Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ponquogue Bridge
20 July, 2023
- Team Leader
- Yurika Tomita
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 27.03 lbs (measured)
40.841190591449, -72.498454039218
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ponquogue Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Hampton Dive Center
- City
- Riverhead
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 20 July, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.841190591449
Longitude: -72.498454039218
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–12 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5677.8 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- eelgrass and mussels
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 31 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 24 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Measuring Tape | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Blue Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Monofilament fishing line |
Additional Information
Measuring tape
