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Annual Dive Against Debris and Coastal Cleanup Prybil Beach 2024

21 September, 2024

Team Leader
Dan Halloran
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
85 lbs (measured)

40.898333086547, -73.623161315918

Survey Information

Location Name
Annual Dive Against Debris and Coastal Cleanup Prybil Beach 2024
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Network Long Island
City
Glen Cove
Country
United States
Date
21 September, 2024
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 40.898333086547
Longitude: -73.623161315918
Weather Conditions
Clear, Warm
Survey Depth Range
1–20 feet
Area Surveyed
1200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 20
Baskets, Crates 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 15
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 27
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 100
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 26
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 15
Foam Insulation & Packaging 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 13
Plastic Fragments 6
Cigarette Filters 18
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 22
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 5
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 15
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 25
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
iphone anchor
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Horsehoe Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing line

Car battery

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