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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Picnic Island Park Fishing Pier

6 December, 2015

Team Leader
Anna Blevins
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
75 lbs (measured)

27.857842, -82.551827

Survey Information

Location Name
Picnic Island Park Fishing Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Adventure Outfitters
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Date
6 December, 2015
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.857842
Longitude: -82.551827
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–20 feet
Area Surveyed
1133.49 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 26
Bags: Trash (plastic) 84
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 49
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 20
Furnishings (plastic) 5
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 161
Cigarette Filters 12
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 44
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 24
Caps & Lids (metal) 127
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 20
Metal Fragments 51
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 12
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 12
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 10
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 5
Toys 1
other materials collected
roll of duct tap 1

Entire roll of duct tape

items left behind by fishermen

items that fell off boats

items blown into the bay

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