Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Maclearie Park
8 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Bridget Neary and Liz Clark
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
40.179372061707, -74.03622709781
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Maclearie Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Underwater Adventures Dive Center (UADC)
- City
- Belmar
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.179372061707
Longitude: -74.03622709781
- Weather Conditions
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Clear and sunny on day of survey, preceded by several days of light rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–15 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 20000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
Additional Information
Apple Watch
Small plastics, mainly food related
Comments and Feedback
3 teams of divers surveyed the site to the north, east, and west of the entry point (at the stairs).
