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Ft Desoto Bay Pier Cleanup - Sep 28, 2013

28 September, 2013

Team Leader
Ted Fleming
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
520 lbs (measured)

27.623315, -82.714176

Survey Information

Location Name
Ft Desoto Bay Pier Cleanup - Sep 28, 2013
Organization/Dive Centre
Tampa Bay Green Consortium
City
St Petersburg
Country
United States
Date
28 September, 2013
Survey Duration
3 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.623315
Longitude: -82.714176
Weather Conditions
Moderate Rain
Survey Depth Range
5–15 feet
Area Surveyed
500 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
White sand
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 33
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 21
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 22
Metal Fragments 18
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Cloth Fragments 3
other materials collected
credit card 1
Fishing Weights 324
fishing reels 4
fishing rods 12
tools 4
fishing knives 4
boat light 1
lawn chair 2
cell phone 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris net

Credit card, car battery

Fishing Nets

Fishing weights

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