Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Phil Foster Park Bridge in West Palm Beach, FL
23 October, 2014
- Team Leader
- Lisa Rider (KungPowTofu)
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 lbs (estimated)
26.88778, -80.079346
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Phil Foster Park Bridge in West Palm Beach, FL
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 23 October, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.88778
Longitude: -80.079346
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 15 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fiberglass Boat Pieces | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Sea Urchin / Echinoidea |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | bag |
