Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Malibu Pier at Malibu Surfrider Beach
21 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Barbara Gentile-Crary
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 350 lbs (estimated)
34.036271, -118.676666
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Malibu Pier at Malibu Surfrider Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Malibu Divers
- City
- Malibu
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 150 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.036271
Longitude: -118.676666
- Weather Conditions
-
Ideal
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 40000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- kelp
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 3 |
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Clothing | 5 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Ganesh Statue, half a Ganesh Statue (So we had a Ganesh and a half!) | 1.5 |
| Bird Cage | 1 |
| Fish cartilage/skeleton – we think it was a small bat ray jaw | 1 |
| Warning Hazardous Bacterial Level – No Swimming, No Diving Sign | 1 |
| Penny | 1 |
| Buckle & webbing | 1 |
| washer/dryer hose | 1 |
| Cigarette Filter - electronic | 2 |
| Very Large fish hooks | 4 |
| Chewed gum | 1 |
| Red rubber hoses | 2 |
| Cork Bottle topper | 1 |
| Umbrella, Umbrella frame, more umbrella parts | 4 |
| Metal Steak Knife | 1 |
| Fishing Rods | 3 |
| Half scissors | 1 |
| Sun shade | 1 |
| Pliers | 3 |
Additional Information
The Ganesh and a half statue or the No Swimming No Diving sign
Plastic
Fishing line
Fishing hooks
