Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Point of Rocks
16 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Brooke Welch
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
27.246078349262, -82.53644926284
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Point of Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Sarasota
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.246078349262
Longitude: -82.53644926284
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–7 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 45340.5 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 14 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 18 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 12 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 13 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass phone protector | 1 |
| Jewelry | 2 |
| Bandage | 2 |
| Hair ties | 4 |
| Sunglasses | 2 |
| Wrist band | 1 |
| Pill blister packet | 1 |
| Fake finger nail | 1 |
| Cutting tool | 1 |
| Unknown (two tubes plastered together) | 1 |
| Large rubbery strapping band | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Unknown object
Fishing line/lures
Derelict traps
Crab trap rope
Comments and Feedback
Trash collected via snorkeling
