Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Newport Bay Underwater Cleanup
21 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- DJ
- Number of Participants
- 185
- Total Debris Collected
- 230 lbs (estimated)
33.609168504724, -117.92379429602
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Newport Bay Underwater Cleanup
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Beach Cities Scuba
- City
- Newport
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.609168504724
Longitude: -117.92379429602
- Weather Conditions
-
calm/sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- kelp
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 28 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 10 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Balls | 13 |
| Baskets, Crates | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 16 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 8 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 8 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 8 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 35 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 19 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 16 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 6 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 94 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 14 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 10 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 7 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 34 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 4 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 17 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| Pallets | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
| Towels/rags | 17 |
| Cloth Fragments | 24 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 13 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| boat parts (mixed) | 13 |
| Boat Cover - fabric | 1 |
| sunglasses - plastic | 9 |
| sealed paint bucket | 1 |
| Chain - metal | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | octopus |
| Number Entangled | 11 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | multiple |
