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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Spanish Rocks Reef, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island

21 June, 2014

Team Leader
Dan Fisher
Number of Participants
36
Total Debris Collected
72 lbs (estimated)

27.492303, -82.711558

Survey Information

Location Name
Spanish Rocks Reef, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Tampa Bay Green Consortium
City
Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island
Country
United States
Date
21 June, 2014
Survey Duration
190 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.492303
Longitude: -82.711558
Weather Conditions
Partly cloudy with occasional rain
Survey Depth Range
12–24 feet
Area Surveyed
56426 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 7
Balloons 5
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Carpet (synthetic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 14
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
Straws, Stirrers 6
Plastic Fragments 27
Cigarette Filters 56
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 6
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 9
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 14
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 34
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 7
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 9
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 11
mixed materials collected
Toys 5
other materials collected
Dumbell 1
Sunglasses 3
Currency 1
Weight Belt 1

Spongebob Squarepants Anchor Bag

Rope

fishing line

Plastics


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