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive with Pat
- City
- New Braunfels
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 4 January, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 150 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.708094
Longitude: -98.123687
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–12 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 88215 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Spring fed fresh water river
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 70 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 15 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Cray Fish |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Clothing and bags |
Additional Information
Tubing is the primary form of recreation on the Comal River
full beer bottles
drink cans
fishing line
clothing
