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World Oceans Day Clean Up Dive

12 June, 2016

Team Leader
Anna Blevins - Adventure Outfitters Dive Center
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
33.1 lbs (measured)

27.857795, -82.552734

Survey Information

Location Name
World Oceans Day Clean Up Dive
Organization/Dive Centre
Adventure Outfitters
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Date
12 June, 2016
Survey Duration
68 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.857795
Longitude: -82.552734
Weather Conditions
Tropical Storm Colin
Survey Depth Range
2–16 feet
Area Surveyed
60890.4 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sandy, silty bottom
Ecosystem
sandy, silty bottom
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cigar Tips 6
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 24
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Syringes (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 25
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 16
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 9
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 11
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
Metal Fragments 30
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 9
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 3
mixed materials collected
Toys 2
other materials collected
filet knives 6
phone charger 1
razor 1
jet ski cover 1
frisbee 1
balls 4
glass marbles 4
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name stone crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris crab stuck in fishing line
Comments fishing line

Tropical Storm Colin

glass marbles

fishing equipment


Could you please add knives to the survey?

Since we have been cleaning it, it has gotten cleaner with each dive.

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