Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sand Harbor, North Lake Tahoe
5 October, 2013
- Team Leader
- Chris Adams
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 lbs (estimated)
39.200488, -119.931682
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sand Harbor, North Lake Tahoe
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DIVE ARMY
- City
- Tahoe
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 5 October, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.200488
Longitude: -119.931682
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–38 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Sand bottom, with scattered boulders and sunken tree
- 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) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 27 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| SCUBA Weights | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 3 |
Additional Information
single rubber glove
cigarette butts, smokers on the beach
plastic bags, picnickers
beverage containers, picnickers
Comments and Feedback
This is a BEAUTIFUL area! IF divers would pick up always and leave better than they found it, it would make a huge impact that combats against picnic litter!
