Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Spitting Caves
21 August, 2011
- Team Leader
- Kevin Marks
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 250 lbs (estimated)
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Spitting Caves
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Island Divers Hawaii
- City
- Honolulu
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 August, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 240 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude:
Longitude:
- Weather Conditions
-
Small swell moved through, large waves on the wall.
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–57 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 200 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 100 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 50 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 40 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 32 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 7 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lead Fishing Weights | 200 lbs |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
Comments and Feedback
Thanks to each participant, this clean up was a success. We hope to continue our efforts on a regular basis to keep our ocean clean and healthy for generations to come.
