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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Skyline Drive, Canyon Lake, Texas

22 October, 2014

Team Leader
Patrick F Scott
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
35 lbs (estimated)

29.850629, -98.208268

Survey Information

Location Name
Skyline Drive, Canyon Lake, Texas
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive with Pat
City
Canyon Lake
Country
United States
Date
22 October, 2014
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.850629
Longitude: -98.208268
Weather Conditions
Clear Sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–40 feet
Area Surveyed
2280 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Man made fresh water lake, typical fresh water fish, catfish, perch, bass.
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 40
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Straws, Stirrers 4
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 12
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 43
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Cars & Car Parts 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 43
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Normal fishing behavior. Some food packaging from divers feeding catfish.

Beer cans from fishermen and boaters

Soda cans from fishermen and boaters

Fishing line and lures from fishermen

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