Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Point of Rocks
7 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Brooke
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
27.247233039912, -82.536735043079
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Point of Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sarasota ocean preservers
- City
- Sarasota
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 7 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.247233039912
Longitude: -82.536735043079
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 74849.7 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 23 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 14 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Hair ties/scrunchie | 9 |
| Chewing gum was | 2 |
| Rope bracelet | 1 |
| Clothing liner | 1 |
| Sunglasses | 3 |
| Bandaid | 2 |
| False finger nail | 1 |
| Unknown strapping | 1 |
Additional Information
Lack of cleanups in the area/derelict crab traps
False finger nail and diving nose clip
Crab trap rope
Aluminum cans
Fishing debris
Comments and Feedback
Three derelict crab traps were found but could not be removed due to permit being needed
The cleanup was conducted via snorkeling, accounting for the long time
