Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Whittier Harbor
1 February, 2025
- Team Leader
- Joshua Braun
- Number of Participants
- 125
- Total Debris Collected
- 4000 lbs (estimated)
60.777120190477, -148.6857782956
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Whittier Harbor
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Alaska
- City
- Anchorage
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 February, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 300 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 60.777120190477
Longitude: -148.6857782956
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 62434 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Boat Harbor
- 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) | 109 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 18 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 27 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 15 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 32 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 44 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 68 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 23 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 103 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 99 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Dock Ladder | 1 |
Additional Information
This clean up was organized by Dive Alaska, with support from over 20 other organizations.
A glass jar of baby teeth inside of a child's backpack.
Dock ladder
Boat batteries
Comments and Feedback
This was Dive Alaska's third annual Harbor Clean Up. We look forward to hosting another clean up next year.
