Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Phil Foster Park
15 November, 2014
- Team Leader
- Shana Phelan
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 116.2 lbs (measured)
26.784064, -80.041411
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Phil Foster Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pura Vida Divers
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 15 November, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 53 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.784064
Longitude: -80.041411
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 42851.2 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Muck/sandy bottom
- 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) | 6 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 44 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 22 |
| Cigar Tips | 17 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 26 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 10 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 12 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 14 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 25 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 32 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 18 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Domino Set | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Pillow | 1 |
| Fishing pole | 1 |
Additional Information
Parks and Recreation Department of Palm Beach County notified us that there were bags of trash dumped in the water at the boat docks.
Bra and a paper shredder
Fishing line
plastics
