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Horny Corner

20 September, 2014

Team Leader
Number of Participants
44
Total Debris Collected
37 lbs (measured)

33.754602, -118.131212

Survey Information

Location Name
Horny Corner
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Scuba & Swim Center
City
Long Beach
Country
United States
Date
20 September, 2014
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.754602
Longitude: -118.131212
Weather Conditions
Rough conditions, lots of wind.
Survey Depth Range
4–20 feet
Area Surveyed
104779 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 29
Foam Insulation & Packaging 14
Food Wrappers (plastic) 63
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 9
Tampon Applicators 1
Plastic Fragments 328
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Metal Fragments 27
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 8
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 20
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus w/eggs
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic cups

Transformers collectors plate Hula hoop used as marker

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