Dive Against Debris Data Submission
St. Andrews State Park
14 April, 2012
- Team Leader
- Blake Smith
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 28 lbs (estimated)
30.123749, -85.731897
Survey Information
- Location Name
- St. Andrews State Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Planet Scuba Diving
- City
- Panama City Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 April, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 30.123749
Longitude: -85.731897
- Weather Conditions
-
clear and calm. high pressure system
- Survey Depth Range
- 11–68 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 30000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
Additional Information
boat anchor (new)
Comments and Feedback
This is a very popular site with a mix of beachgoers, divers, and fishermen in close proximity. We were quite surprised at the low amount of debris recovered. We made multiple dives due to the lack of material found.
