Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Phil Foster Park
21 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Shana Phelan
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 10.25 lbs (measured)
26.784158, -80.042782
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Phil Foster Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pura Vida Divers
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.784158
Longitude: -80.042782
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100535 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- 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) | 10 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 20 |
| Cigar Tips | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 14 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 26 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing reel with line | 1 |
| Fishing pole | 1 |
| Bandaid | 1 |
| razor | 1 |
| key | 1 |
| electronic cigarette | 1 |
Additional Information
underwear
Fishing line
caps/lids
plastics
Comments and Feedback
The majority of debris was collected from the beach. 10.25 pounds came from underwater while 66 pounds was collected from the beach and shoreline. Only the data from the debris collected from underwater was included in this submission.
