Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Phil Foster Park/Blue Heron Bridge Beach & Underwater Cleanup
15 September, 2012
- Team Leader
- Shana Phelan
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 lbs (estimated)
26.783736, -80.042524
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Phil Foster Park/Blue Heron Bridge Beach & Underwater Cleanup
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Palm Beach County Diving Association
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 15 September, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.783736
Longitude: -80.042524
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 13200 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- sand bottom with seagrass and artificial structures.
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 8 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 11 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 14 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 13 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 16 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 43 |
| Cigarette Filters | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 23 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 132 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat Sail | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Birds | |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Comments | Duck entangled in plastic bag: dead |
Additional Information
Boat Sail, Door Mat
